10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 15,_1995 Women's track captures first at Quad Meet Wolverines satisfied with performance, but worry about winning Big Tens By Eugene Bowen Daily Sports Writer For the women's track and field team, last weekend was a time of smiling faces and tearful realiza- tion. The Wolverines won the Quad Meet, held at Michigan State, but a sadness still lurked. They won the battle, but many worry if the war (the Big Ten Championships) can be won as easily. The Spartans, Notre Dame and Penn State were the only other teams to compete in the second-to-last meet for Michigan before the Big Ten Champi- onships. The championships will be held the Saturday after Spring Break. The Wolverines finished in first place with a score of 149. Neverthe- less, Michigan is chagrined by what can be viewed as somewhat lackluster performances on the part of the compe- tition. "Unfortunately, Penn State and Michigan State didn't give us the type of competition we wanted and needed going into the Big Tens," Michigan coach James Henry said. This is not to imply that the Wol- verines performed as spectacularly as the coaching staff would have liked. "We had a numberof performances that were adequate enough to win this Unfortunately, Penn State and Michigan state didn't give us the type of competition we wanted and needed going into the Big Tens" - James Henry Michigan women's track coach meet," Henry said. This weekend pitted the Wolver- ines against the Spartans for the third time this season. This was Michigan's first meet against the Nittany Lions. Penn State came in second over the weekend with 141.5 points, followed by Michigan State (117.5) and Notre Dame(115). Perhaps the greatest positive for the Wolverines was the recovery of their ailing sprinting team, whose perfor- mances in the last few meets have been subpar at best. Particularly uplifting for the team was the performance of top sprinter Tearza Johnson, who won the 55- meter dash with a time of 7.19. Her time was over two-tenths of a sec- ond faster than second-place fin- isher Michelle Donaldson (7.42) of Michigan State. Johnson also clinched first-place in the 200-meter dash, with a hand-timed 24.20. She beat the second-place finisher, the Spartans' Chandra Burns (25.3), by over a full second. Wolverine high jumper Monika Black won herevent, but she fell short of her goal of jumping 6 feet. "It's hard to be at a focused level when everyone was finished before she started," Henry said, sympathiz- ing with her disappointment. Black had already won her event when she attempted tojump 6 feet. The second-place finisher, Penn State's Holly Jones, finished with a height of 5'4 1/4". In fact, no highjumper made 5'6", the height Black achieved on her first jump. The three Wolverine freshmen who ran the 400-meters were not as fortunate. Brandy Taylor (58.00), Anica Felton (59.40) and Ndu Okwumabua (1:00.10) came in third-, fifth- and seventh-place po- sitions, respectively. Tri-captain Karen Harvey proved to be a bright spot for the Wolver- ines. Harvey won the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:11.68. Harvey was also a member of the first-place dis- tance medley team, running with sophomore Lamika Harper and freshmen Deanna and Pauline Arnill. The group's time of 11:31.09, an NCAA provisional qualifying time, was a point of minor conten- tion. "I was pretty ticked off after the distance medley," Harvey said. "The officials asked me if I got the time. I thought to myself, 'Isn't that why they're here?' This was the first meet of the day." The officials made no more timing mistakes for the rest of the meet. DeannaArnill also finished in first- place in the mile (4:58.22), while twin sister Pauline came in second behind Harvey in the 800-meterrun(2:14.61). Harper, besides competing in the distance medley, also finished sixth in the 600-meters (1:37.78) and ran aleg for the second-place mile relay team (3:55.57). Her opinions of last week's performance are the mostpositive ones she has had all season. "I was okay," she said. "My legs didn't lock up the way they usually do. It felt good." ActuallyHarper's times last week- end were one to two seconds below her average. "It's just that it's been two years sinceIran competitively," she said. "I know I'm capable." Middle distance captain Tanya Clay had a good day, taking second place in the 600-meters (1:35.66) behind Notre Dame's Erica Peterson (1:33.45). She also ran perhaps the best leg of the mile relay for the Wolverines. JuniorJayna Greiner performed well taking first in the shot put with a distance of 14.43 meters. Though the Wolverines won the Quad Meet, it won't guarantee a Big Ten win and a chance at reclaiming the triple crown (conference titles in cross-country and indoor and out- door track) victory they won last season. In fact, the Wolverines are already beginning to have pre-Big Ten jitters. Their foremost fears are Wisconsin's middle-distance run- ners and Illinois' sprinters, jumpers and throwers. "They're going to blow us away," said Harvey. "We are extremely young. I would have to say right now that we won't win, but for a team this young to get second or third place is good." TONYA BROAD/Daily rRaft te Rvers I"i id~ The women's track team captured the Quad Meet, held at Michigan State, with a score of 149 this weekend. The distance and mile relay teams captured first place in each event. Fncing ompeteti vein weekend tournament YOST Continued from page 9 this project. 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By Keith Smith For the Daily Fencing at Michigan is a club sport, but the Wolverine fencers showed that they are just as com- petitive as varsity fencing teams at Wayne State Saturday. Michigan competed against Chi- cago, Purdue, Northwestern and Lawrence. The men were victorious against Purdue and Lawrence, but lost to Northwestern and Chicago. The Wolverines lost by only one bout to the Wildcats, who are one of the top fencing teams in the Mid- west. The women defeated Chicago and Lawrence, but lost to North- western. The Wolverines struggled USA I?aft i-Soo-USA -IRAFT Cheat, New, Nolichucky, Nantahala & Ocoee Rivers PO Box 277.- Rowlesburg,WV 26425l SPEEDOT Swimwear and accessories at Action SportsWear 663-6771 419 E. Liberty 2 Blocks off of State against Chicago and faced a Lawrence team that was short- handed. Michigan also came up with surprising individual victories against the Wildcats. Michigan had a number of standout performers. Seth Baldwin won eight out of twelve bouts, Nick Arvin won seven of his twelve bouts at the foil, and Brandon Barnett won nine out of his eleven bouts at the sabre for the men. Jamie Snyder and Tamyra Rhodes at the foil and Kelly McFarland at the epee were the standout performers on the women's side. "The team has been improving in the past four years," senior Nick Arvin said. The Wolverines have proven to be as competitive as varsity fencing teams and will have two more op- portunities to make their point. Their biggest tournament takes place at Notre Dame Feb. 25th and 26th. Michigan will fence Notre Dame for the first time and will also have a chance for redemption, as it will again meet Chicago and Northwest- ern. The Wolverines will also com- pete against Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Case Western Re- serve, Cleveland State, Wayne State and the University of Detroit. "We want revenge," club presi- dent Seth Baldwin said. 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