12- - ,Ilet, vnigan Lvay- luesudy, Janruary iv, i.wa Men's track tunes up with intrasquad meet Aa An - At% Am ill - 1. a --, ' ° 11 4 - - " - ) } ; - : - 5 - -t - ' \ - .,Y ., -1 1 - - k - BASKEIBALL NOTEBOOK By DOUG STEVENS Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's track & field team experienced its first taste of competition Saturday. Although it was only an intrasquad meet, the Wolverines were able to perform in a more formal setting than during practice. "We want to make sure every- one is ready to go for (next week's dual meet with Indiana)," coach Jack Harvey said. "We hoped to see where we are and who is ready to go. This meet is unique because it is more of a 'see where you are' type of meet. It is more of a test." The distance runners showed that they haven't lost a step in making the annual transition from the cross- country season. The cross country team is coming off a second-place Big Ten finish and a seventh-place finish in the NCAA Championships. Ian Forsyth ran a solid 8:18.66 in winning the 3,000meters. DaveBarnett finished a close second at 8:22.86. In the miles Theo Molla narrowly defeated Jeff Beuche. Molla and Beuche ran a 4:20.87 and 4:21.18, respectively. "My performance was pretty good," Molla said. "My time wasn't very fast but it was a good run for the start of the season." Cross-country All-Americas Kevin Sullivan and Scott MacDonald both did not race Satur- day. Sullivan took the meet off to rest after a demanding cross coun- try season. According to Harvey, MacDonald could be out for the entire indoor season recovering from a knee operation. In the 800 meters, Nick Karfonta ran a time of 1:55.67 for first place. Freshman Cory Brown came in second with a time of 1:57.80. Todd Burnham won the 600 meters in 1:20.66. Trinity Townsend kicked off his season with a victory in the 400 meters in 49.7. Jeff Wood won the 200 meters with a time of 22.9. Felman Malveaux, formerly a wide receiver on the Michigan foot- ball team, won the 55 meter sprint with a 6.42 mark. He was followed by Damon DeVasher (6.56) and Neil Gardner (6.62). Gardner also ran well in the 55-meter hurdles by win- ning in 7.54. The Wolverines' finest perfor- mance of the afternoon came in the high jump. Jon Royce jumped an impressive 7 feet, 4 inches to win the event. In addition, Ben Ludka jumped 7 feet and DeVasher 6 feet 10 inches. "Jon Royce jumping 7-4 is defi- nitely good," Harvey said. Michigan is coming off a long holi- day and is due to face Big Ten rival Indiana next week. Because of this fact, the meet played arole in giving the Wolverines much needed race expo- sure. "The meet was more just for ex- perience," Karfonta said. "The younger guys approached it more as a real meet and they strived to im- press the coaches. They took it more serious." 'M' women set numerous marks in weekend wins0 By RAVI GOPAL Daily Sports Writer This weekend will be one to remember for the Michigan women's basketball team. When coach Trish Roberts' team walked off the court Sunday with a 74-55 victory over Northwestern, it ended a weekend filled with milestones. Friday's 80-75 victory over Michigan State was: " The Wolverines' first after losing 21 straight conference games; " The Wolverines' second conference victory in three years; * The Wolverines' first conference victory of the season; * The Wolverines' seventh win in 39 career games against the Spartans; * Roberts' first conference win at Crisler in her three years as Michigan coach. Sunday's win over the Wildcats was: * The first time the Wolverines won back-to-back conference games since the 1991-92 season; * The seventh of the Wolverines' season, equaling their victory total in 1991- FOOTBALL Flight Attendants If you speak a second language, United should be your first choice. 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"I will go out and prove them wrong," Law said. "I believe I'm the best defensive back in the country." The trip to Hawaii will cut into Law's class time at Michigan, but he remains firm in his stance about even- tuallyearningadi-f ploma. "I will come back and get my degree at Michi- gan," he said. "I want to be one of the first in my fam- ily to get a college Jenkins degree." Law's departure 1---ves a gaping hole in the secondary-already heavily criticized for giving up big plays in 1994 - heading into next season. De- fensive coordinator Lloyd Carr may switch one of the Wolverines' safeties to cornerback or take the newcomer route instead. "I think that we have a couple of outstanding freshman coming in who'll have a chance to play," Carr said. Michigan's roster began to shrink Friday when Jenkins announced that he would not return to the Wolver- ines next season. A fourth-year jun- ior, Jenkins will graduate in April with a degree in Political Literary Theory. "It's time for me to move on," Jenkins said. "I met some of my goals. I had planned on being in college for four years." Jenkins said that he had first thought aboutforgoing his final yearofeligibil- ity following Michigan's loss to Ohio State, then seriously pondered the move after the Wolverines' Holiday Bowl victory over Colorado State. After receiving "a positive" re- sponse from the NFL's junior advi- sory committee, Jenkins sees him- self as a second- or third-round draft pick. 92; *The latest the Wolverines had been.500 since the 1990-91 season, when they were 9-9 after defeating Minnesota on the road, 65-51; * The Wolverines' sixth victory in 30 attempts against the Wildcats. Michigan looks to continue its record-breaking success against highly-ranked Penn State this weekend. A POINT GUARD AT LAST: The weekend marked the first time freshman guard Akisha Franklin was in the starting lineup. Franklin performed well at the one spot, totaling 26 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds, four steals and eight turnovers over the two games. She didn't seem to experience any trouble moving into a starting role. "I feel comfortable," Franklin said of her new position. "I tried to play as hard as I could." Franklin's slot in the starting lineup was formerly held by freshman Molly Murray. Both are trying to make up for the loss to injury of sophomore Jennifer Kiefer, last year's starting point guard. Kiefer was redshirted after she tore her anterior cruciate ligament over the summer. DOUBLE TROUBLE: Junior Jennifer Brzezinski notched her fifth and sixth double-doubles of the season over the weekend. Against Michigan State, she tallied 21 points and 14 boards. Sunday, Brzezinski had totals of 11 points and 14 rebounds. "I've gained more confidence, being the oldest player on the team," she said. "Being out of my knee brace has helped." The 6-foot-I forward sustained a knee injury in practice two years ago, which ended her freshman campaign. Last year, Brzezinski was forced into wearing the brace, limiting her mobility. SLOWING DOwN?: Last year, Wolverine sophomore Amy Johnson led the team in scoring throughout the season, netting top honors in 11 of Michigan's 27 games. This year, she has led the team injust four of its first 14 games. Her scoring average is also down this year, from 15.6 to 13. "Right now, my role is to put points on the board," Johnson said. "It's very important that we win, but afterwards, I look to see what I did and I don't feel like I'm contributing. I don't know what the problem is." BIG GUNS?: In the Wolverines' four conference games, they have held the opposition's top scorers in check. Wisconsin's Barb Franke, who averaged 19.2 points per game last season, managed only seven in a Badger victory December 28. Iowa senior guard Tia Jackson (16.8 ppg) tallied just seven points as well in a 53-36 Hawkeye victory two days later. This weekend, the Spartans' Kisha Kelley, who entered the game averaging 21.3 a contest, pumped in 17. But she shot 8-for-21, and fouled out with less than See WOMEN, Page 13 0 UNIVERSITY HOUSING LEI 9i Michigan defensive back Ty Law had two interceptions this season, including one at the Holiday Bowl. t I Read the Daily...daily l .l v v v . A f1A99t- . -L' a -1f' Z AF M .-., is it I