2 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 20, 1995 'M' Sports Calendar Monday, March 20 - No events scheduled. 'Tuesday, March 21 No events scheduled. Wednesday, March 22- Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, 3 p.m., Fisher Stadium.j Men's Lacrosse vs. Motor City Lacrosse Club, 10:30 p.m., { Oosterbaan Fleldhouse. Thursday, March 23 - Men's Swimming and Diving at NCAA Championships, Noon/7 p.m.,, Indianapolis. Friday, March 24 Men's Swimming and Diving at NCAA Championships, Noon/7 p.m., Indianapolis. Women's Tennis vs. Michigan State, 3 p.m., Liberty Sports Complex. Men's Volleyball at Big Ten championships, Madison. Saturday, March 25 Hockey vs. Michigan St. or Wisconsin, Madison. Men's Swimming and Diving at NCAA Championships, Noon/7 p.m., Indianapolis. Women's Tennis vs. Penn State; 1 p.m., Liberty Sports Complex, Men's Gymnastics at Big Ten Championships, 1 p.m., Champaign. Women's Gymnastics at Big Ten Championships, 1 p.m., Champaign. Baseball at Iowa (DH), 1 p.m., Iowa City. Softball at Purdue (DH), 1 p.m., West Lafayette. Men's Volleyball at Big Ten Championships, Madison. Sunday, March 26- Men's Tennis vs. Wisconsin, 9 a.m., Liberty Sports Complex. Men's Gymnastics at Big Ten Championships, 2 p.m.,. Champaign. Women's Golf at Saluki invitational, all day, Carbondale, Ill. Baseball at Iowa (DH), 1 p.m., Iowa City. Softball at Purdue (DH), 1 p.m., West Lafayette. Men's Volleyball at Big Ten Championships, Madison. If any club would like to add its schedule to the 'M' Sports Calendar, please drop off a copy at The MichiganDaily, 420 Maynard. bx O t Le , WHO: Talor Bendel TEAM: Swimming HOMETOWN: Edgewood, Kentucky YEAR: Freshman ELIGIBILITY: Freshman WHY: Bendel garnered seven All-American awards in this weekend's NCAA tournament in Austin, Texas. She swam a leg of the All-America 200, 400 and 800 freestyle and 400 medley relays, as well as the 100 and 200 butterfly (54.18, 1:58.59) and 200 freestyle (1:46.59) events. BACKGROUND: Bendel was the YMCA national 200 butterfly champion and record-holder her senior year in high school, earning her YMCA Swimmer of the Year honors. She was also YMCA 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly champion and ranked No. 1 among high schoolers in the 100 butterfly. She set state records in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly. WRESTLING Continued from page 1 in his right knee, while Catrabone suffered a first-degree separation of his right shoulder. So, the Wolverines accomplished only a fraction of what was expected. Catrabone was severely hindered by his shoulder and his successful season was cut short when he failed to advance to the consolation bracket. "I'm really disappointed," Catrabone said. "I go all year without an injury and I dislocate my shoulder with one practice to go. I should have placed and been an All-American, but I have three years left and the time will come." Along with Catrabone, two other qualifiers were freshmen, and their inexperience showed early. Both Brandon Howe (126) and Airron Richardson (heavyweight) exited qui- etly, unable to advance to the quarterfinals in the championship or consolation brackets. However, Michigan coach Dale Bahr was still pleased with the perfor- mance of his rookie wrestlers. "I thought Brandon wrestled pretty well." Bahr said. "I was pleased that he won his first match. I think it was a good experience for him to be here. "I'm real happy with Airron. He's got to get better, which he will when he trains this summer. Heck, he didn't even wrestle last year." Howe felt he gained some valu- able experience but needs to im- prove. "My confidence has finally come around, but I've got to get better in tough situations (on the mat)," Howe said. "It's frustrating because I should be scoring out there and I'm not." Richardson was handed a tough draw, facing No. 5 seed Justin Greenlee of Northern Iowa. Richardson was beaten convincingly, 9-0. Richardson, however, wasn't I should have placed and been. an All-American, but 1 have three years left and the time will come." - Jeff Catrabone Michigan wrestler ment for the Wolverines. Senior co-captain and No. 8 seed Jehad Hamdan (190) fared the best of. the five qualifiers, cruising through his first two matches before falling to defending national champion and No.. 1 seed Joel Sharratt of Iowa.. Hamdan fell to the consolation, bracket and squared off against the No. 3 seed, nemesis Emilio Collins of Michigan State. In all of dhe matches'between the two, Hamdan had been unable to emerge victori- ous, and Saturday proved to be n different. Collins manhandled Hamdan, win,~ nling 10-2. Still, by finishing sixth,, H-amdan established himself as. an All-American. "It would have been nice to have Jehad wrestling for third or fourth, but Collins put that to rest," Bahr said. Fighting through his strained ligaments, No. 3 seed Biggert (167) narrowly escaped first- and second- round defeats before his confronta- tion with unseeded Lou Cerchio of. SeoJH. phased by the defeat, winning his next match in the consolation bracket before falling to Jason Gleasman of Syracuse, 5-2. "Obviously I'm disappointed that I wasn't an All-American, but I still have a lot to learn," Richardson said. "It's refreshing to know that I got this far after skipping a year. "I think it was a magnificent and enjoyable experience. It was really fun." The success of their seniors, though, was the story of the tourna- Never. Since the NCAA Championship expanded to 64 teams in 1985, the Big Ten has sent at least one team to the Sweet 16 every year. In six of those tournaments, the Big Ten has been represented in the Elite Eight by at least one team. The last year a Big Ten team has not made it past two rounds was 1950. Read it. Follow ,it. Love it. Worship it. Recycle it. " BL By Danielle Rumore Daily Sports Writer IOWA CITY - I-80 is the main highway that runs into this city. The surroundings on the side of the road embrace the stereotypes that so often describe the state of Iowa. There is a lot of grass, flat land and very few trees. But, this isn't Iowa. There are also cows and corn, not to mention farmland as far as the eye can see. Yet, this really is not Iowa. It became evident during the drive to the NCAA Wrestling Champion- ships in Iowa City this weekend that Iowa is more than corn and cows. The love for the Hawkeye sports program sets Iowa apart from any other farm- ing state. The people of Iowa have a love for Iowa sports, most notably wrestling, which is absent from most other national programs. """ 'There's always been a winning tradi- tion here," Bettendorf, Iowa native Mar- garet McNamara said. "In the '20s and '30s they won, in the '40s they won. With Gable, there is something about the way he recruits and motivates, so they have won and won and won." c E Loyalty to Hawkeye wrestling helps team to another NCAA win "I" Seton Hall . This woman is referring to Dan Gable, Hawkeye wrestling coach for the past 19 years. Gable made Iowa synonymous with wrestling-he made it legendary. The Hawkeyes won their 13th NCAA team title under Gable this weekend, their 15th all-time. The team title recipient was never in doubt and was never an issue. Iowa ran away from the competition, clinch- ing the team title after Friday's events. No other team had a chance against a Hawkeye roster filled with excep- tional raw talent. Five wrestlers were ranked No. 1 in their individual weight class, four ranked No. 4, one ranked No. 6 and one ranked No. 12. "This program has the tradition of the National Championships and the Big Ten championships," Iowa native Patrick Hupp said. "The style of wres- tling here is crowd pleasing because it's an aggressive style that puts points on the board. "A lot of other programs around the country aren't doing this. Iowa changed the style to make it fan pleasing and that's why they get 10,000 people for a dual meet." The scene atCarver-Hawkeye Arena this weekend borderlined on insanity. The 13,100-seat arena was filled to capacityduring every session, with more than half of the fans clad head-to-toe in yellow and black in support of Iowa. The chants of "Iowa! Iowa!" made it abundantly clear that the hometown Hawkeyes were the definite favorite. The Hawkeye section, dispersed throughout the entire arena, came alive for every Iowa wrestler. All of the fans would rise and shout at the top of their lungs when an Iowa wrestler was close to a pin or another remarkable feat. Hawkeye buttons thatplay their fight song, posters, key chains and various articles ofclothing were second in popu- larity to the yellow and black sneakers worn by many young fans. Wrestling is to Iowa what basket- ball is to Indiana. In fact, it may be stronger. Many people attribute the cult following of the Hawkeyes to the lack of professional teams in the state of Iow a. "There's no basketball team, nopro- fessional hockey, no professional base- ball, so we follow the college sports heavy-duty," McNamara said. "The people follow the college scene a lot more," Michigan wrestling coach Dale Bahr, a former Iowa State wres- tier, said. "It's their 'pro' team. It's the only show in town which gave the sport some status. It's a social event. "Wrestling was around longer (in Iowa) than most places, so they have a longer tradition," Bahr added. "Fa- thers, uncles, and maybe even grand- fathers wrestled, so its a status sym- bol for a little kid to be a wrestler. Iowa has a winning tradition. The team dominates national scene and people become attached to it." Iowa wrestling has a cult following like nothing you'veever seen. Whether it is due to the lack of professional sports in the state of Iowa, an estab"_. lished family tradition, an intense inter- est in the program Gable established or a combination of all three, Iowa wres- tling is revered, loved and followed. It is not transient, fair-weather, or band wagon-style support. Most. Hawkeye fans have lived in Iowa their entire lives and have supported their team for as long as they can remember. "There's loyalty here," Hupp said.., "The Iowa fans are loyal to the.. Hawkeycs regardless of whether they are winning or losing." 101 --- «r T-SH IRT PRINTING LO MwCES Lincoln Mcllravy fell short in his bid for a third-straight national title. Due to the approaching end of the academic year, U7 0 U, F- Today in the Union We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 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