S- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 27, 1995 Athlete c'c.. v.a ;~. v" \ '~ WHO: Tom Dolan TEAM: Swimming HOMETOwN: Arlington, Va. YEAR: Sophomore ELIGIBILITY: Sophomore WHY: Dolan set three American records this weekend en route to a team title at the NCAA Championships. He won the 500 freestyle (4:08.75), 400 individual medley (3:38.18) and 1650 freestyle (14:29.31). All three times are new American records. He also swam the anchor leg of the winning 800 freestyle relay. His performance confirms his status as the favorite for the 400 IM and distance events at the 1996 Olympics. BACKGROUND: Dolan was the Big Ten Swimmer of the Year this year. He won the 400 IM at the World Championships last summer in Rome. Last year at NCAAs, he placed second in the 400 IM and 500 freestyle and third in the 1650 freestyle as a freshman. 1995 NCAA Basketball Championship *I Midwest Kansas Virginia Virginia J Kemper Arena Kansas City, Mo. A sas Memphis March 24 & 26 Arkansas Arkansas National Semifinal Saturday, April 1, 1995 Kingdome Southeast Seattle, Washington Kentucky Kentucky Arizona St. Civic Center Birmingham, Ala. North Carolina Georgetown March 23 & 25 North Carolina North Carolina East Wake Forest Oklahoma St. Oklahoma St. Meadowlands Arena Oklahoma St. East Rutherford, N.J. March 24 & 26 Tulsa Uaass C~UMass 4T1!v National Championship Game Monday, Apri 3, 1995 Kingdone Seattle, Washington National Semifinal Saturday, April 1, 1995 Kingdome Seattle, Washington West UCLA UCLA Miss. St. Oakland Coliseum UCLA Oakland, Calif. March 23 & 25 Maryland UConn UConn Defending champs return to Final Four Arkansas to face North Carolina; UCLA tangles with Oklahoma State in Seattle The Associated Press 4The 57th Final Four will have a field full of former national champi- ons - it's just a matter of how long ago those titles were won. Saturday's matchups will have Porth Carolina against Arkansas in a neeting of schools that won the last two national titles, and Oklahoma State 4gainst UCLA in a game where the mnore recent winner was 20 years ago. That is all ancient history. What matters now is that four t(ims, none seeded lower than fourth, g'fl play at Seattle's Kingdome with Irths in next Monday night's na- tknal championship game at stake. UCLA (29-2) vs. Oklahoma State (27-9) UCLA last won a national title 20 years ago, the last of John Wooden's rtO in a 12-year period, and the Bru- ins' last visit to a Final Four was in 1980 when Larry Brown took a fresh- man-laden team there. It's longer, much longer, on both fronts for Oklahoma State. The Cow- boys were last in the Final Four in 1951 and their second of two national titles was in 1946 under the legendary Henry Iba. Top-ranked UCLA survived a sec- ond-round scare from Missouri with an all-time length-of-the-court drive by Tyus Edney, along with Ed O'Bannon, the senior leader of the team. The top-seeded Bruins did little wrong in winning the West Regional with a 102-96 victory over second- seeded Connecticut and are college basketball's hottest team, holding the No. I ranking for the final three polls of the season. Fourth-seeded Oklahoma State rode its inside-outside combination of Bryant Reeves and Randy Rutherford to the Final Four. The last three games were impressive ones for the 7-foot Reeves as he met and dis- patched three outstanding centers: Antonio McDyess of Alabama, Tim Duncan of Wake Forest and Marcus Camby of Massachusetts. Second- seeded Massachusetts felt the wrath of the Cowboys' defense, scoring a season-low while shooting a season- low 28 percent in a 68-54 loss in the East Regional final. The Cowboys can't run with the Bruins, few teams can, but they can set the tempo and it's done with the defense. UCLA will want to get the ball in the open court so Edney can perform his breathtaking feats well before the final buzzer. North Carolina (28-5) vs. Arkan- sas (31-6) Both teams were second seeds in their regions but their paths were very different. Arkansas, the defending champi- ons, is looking to join Duke in 1991- 92 as the only repeaters since UCLA's seven-year run ended in 1973. The Razorbacks, despite having all five starters back from the title team, squeaked and squealed their way through their first three games by a total of eight points, the last two go- ing to overtime. They reached the Final Four by beating Virginia 68-61 .--" Law D a forStudents of Color Tuesday March 28 Michigan Union 11:00 am-2:00 pm 2:00 pm- 3:00 pm Law School Fair Admissions Deans' Panel "Any student interested in law is encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to speak with law representatives. Students of color will gain insight into the wealth of opportunity availiable in law school and the legal profession." Dennis Shields University of Michigan Laiw School For more information contact CP&P or the Law School Admissions Office The last Michigan team besides men's basketball to win a national championship was the hockey team in 1964. AP PHOTO Corliss Williamson celebrates Arkansas' second straight trip to the Final Four. 't hr lr vor. h'i+f '+li