6B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, February 19, 1996 Olympic Trials No. lpiority. for Wolverines this season : By Doug Stevens Daily Sports Writer One of the keys to success for any college student is the ability to estab- lish priorities and stick by them. It is crucial that one determines how much time to dedicate to classes, how much to devote to extracurricu- lar activities, how much to allot for a social life. What generally comple- ments the setting of priorities is the understanding that sacrifices will have to be made. The Michigan men's swimming and diving team found this out the hard way this past weekend as it relin- quished a 10-year stranglehold on the Big Ten title. About a year ago, Michigan coach Jon Urbanchek and his top swimmers made the decision that they were go- ing to neither taper their training nor shave for the Big Ten Championships. Rather, the potential Olympians were going to train through the meet and concentrate all of their energy on the Olympic Trials, which will be held March 6-12. "Michigan didn't want to win at the expense of jeopardizing Olympic hopefuls," Minnesota coach Dennis Dale said. "Having a team with ath- letes of Olympic caliber is both a blessing and a curse. I wish I had such a problem." As a result of this decision, in addi- tion to a few unexpected occurrences, the Wolverines found themselves beaten by a prepared and shaven Min- nesota squad by 75 points. "We made the decision not to focus on this meet but on the Olympics," Urbanchek said. "We have to cater to the Olympians. I admit it would have been great to plan for (the Big Ten Championships) to satisfy our fans and Michigan. We had to decide where our priorities were. Discipline is the ability to wait for long-term goals." To a person who is not particularly familiar with the sport of swimming, it may have appeared very odd that men who were former NCAA cham- pions and All-Americans were losing to people with hardly half their cre- dentials. However, the fact that a swimmer is shaved and tapered for a meet pro- vides not only the physical edge of being well-rested and having less fric- tion with the water but the mental advantage of knowing that they are peaked for a particular meet. One need not look beyond the re- sults of this weekend's meet to notice the difference between being tapered and not. John Piersma won the 500-yard freestyle and finished second in the 200 freestyle at last year's Big Ten Championships. This past weekend, the untapered potential Olympian fin- ished third in the 500 free and ninth in the 200 free. In the same situation as Piersma, Chris Rumley suffered in the Big Ten meet. Coming off a 1995 conference championship meet in which he fin- ished fourth in both the 200 and 1650 free and third in the 500 free, Rumley placed 10th and 14th in the 500 free and the 200 free, respectively. On the other hand, DeryD Buyukuncu, having already qualified for the Turkish Olympic team' was able to focus heavily on this mpgtfor Michigan. He didn't disappoint As his performance came as an illustration ofwhat the Michigan swimmers coulq have accomplished had they tapered. Buyukuncu defended his Big Ten titles in both the 100 and 200 back- stroke events and even won the. 100 butterfly, which is not even his .be stroke. His performance set tio pool records, as well as a Big Ten confer- ence and meet record. For his efforts; Buyukuncu received Big Ten Swim- mer of the Championship honors. "Tapering played a big role in this meet," said Michigan freshman Tom Malchow, who will be swimming in the trials. "Derya swam out of his mind. There is no doubt we woul have upheld our end of the champion ship (if we had tapered also). Hope- fully, Derya winning swimmer of the meet is a sign of things to come." Although the Golden Gopherswere the ones celebrating at the conclusiorn of the meet Saturday night, the Wol- verines are staying.focused on what lies ahead. In addition to the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials, the team is prepared to defend its national title at the.endo March. 10-meter platform competition. Bogaerts took first, with Brett Wilmot, Al Fleming and Nathan Shepard fin- ishing second, third and fifth, respec- tively. The Minnesota claim on the Big Ten title could have overshadowed the Wolverines' record thus far this season and the remaining Wolerin4 schedule. But it didn't. "Michigan being so good (iin tfie past and even this year) has set a high standard for success in the confer- ence. This has been really lucky for us," Minnesota coach Dennis Dale said. WARREN ZINN/Daily TAN KERS Continued from Page 18 than a second off the pool record in the 200 backstroke. The freshman class made a strong showing in its first Big Ten Champi- onships. John Reich took third in the 200 freestyle behind All-American Bernie Zeruhn from Minnesota. With defending champion Dolan missing from the 1650, the door was wide open for the event. Joe Palmer answered the call, keep- ing the title in the Wolverines' grasp. Palmer's win came from the outside lane, proving that he exceded pre- meet expectations. Urbanchek credited the young Wol- verines with helping Michigan main- tain second place in the meet. "Reich, (Andy) Potts, (Tom) Malchow and Palmer really kept us running in the meet," Urbanchek said. "They really (gave) everything there (was to give)." - The diving contingent added to the Wolverine point totals. Alex Bogaerts finished fifth in both the one-meter and three-meter events. The Wolverines faired well in the The Minnesota men's swimming team celebrates its first Big Ten championship since 1926. Buyukuncu pronounced Big Ten Swimmer of the ampionship By Susan Dann Daily Sports Writer Does practice really make per- fect? It didn't seem that way for the aanouncer at this weekend's Big Ten Championships, who pronounced Darya Buyukuncu's name differ- ently each time the Michigan swim- mer took to the pool. You would have thought after an- nouncing his name close to 10 times at tl awards podium, hdcould get it right. . ,Byoo-CON- chew. It's a name not Notebook: easily pronounced, nor is it easily for- _ ___ gotten. The Michigan swimmer was n4med the Big Ten Swimmer of the Cbampionship, taking home Big Ten tidies in the 100-yard butterfly, 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke. Buyukuncu set Canham Natatorium records with each win. In the 100 backstroke, Buyukuncu also set Big Ten meet and All-Time Big Ten records. -His times qualified him for NCAAs iii all three events. Michigan swimming aficionados might have been surprised to hear Buyukuncu's name announced for the I00 'butterfly. It wasn't another mispronunc iation. Even Buyukuncu was surprised by his own name on the score board and the time next to it. "I never thought I could win (the event) because I'm not even a flyer," Buyukuncu said. "After the prelims, I thought I could win. Obviously, I was right." Michigan coach Jon Urbanchek spoke freely about his pleasure with the sophomore's performance. "Among the people who tapered for this meet, Derya is the most fo- cused," Urbanchek said. "He is the only one who (was) fully prepared, and he (swam) like it. Derya swam out of his suit. He really gave us enthusiasm. We needed adrenaline, and we (got Derya) to do that for us." SMALL SPLASH, BIG IMPACT: Min- nesota diver P.J. Bogarts was named Diver of the Championship after tak- ing first in the one- and three-meter events. Bogarts won the award for the sec- ond consecutive year. The Golden Gopher diver had wrist surgery in September, returning to the board Jan. 10. The diver and Min- nesota coaching staff were consider- ing red-shirting his senior year. He opted to have some meet com- petition before the upcoming Olym- pic Trials, however. His performance this weekend made a strong statement that Bogarts is back, and in contention to make the U.S. team and repeat as NCAA champion. Derya swam out of his suit. - Jon Urbanchek Michigan men's swimming coach, on Derya Buyukunca's performance this weekend. "(He was) awesome, just awe- some," Minnesota coach Dennis Dale said. "I'm glad he's on my team." The Minnesota coaching staff had a clean entry into the Big Ten Cham- pionships' award designations. Dale was named Swimming Coach of the Year and Doug Shaffer received Diving Coach of the Year honors. SURF THE NET: The water at Canham too cold for you? Try the water from the comfort of your own modem. The University has provided com- plete final results of the 86th annual Big Ten Men's Swimming and Div- ing Championships on the World Wide Web. The site includes event results and team standing from all three days of competition. Some digital photos are also avail- able from the site. To access the web site, go to the Michigan Main Gate: http:// www.umich.edu/-mgoblue/ To get to the Big Ten Champion- ships, just click on-the story headline. WARREN ZINN/Da Michigan's Tom Maichow takes second in the 200 butterfly Saturday in the Big Ten Championships at Canham Natatorium. - I ~ - 6 e .fth 747-9400 1220 S. University Above McDonalds, Kinko's TANNING SPECIALS "Lbs r.r _ f SPER YANS 2 SESSIONS FUNLTEDTANNINGMUNIi $3995 ENO CE SPRING BREAK$A95 FEES NO FEES $349 SL EXP 2/24/98- - Grapplers g By Jennifer Hoduik Daily Sports Writer The Michigan wrestling team (10- 5-1) recorded a sweet sweep to hit its peak this weekend as the season rolls toward its finale. The team's exploits during the stretch included a pair of upsets over two of the Big Ten's best in No. 7 Minnesota (9-7- 1) and No. 11 Wisconsin (10-3). Sunday's event at Minnesota proved to be yet another Big Ten nail-biter as the Wolverines rallied to win by sweep- ing the final three matches to prevail, 18-14 over the Gophers. Michigan grabbed the early lead with victories at I 18and 126 pounds. Michi- gan freshman Chris Viola (118) re- corded his third straight win, defeating Kipp Williamson, 12-9. Sophomore Brandon Howe then pushed the Wol- verines' lead to 6-0 with an 8-3 deci- I tpairofup But the Gophers were quick to counter with three consecutive wins. Nick Antila outlasted Michigan fresh- man Corey Grant, 4-3 at 134. Fresh- man Jeff Reese followed by dropping a major decision at 142 to No. 7 Jason Davids of Minnesota. After Chad Kraft upended No. 9 Bill Lacure of Michi- gan, Minnesota led, 10-6. Michigan got a win from No. 5 sophomore Jeff Catrabone at 158 as Catrabone extended his winning streak to seventeen and improved his overall record to 36-4. But Minnesota's advantage was 14- 9 after No. 8 Gopher Gerald Carr re- corded a major decision at 167 over Josh Young, who has been wrestling several weight classes above his natu- ral position of 142. Michigan coach Dale Bahr acknowl- edged Young's value in playing this sets in weekend sweep "Josh Young fights like crazy out there not to get pinned," Bahr said. "He comes out at 167 when he's really only a 42 pounder, and he comes out real frustrated. But he did his job and he's helping the team." At this point, the Wolverines' upper weight class wrestlers stepped in to clear up any doubts left about the out- come of the match. Senior captain Jesse Rawls Jr. de- feated Minnesota's Tim Hartung at 177, 6-1. In the 190-pound class, se- nior Lanre Olibisi recorded another victory for Michigan, upending Jer- emy Goeden, 10-4. The heavyweight match did not live up to its billing as No. I Billy Pierce did not represent the Gophers. Instead, the meet concluded with a win by Michigan sophomore Airron Richardson over Josh Dodd, 7-3. ated by the match. "Airron's match was something to remember," Bahr said. "The crowd loves it, but it gives me gray hair." The other critical match of Friday* event was Michigan freshman Corey Grant's win over Brett Werkheiser at 134. In recording a 5-2 decision, Grant also recorded his first Big Ten confer- ence victory. Bahr was quick to place emphasis, on Grant's win. "The critical win for us was Coreyf Grant, no question," Bahr said. "We: needed that win and it equaled Airron match." All four of Michigan's ranked wres-} tiers were successful in the outing,' including Jeff Catrabone at 158, who: expanded his winning streak-with a 13-0 major decision over Greg Keigher. No.4 Jesse Rawls Jr. and Bill Lacure The Psychology Peer Advisors Present FOCUS GROUPS P C I