6$,- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - January 27, 1997 Women's track grounded by Eagles Men's track settles for 2nd-place finish pg s B, Feed Uink DailySports Writer- EAST LANSING - Located only a few miles from Ann Arbor, Eastern Michigan has often been overshadowed bysthe University of Michigan. Saturday, at the Michigan Intercollegiate Championships, the Eages- had their chance to prove that they deserve respect. -The-Eastern Michigan women's track team did just that, taking first place, and edging out second-place Michigan, 143-l35. Also competing were Michigan State (67 points), Western Michigan (65), Central Michigan (48) and Detroit-Mercy (five). *We didn't want (Eastern) to win, because we know they'll rub it in our fasae' Michigan high-jumper Nicole Forx ster said. "I think they have more of a rivalry with us than we do with them. In the past, they've rubbed it in our face, so we wanted to keep that froimhappening." Underclassmen paced the Wotvrines, accounting for all four of theirdndividual event victories. lreshman Elizabeth Kampfe gave Michigan its first individual victory of the day, edging out teammate Marcy Akarf for first place in the 5,000-meter run; Michigan's Eileen Fleck finished third, giving Michigan an impressive 1- 2-3 finish in the 5,000 and an early lead in the team competition. The lead was short lived, however, as Eastern Michigan victories in the 55 hurdles, the 400 dash and the triple jump put the Eagles up 19 with six events remaining. The 55 dash featured the two fastest times run in the nation this season. The Eagles' Jenelle Ali posted a Michigan Intercollegiate record time of 6.73 sec- onds in the qualifying heat, only to have it broken in the final by Michigan State's Sevatheda Fynes' 6.71 seconds. Despite finishing second, Ali's performance gave the Eagles a 102-78 lead. Michigan's comeback began with the high jump as Forrester continued her recent dominance. Her leap of 5-foot-9, 3/4 inches was good enough for her third first-place finish in as many weeks. Eastern Michigan's lead was cut to 12 with three events remaining after sophomore Sarah Hamilton finished first in the 800, setting the stage for the day's most dramatic finish. Needing a victory in the 200 to have any chance of winning the team compe- tition, Michigan freshman Maria Brown came through. In only her third indoor meet, the Jamaican native came from By Kim Hart Daily Sports Writer YPSILANTI - Numbers aren't always a reflection of the truth. When someone purchases an item in the store, the price paid sometimes reveals little about the quality of the good. Some will say the higher the price the better the quality, but the smarter shop- per - the better shopper - can find an item of equal or even better quality at a much lower price. Simply put, the total on the screen does not tell the whole story behind Friday's Intercollegiate Meet at Bowen Field House. The Michigan men's track team fin- ished the day in second place with 126 points, 38 points behind Eastern Michigan and 36 points ahead of third- place Michigan State. Senior Damon DeVasher was a key competitor for the Wolverines, by taking first place in two events. He cleared the high jump bar at 7-feet and finished the 55-meter dash in 6.40 seconds. "I did very well in the high jump, con- sidering it wasn't my best day as in tech- nique, DeVasher said. "I was very men- tally prepared today for both things." It was another great day for Neil Gardner, who broke a meet record he set in 1996, by winning the 55 hurdles in a time of 7.32 seconds. Gardner was also the runner up in the 400 with a time of 48.94 seconds. Alex Lengemann had a strong pefor- mance throughout, finishing second in the heptathalon. Behind the seniors, a solid group of underclassmen also faired well. Steve Jenkins came in second plac the 55, just one hundredth of a second behind DeVasher. The distance medley relay team of senior Jeff Beuche and freshmen Ravi Smith, Jay Cantin and Steve Lawrence took top honors with a time of 10:05.5. Travis Townsend 41o gave a solid performance by finishing first in his heat and eighth overall in he 600. The most exciting event of the day was the mile run. In the final coupleW laps, there were many lead changes before Eastern's Ben Reese pulled ahead to finish first in 4:07.54 seconds. He edged out Michigan's Don McLaughl iin and Scott MacDonald, mho finished third and fourth, respectively. There was a lot of anticipation amnqng the spectators as the meet came to its final event - the 1,600 relay. Those looking forward to the battle betw Eastern Michigan and Michigan we disappointed because the Wolverines pulled their relay teams from the event. Michigan coach Jack Harvey cited fatigue and sickness in the decision. The Michigan women's track team finished behind its Ypsilanti rival on Saturday. behind to edge out Michigan State's Chandra Burns by a mere 0.11 seconds. "Probably the most (impressive per- formance) was Maria Brown," Michigan head coach James Henry said. "She NCAA qualified at 24.41. That's a career best for her and the second- fastest time for a Michigan athlete." Brown's performance cut the Eagles' lead to eight, but the Wolverines could not get any closer. Henry was pleased with his team's effort, if not the result. "This was the meet in which we did maximize our effort," he said. "But the results weren't what we were looking for team-wise." Michigan wrestlers escape Wildcats' claw s By I'An Braunstein Dail Sports Writer With its three captains as the only uppervlassmen starters, the Michigan wrestling team has looked to Bill Larure, Jeff Catrabone and Airron Ridharson to come though in the clutch all Season. *aturday was no different. This time it was Richarson's turn in the; spotlight as the Wolverines pulled out a thrilling one-point victory over Noithwestern at Cliff Keen Arena. tdchigan trailed by five with only the hedvyweight match remaining, meaning ontyi a six-point pin would give Miptigan a much-needed conference vidpgy. Richardson handled the pressure like a v;ewran, locking up Brian Laughlin in a crss-face cradle 2:35 into the bout to seduce the win for his team. ,lknew if I didn't pin this guy, we wcp4In't win,' Richardson said. "I did- n't:ant to experience that." A1Xfor the pressure, Richardson said hewAas nervous at first but calmed down owca4he match began. 2 ad to really settle myself down," hC id. "(Laughlin) was running from ng|pd I knew I couldn't let the whole f' riod go by without me taking him dg because that would just put more pesre on me. After I took him down, tlhtTvhen my nerves calmed down." "higan coach Dale Bahr had noth-- in"lyt praise for his heavyweight. ||ron knew what he had to do, and hg~g it. He's a great competitor" he Z5 said. "I wish some of the other guys would learn from him." The 19-18 victory brings the Wolverines' record to 5-3 overall, 1-1 in the Big Ten. Michigan began the match on a good note as I18-pounder Chris Viola deci- sioned his opponent for a 3-0 lead. The team faltered after that, losing three straight matches by two points or less. "I was really expecting to win three out of those first four (matches)," Bahr said. "And when you lose three out of the four, that puts pressure on everybody else." Tri-captain Lacure did what a captain is expected to do, bringing the Wolverines back into the match with a 5-1 decision over Drew Pariano. Freshman Otto Olson followed Lacure's lead with a 12-8 victory over Kurt Hudson before Catrabone put his team ahead, 13-9, with a four-point major decision over Chris Roberts. If at any point in a wrestling match a wrestler is up by 15 points, the match is called and the team receives five points. Catrabone won his match, 17-3, only one point away from a technical fall. "Before I went in, we realized it was going to come down to a close match," Catrabone said. "Coach Bahr told me to try and get as many points on the board as possible. I knew I was dominating the match, and I was hoping to get the pin (for six points)." This strategy backfired for the Wolverines as Catrabone was unable to pin his opponent and received only four P -r'r r'r t"r r. ar World With Potential... * Pagers in service will grow from 24.5 million to 56.2 million by the year 2000. * Wireless products and services will capture 20% of the telecommunications dollar by 2010. JEANNIE SERVAAS/Daily The Michigan wrestling team got a grip on things this weekend, winning 1948. 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Freshman Joe DeGain was major deci- sioned by Joel Goeden, and 190- pounder Frank Lodeserto gave up a ichardson. 8iacy Sandler DlSports Writer 2Nng into the final match of Smmday's meet against the N'whwestern Wildcats, the struggling 4M gan wrestling team trailed 18- 1!.Tie Wolverines' only hope was for j rik heavyweight Airron Richardson tJZii Northwestern's Brian Laughlin. a = did just that, allowing the =prines to escape with a 19-18 vic- tq4This performance was nothing new-for Richardson. Throughout his cew, he has grappled his way to a 1 =ecord when the match is on the ""yu're expecting Airron to do sM Mthing like that," Michigan coach E=l-Bahr said. "Sometimes, it's kind oggyd to get a pin, though, when the ottre guy's out there just not to get Ming into the match, the biggest f'" or the Wolverines was the tough aineuvering they were expecting fi rLaughlin. . was afraid that (Laughlin) was to go out there, move around and Ng is money in the bank' keep from getting pinned," Bahr said. "It's hard to score on a kid like that, but Airron knew what he had to do." Earlier in the week, Richardson said that he wanted to pin his opponent in this meet. "I was in the same situation (last weekend) against Oklahoma, and I just didn't have the energy, plus the guy weighed about 275, and I couldn't pin him," Richardson said. "So, it was a great feeling to be able to do it for my team. Everyone was expecting me to pin him. He is a freshman, and I would have been upset with anything else." Without any prodding, Richardson was aware of his match's importance. "I went back and said right before, and he knew it anyway, because he's real bright, 'Hey, we need a pin to win it,"' Bahr said. "He said, 'Yeah, I know coach."' While many people would crack under that kind of pressure, Richardson used it as a source of moti- vation. "(I was thinking that) if I don't pin this guy, we don't win, Richardson said. "I didn't want to experience that. Even if I (technical falled) him, we still wouldn't win. We would only tie it. I knew I had to get him on his back." When the match first began, Richardson experienced some nerves, but those were disspelled once Richardson got a takedown in the first period. Once he got into a groove, he had enough confidence to win, pin- ning Laughlin in the same period. As a tri-captain and veteran wrestler, Richardson is able to set an example for the team's seven starting freshman and sophomores. "Those kids got to learn what it takes to win, and Airron kind of shows them, but they've got to pick up on that," Bahr said. "He's a keeper. He's been a keeper since day one. It was nice to have him in the end. It's like money in the bank. Airron's like money in the bank." technical fall to the Wildcats' top wrestler. This brought the score to 18-13 in favor of Northwestern. The outcome looked bleak for Michigan until Richardson stepped onto the mat. Daily Mass Meeting Tonight, 7 p.m. 420 Maynard St. PANAMA CTY BEACH, FL MA - from $22 a nigt 8EAH RST kQuali-y from $25 NM Awl ad! I a night Stay here and party here. TWo beachfront hods wbh a Pa rd *kdb rptinte mniddle. Freekeg party on anfvt. beerpar. ties ni tt, Ie"bNOs day& night, hot rock & roll and reggae. 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