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(18) DUKE 96,
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KANSAS STATE 47,
(23) Nebraska 45
Thursday
February 13, 1997
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Blue women to slow
down for EMU Invite
By Chris Farah
Daily Sports Writer
The moment has lived on in the
minds of Trekkies and normal people
alike: Spock, giving the Vulcan sign
meaning "live long and prosper" for
supposedly the last time in Star Trek
II.
In a burst of courage, the pointy-
eared alien sacrificed himself to save
the rest of the Enterprise from cer-
tain doom.
The Michigan women's track
team, though perhaps not sci-fi fans,
will be asked by Michigan coach
James Henry to make the same type
of sacrifice at tomorrow's Eastern
Michigan Invitational in Ypsilanti.
The Wolverines, too, will have to
give up a portion of short-term glory
for the greater good - in this case,
not for the safety of the Enterprise,
but for ultimate success in the Big
Ten championships, just one week
after the unscored Eastern Michigan
Invitational.
In order to ensure a peak perfor-
mance from the Wolverines in Big
Tens, some of their top athletes will
do something tomorrow that is often
unheard of in the world of college
sports - they'll hold themselves
back. Some won't even compete.
"We have some athletes that will
take the weekend off, or run out of
their event," Henry said. "Things
have been proven pretty much for
that group of people. We're just
wanting them to take it easy and
make sure nothing really goes wrong
- just rest for the (Big Tens)."
For Henry, this is a necessary step
for Big Tens, which, besides the
NCAA championships at the end of
the season, is the Wolverines' most
important meet.
"This momentum should carry us
on, it's yet to be seen," Henry said.
"The team has accomplished nearly
everything we've asked from them,
(but) we haven't had a letdown. So,
to a certain degree, we're intention-
ally letting ourselves down. Sort of
like the quiet before the storm.
"I don't know what type of storm
there will be, but I do know that
we're saying, 'Let's just go easy,
make it nice and quiet, until the
weather gets crazy,' and that's going
to be at the Big Tens."
The Wolverines' traveling squad is
only allowed to compete with a lim-
ited number of athletes. This means
that, although tomorrow may equate
to a day off for some Wolverines, for
others it will provide a chance to
prove that they also deserve to be in
Michigan's Big Ten equation.
"We have other athletes - our
second or third tier - the kids that
haven't proven themselves as of yet,"
Henry said. "They're still wanting to
make significant improvements, and
we're going to need that group of
people as well.
"We're still wanting them to bring
the pressure upon themselves in
terms of their performance, the
efforts and the results."
The Michigan coaching staff has-
n't made the final determination of
who will not compete, but the list
will probably include freshmen Julie
Froud and Maria Brown, who spe-
We are
intentionally
letting ourselves
down ... like the
quiet before the
storm,"
- James Henry
Michigan women's track coactU
cialize in distance and sprint events,
respectively.
Surprisingly, three Michigan blue-
chippers will not abstain from
tomorrow's relatively unimportant
meet.
After struggling with the stomach
flu for the past month, freshman
sprinter Kenise Bocage will use the
meet to regain some of her pre-ill-
ness form in the 60- and 200-yard
dash.
Junior Tania Longe, despite finish-
ing in the top-three in the long jump,
60 hurdles and triple jump at last
weekend's Canon Classic, is not sat-
isfied with her overall performance
thus far.
"As well as Longe has performed
this year, she still wants to better her
performance," Henry said. "She will
be long-jumping to try to qualify for
the NCAAs, and she will also be hur-
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FILE PHOTO/Daily
The Michigan women's track team will ready itself for next weekend's Big Ten championships by holding back at this week-
end's Eastern Michigan Invitational. While some Wolverines will sit this meet out, others, like freshman Kenise Bocage and
junior Tania Longe, will take the'opportunity to improve their form.
'M' men's track to
meet EMU, again
By Chad Kujala
Daily Sports Writer
For the fourth time this year, the
ichigan men's track team is meet-
g its neighbor, Eastern Michigan.
They've been spending so much
time together this season some may
believe they're "Bosom Buddies" -
well, maybe "The Odd Couple."
Tomorrow, the Wolverines travel
to Ypsilanti for the second time this
year.
This time it's for the EMU
Invitational.
Field events begin at 1 a.m., with
*nning events following at 12:30
P.m.
In the last two scored meets
between the two, Michigan has
ended up on the short end.
Although the teams are probably
getting tired of following each other
around, Michigan coach Jack Harvey
admits that the stiff competition has
been healthy.
"In many cases, the competition
had a positive effect," Harvey
said.
Tomorrow's meet will be open,
which means that competitors will
only run against the clock, not each
other.
With the meet falling just one
week before many schools' confer-
ence championships, the field will
be mixed.
Some of the competitors will not
decided until the day of the meet.
ere will be schools from the Mid-
American Conference, Big Ten, as
well as colleges from Canada and
some Division II programs from
Michigan.
Because the meet comes just one
week before many conference cham-
pionships, the Division I schools,
including Michigan, will most likely
have fewer entrants than normal.
Harvey estimates that he will send
half to three-quarters of the
Wolverines.
Because the MAC Championships
are also next weekend, Harvey
doubts Eastern will have its full ros-
ter competing.
The Wolverines are coming off a
second-place finish last weekend at
the Central Collegiate
Championships. The highlights were
few and far between - Michigan
only captured two victories.
Junior Don MacLaughlin won the
800 yards, and the distance medley,
comprised of MacLaughlin, seniors
Scott MacDonald and Neil Gardner
along with freshman Jay Cantin fin-
ished first.
Their medley time was low
enough for a provisional qualifying
spot for the NCAA Indoor
Championships.
As a whole, the team didn't run
well last week, and Harvey thinks
that a week of rest is just what some
runners need.
"We didn't run that well last week
in East Lansing," Harvey said. "I
think we're going to rest several of
the runners."
One of the decisions still pending
involves the status of senior hurdler
Neil Gardner, who is nursing a sore
groin.
Last week, Gardner had his four-
week undefeated streak snapped as
he finished second behind Greg
Richardson of Central Michigan.
Not all of the runners will be rest-
ing at home. Harvey is sending
McLaughlin and MacDonald to run
the mile.
"That race (mile) should be the
best one of the day," Harvey said.
Although this week's meet is filled
with scattered entrants from various
schools, it is an important week. This
week involves a lot of strategy from
the coaching staff to decide who to
run and who to rest.
"Those that will rest, we'll look
for their best performances next
week at Big Tens," Harvey said.
'M' hoops cleared
From Staff Reports
After almost a year of keeping its collective fingers
crossed, the Michigan men's basketball team is in the
clear.
According to reports in the Detroit Free Press and The
Ann Arbor News, the University's athletic department has
concluded its in-house investigation and says that no team
member received money from a booster or professional
agent to acquire new automobiles.
The investigation also said that none of the team's
coaches offered any recruiting benefits to help the players
obtain automobiles.
The investigation stems from an incident last year when
Maurice Taylor crashed his 1996 Ford Explorer Limited at
5 a.m. on US-23 last Feb. 17.
Taylor, along with teammates Robert Traylor, Louis
Bullock, Ron Oliver and Willie Mitchell, were lucky to
survive, let alone avoid any major injuries, when he fell ,
asleep at the wheel while returning from a party in Detroit.:
Then Flint Northern senior Mateen Cleaves, who was on
a recruiting trip to Ann Arbor, was also in the car.
The investigation was conducted at the urging of the
NCAA enforcement staff, which received the University's
report on Tuesday.
Immediately following the accident, Michigan admitted
to violating an NCAA rule which forbids taking a recruit
more than 30 miles from campus. Michigan stopped
recruiting Cleaves, who ultimately signed with Michigan
State.
Scott MacDonald and the rest Michigan men's track team is off to face Eastern Michigan this weekend
for the fourth meeting between the two teams this season. With the Big Ten championships looming on
the horizon for the following week, Michigan coach Jack Harvey will not send a full roster to Ypsilanti.
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