MEN'S BASKETBALL (1) KANSAS 104, Oklahoma State 72 (2) WAKE FOREST 55, (7) Clemson 49 (3) Minnesota 70, PURDUE 67 (4) KENTUCKY 84, Louisiana State 48 (9) IOWA STATE 87, Missouri 59 GEORGIA 77, (12) S. Carolina 74 OKLAHOMA 91, (15) Colorado 66 (16) N. Carolina 45, N.C. STATE 44 PITTSBURGH 95, (18) Villanova 89 (19) XAVIER 79, Dayton 53 WISCONSIN 62, (20) Illinois 45 (21) Texas Tech 80, TEXAS A&M 65 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (11) Texas 82, BAYLOR 71 (14) Kansas 79, OKLAHOMA ST. 76 (16) TEX. TECH 75, Texas A&M 46 (17) N. DAME 91, Boston College 64 (18) DUKE 96, N. Carolina State 95 KANSAS STATE 47, (23) Nebraska 45 Thursday February 13, 1997 9A 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- See TRACK, Page 11A] 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. I. 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