The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 5, 1997 - 15 ool records, victories mark women results By Una Subramunian Daily Sports Writer A lifetime best, two pool records and a handful of victories were the results of the first day of a three-day tournament for the Michigan women's swimming team. And that's on an off day. The flu-ridden Wolverines traveled to South Bend yester- day to partake in the Notre Dame Invitational against Syracuse, Notre Dame and Ohio University. While the team usually relies on its stars -such as Shannon Shakespeare and Jen Eberwein - for this meet, at least, times ve changed. The Wolverines were led by a stellar perfor- 'ance from Jennifer Arndt. She swam her career-best in the 500-yard freestyle, knocking eight seconds off her previous record. "She was absolutely outstanding," Michigan coach Jim Richardson said. "To knock off that much time is a really great sign of progress." The time of 4:58 was good enough for second place. In the 200 and 400 free relays, the Wolverines set pool records. This happened even though one of Michigan's top swimmers, Talor Bendel, was sick and not even expected to vim. "Talor swam well considering her illness,' Richardson said. "She had a great leg in the 200 and swam anchor in the 400." Freshman Kasey Harris was once again impressive. In one of the major meets of the season, she won the 200 individual medley. "Kasey's a very talented swimmer;' Richardson said. "She's gaining more and more confidence as the season progresses." The Wolverines were also victorious in the 50 free. While none of the times were NCAA qualifiers, the Wolverines came pretty close. "They made some of the consideration cuts in both relays, d the 200 IM," said diving coach Richard Kimball. "There are a lot of people sick, so they're swimming really well. A meet like this with qualifying in the morning and the event finals in the afternoon is pretty exhausting. It's a lot of swim- ming in a little amount of time." It was an impressive performance on a day when Shakespeare, a former Olympian, was in Ann Arbor taking an exam. Eberwein, a U.S. national team member, was still recov- eing from an illness. 'M' swimmers compete in Above: The Michigan women's swim- ming team blast- ed to two team pool records in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays ar the Notre Dame invitational. KELLY McKINNELL/Daly Right: Mike McWha and the Michigan men's swimming team competed In the individual-based U.S Open. Several Wolverines used the meet as a tune-jp for the World Championships in mid-January. FILE PHOTO tune-up meet By Mask Francescutti Daily Sports Writer The members of the Michigan men's swimming team went to the U.S. Open in Indianapolis to get some idea of what the future holds. That future, specifically, is the the FINA World Championships in Perth, Australia, Jan. 12-18. Yesterday, the Wolverines had their last chance this year to warm-up for the second-biggest competition of the season. And for those interested, they did so with correctly colored maize-and-blue warm-ups. The individual-based U.S. Open brings some of the best swimmers from around the world to compete in a lower-pres- sure meet. The tournament is also a time for scouting the competition. One competitor that the Wolverines know well is former Michigan star and Olympic gold medalist Tom Dolan. He churned out top-10 times in several events of the preliminary rounds. Dolan wasn't invincible, however. Senior Owen von Richter, who needed a superb perfor- mance to qualify for World Championships, showed the world that he will be a force next month; Von Richter convincingly won the 400-meter freestyle in the preliminary rounds, the only Wolverine who finished in the top five. Dolan finished eighth. Other Wolverines in the top 20 were sophomore Mike McWha (6th), junior Tom Malchow (11th) and junior Andy Potts (16th). Senior Ryan Papa earned a sixth-place finish in the 200-meter backstroke. Senior Derya Buyukuncu finished 16th. Other encouraging performances came from junior Jeff Flermoen and freshman Scott Werner, who earned top-20 times in the 100-meter breastroke. Other events weren't so kind to the Wolverines. Both Papa and Buyukuncu were dis- qualified in the 50-meter free, leaving no other Wolverines to place. Signs of Michigan dominance didn't show in the 200- meter individual medley either. Only Scott Werner placed in the top 40. David Stephens finished 44th. Dolan, however, kept up his spectacular day by placing eighth in the prelimi- nary rounds. Two more days of warming-up and scouting are ahead for the Wolverines before they take a month break preparing for the world championships. 'M' hoops to play Fla. A&M By Andy Itatack Daily Sports Writer When the Michigan women's basketball team travels to the Ronald McDonald Classic this week- end, its game plan will be remarkably similar to one of the fast food chain's marketing schemes: go with the super-size. So far this season, Michigan's superior post play has made opposing teams' lives very difficult. Paced by senior center Pollyanna Johns, Michigan (5-1) has made a habit of getting the ball down low, resulting in easy baskets for the bigger Wolverines. Michigan hopes to continue such domination under the basket Saturday, when it meets Florida A&M (2-1) in the first round of the weekend tour- nament, hosted by Duke in Durham, N.C. In the Wolverines' five games this season, they have outrebounded their opponents in every game but one. During those games, Johns or fellow front- line mate Tiffany Willard was the game's leading rebounder in every contest. Michigan's strong post play has made an impres- sion on Florida A&M coach Claudette Farmer, whose Rattlerettes boast considerable size of their own. With three players taller than 6-foot-2, Farmer believes her post players can contain Michigan. "We know they're a very athletic team, and are especially strong in the post with Pollyanna,' Farmer said. "But we feel we might be able to match up well with them.' In three games this season, Florida A&M's Teresa Jenkins, 6-6, is averaging 10 points and 8.3 rebounds. Six-foot-three senior Shantell Jackson and 6-2 freshman Tomekia Peterson also combine to give the four-time Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions a very formidable frontline. The backcourt may be a different story, however. No player on the Rattlerettes has more assists than turnovers, and the team does not have a single upper- classman at the guard position. Michigan will probably look to exploit that weak- ness with the slashing guard play of Anne Thorius and Ann Lemire, both of whom are averaging more than three assists per game. "The backcourt is definitely where we are weak- er;' Farmer said. "Michigan is more experienced and talented in that area." Tournament play has been kind to the Wolverines, who-have jumped out to a fast start this season. Michigan has played in three tournaments the last three weekends, capturing the championship at the Felpausch Tournament and the consolation champi- onship at the Florida International Thanksgiving Tournament. The McDonald's Classic should be the toughest of the lot for the Wolverines. Florida A&M has suffered only 22 losses in the last three seasons, making the Rattlerettes a tough first-round opponent. Lurking in the other half of the bracket is No. 15 Duke, who faces a first-round matchup with Ohio University. "There are some really good teams in this tourna- ment, and it should be interesting to see how we respond," Farmer said. ' .N DAILY SPORTS S.COOL AND STUFF! T-SHIRT PRINTING LOWEST PRICES! HIGHESTQUALI1'Y! FASTESTSERVICE! * 1002 PONTIAC TR. g 94-1367 Wing sMania brings Hockeytowno to Online Shopping Perfect gifts for hockey fans. lust in time for the holidays... MALLORY S.E. FLOYD/Daily Slashing Michigan guard Anne Thorius and the rest of the Wolverines will play in their third tournament of the season morrow, meeting Florida A&M in the first round of the McDonald's Classic. LAKCERS Continued from Page 13 knows there's a bit more at stake than just a normal game, but he'll handle that." The. Wolverines will need more than Turco and Herr to play well if *ey are going to come away with a victory. Abel Arena is one of the toughest, most intimidating places to play in the CCHA. "I like playing in tough buildings like Lake State," Hayes said. 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