12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 25, 1997 'M' golf battles Big Ten By Rick Harpster and Kevin Rosenfield For the Daily The Michigan men's golf team travels to East Lansing this weekend for the Northern Intercollegiate, a fall preview of the Big Ten championships. Competing on the par-72, 7,003-yard Forest Akers West Golf Course, Michigan will battle an 18-team field that includes the entire Big Ten. "It will be the first meaningful touma- ment for us from the standpoint of dis- trict play," Michigan coach Jim Carras said. "This should be a good measuring stick for what we can expect." Aside from their conference competi- tion, the Wolverines will get a preview of another kind. The 1998 Big Ten championships will be held on the same course next May. "We're a young, inexperienced team with a lot of uncertainty," sophomore Scott Hayes said. "But we've got a chance this weekend to show that we can compete in the Big Ten." Two weeks ago in Minneapolis, the Wolverines kicked off their season with a ninth-place finish in the competitive 12-team ReliaStar Invitational. "Based on how we played last time, my expectations are higher than what they were going into the ReliaStar," Carras said. "We showed that we have the ability to get scores of around 294 and be competitive." Although the Wolverines have one tournament under their belt, they still have some unanswered questions that they hope to solve this weekend. Finishing 15th overall in Minneapolis, Kevin Vernick solidified his place beside returnee Michael Harris as a team leader, but the rest of the team remains unset- tled. Carras emphasized that he plans to use the upcoming tournament to name a' permanent five-man varsity team. "When we get back to Ann Arbor Sunday night, we should know the five guys who will represent us for the remainder of the season," Carras said. Fresh offtheir trip to Minnesota, Hams, Vernick, Hayes and Keith Hinton will again represent the Wolverines this week- end. The lone change in the lineup is the addition of Kevin Hinton, Keith's broth- er, who replaces Kevin Harris. "Kevin (Hinton) was within a couple shots of going with us to Minnesota and has really played well in practice recent- ly," Carras said. "He has definitely earned this opportunity." Women's golf copes. with growing pains By David Stemr For The Daily Following a lackluster performance in last weekend's Lady Northern Intercollegiate Tournament at Penn. State, the Michigan women's golf team wll'try to bounce back this weekend fwhen It hosts the Wolverine Invitat(onal. With five freshmen on its squad, Michigan is struggling due to a lack of experience. . "I got a lot of experience in junior golf, so I am used to the competition," freshman Trish Watkins said. "However, a lot of the freshmen are just starting to get oriented to the colle- giate game." One of the reasons that the freshmen may be struggling is that they are get- ting used to college life at the same time they are trying to improve their TO golf games. Watkins, for one, has had d to deal with a lack of down time. "There is no time for relaxation," she said. "I'i etr iii class, studying, or playing g vbody takes a real beatingbut hin order to play golf atthis le After finisii4 a ppointig 14 out of1 i l last mong the Big Ten sckVt Michiga will" look for help frowrte f coursehey know so well "We should iveai l stipng tour- FILE PHO The Michigan men's golf team and the rest of the teams from the conference hea to East Lansing this weekend for the Northern intercollegiate, a virtual preview of the Big Ten championships. nament because we have the advantage of competing on a course that we play on everyday," Watkins said. This tournament is bigger than most for the Wolverines because it is the* only home meet of the year. Michigan will look for help from its top player, junior Sharon Park, who has led the team in scoring in the first two tournaments. The Wolverines will also look for leader- ship from their two seniors, Nicole Green and Laura Hess. If the Wolverines are to win their first-ever Big Ten title, they are going to have to improve a great deal. The were beaten at last weekend's tourn ment by 88 strokes at the hands of their biggest rival, Ohio State. The closest they came to any Big Ten school was Illinois, which beat the Wolverines by I I strokes. While Michigan has struggled early, it does have the advantage of being such a young team. There is a lot of room for improvement, and the Wolverines just have to hope that t freshmen will be ready to go whet the Big Ten championship rolls around in May. The one great thing about young ath- letes is that they have a short memory. The young Wolverines will try and make this statement come true this weekend. their three losses came against Ball State and North Carolina - the same two teams that handed Michigan its two loss es. Probably the most interesting aspect of the match up will be that the game fea- tures the Big Ten's leading scorers. Michigan senior Julie Flaclis leads the conference with 15 goals and 32 points. Iowa junior Kerry Lessard is close behind her with 12 goals and 26 points. Northwestern will probably present Michigan with much less of a challenge but Michigan coach Marcia Pankra. said the Wolverines have to work on many dimensions of their game. "Our game between the 25-yard mark is outstanding," Pankratz said. "We are just not finishing our plays and convert- ing our penalty corners." HAW Continued rpt$I k the defending 'i en champions in 31 meetings, include 14 in Ann Arbor. But this yearis different. For the first time since ti& NCAA recognized women's tbletics in 1982, the Hawkeyes(3-3) ,are not ranked in the NCAA to2p., In c t, 4 w Big Ten schools with fielA'hocke,6ograms, Northwestern is the only der;xnked team. But Michigan knows that;Iowa will come to play despite what ay poll says. The Hawkeyesjhave only lost 19 match- es in the conference history. Both teams seem to be coming into the game with the same momentum. While Iowa, has a .500 record, two of I TISCH - HUMANITIES SEMINAR 4 UNIVERSITY O F MICHIGAN Thursday 25 September 1997 I o' The Future of the Humanities: High Culture and Popular Culture " Panel Discussion " Rackham Amphitheatre -11:00 am John D'Arms President of the American Council of Learned Societies Domna Stanton Professor of Romance Languages and Women's Studies Thomas Trautmann Mary Fair Croushore Professor, Director of the Institute of the Humanities and Professor of History and Anthropology Tisch Hall Dedication - between Angell Hall & Haven Hall - 12:30 pm Reception follows Public welcome Presented by College of Literature, Science & the Arts iI, 4 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowships in Biological Sciences 1998 Competition 80 fellowships will be awarded for full-time study toward the Ph.D or Sc.D. degree in cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, structural biology, epidemiology, or mathematical biology. Fellowship terms " Three-year initial awards, with two-year extension possible Eligibility Less than one year of post- baccalaureate graduate study in biology: college seniors; first year graduate students; M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., students or professionals $15,000 annual stipend $15,000 annual cost-of- education allowance If an M.D./Ph.D. student: not in a funded program No citizenship requirements: U.S. citizens may study abroad; others must study in the United States n n n Cr harinhs i . i