10 - Th(, %', chr Y 'Wednesday, October 1, 1997 Pair of runners named Athletes of the Month From Staff Reports Two Michigan runners have been named the men's and women's Big Ten cross country athletes of the month for September. Junior All-American John Mortimer and junior Kate McGregor took the honors. The defending Big Ten and NCAA District IV cham- pion, Mortimer began the 1997 season with a win at the prestigious Jayhawk Invitational in Lawrence, Kan., on Sept. 13. He won the 8,000-meter race in 25:19. He followed that up with a second-place showing at the Illinois Invitational on Sept. 27, completing the 10,000-meter run in 30:15 in tandem with Michigan fifth-year senior The Mortimer File 1997 Big Ten track and field championships: 1st in 3,000-meter, steeplechase and 10,000-meter run NCAA championships 2nd in 5,000-meter, 3rd in 3,000-steeplechase Kevin Sullivan. "We are very, very good," men's coach Ron Warhurst said. "We are six weeks ahead of conditioning from where we were last year. Last year, Mortimer ran 30:36 on the same course at the district meet and that was in November." The 1995 Big Ten.Freshman of the Year, McGregor led the Wolverines in two of their three meets in September, winning both contests. She won the Spartan Invitational on Sept. 20 with a time of 17:20.10, out-pacing the com- petition by 20 seconds. She was also victorious at the William & Mary Invitational on Sept. 27, winning by eight seconds in 16:57. The McGregor File 1997 Big Ten Track and Field Championships: 4th in 5,000-meter, 3rd in 3,000-meter and 1.500-meter NCAA Championships 8th in 3000-meter WARREN ZINN/Daily Junior runner KatIe McGregor was named cross-country Athlete of the Month by the Big Ten, yesterday ... ... so was Michigan compatriot John Mortimer. Continued from Page9 Unity is an e sfential element of success in this sport, and Labadie said that the squad is a close-knit group, poised for victory. "We have had excellent team unity off the bat, and it feels like we've been together for years," she said. "We are ready to meet the goals that have been laid out." Despite their early optimism, the team will have to play the fall season without senior Capt in Jeannette Stawski, who is sidelined with back problems. Rothstein said he hopes that Stawski will be able to return for the spring se'aon after she reha- bilitates from surgery. Continued from Page 9 H awkeyes are the team to beat this sea- son. "Going over to Columbus is not one of the nicest things that can happen to a football coach," Fry said. "We're honored to have a chance to play Ohio State, but to say we are real excited would be overdoing it. "We're smart enough to know that Ohio State is the defending Rose Bowl champion. We're going to have to step it up a level to make the game interest- ing." Hmmm ... interesting might just be Schedule Recent player suspensions cripple UCLA basketball team Today Voleyball vs. Nort hwestern, Cliff Keen Arena, 7 p~m. Thursday Women's tennis at ITA Clay Court Championships, all day Friday soccer at Minnesota, Minneapolis, 3 p.m. Men's tpennis at Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N.C. all day Women's tennis at Eck Classic, South Bend, all day Volleyball at Michigan State (Rock the House), East Lansing, 7 p.m. Saturday Football at Indiana.Bloomington, 1230 p-m. Hockey Blue/White game, Yost Arena, 7 p.m. Field Hockey vs. St. Louis, Ocker Field.' 12 p.m. Men's tennis at Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N.C, all dlay Women's tennis at Eck Classic, South Bend, Ind., all day Men's cross country at Montana invitational, Missoula, Mont., 11 a.m. Crew at Head of the Ohio, Pittsburgh, all day 1 the understatement of the year. Here's a possible scenario: An Iowa win this weekend sends the Buckeyes with one loss to play No. 2 Penn State in Happy Valley next week. If Ohio State wins that one, you are looking at Iowa as the early front runner for the Rose Bowl. But bear in mind that the week following the Ohio State-Penn State matchup, Iowa rolls into Michigan Stadium, where the Wolverines have a shot at being unde- feated after playing Indiana and Northwestern. Whatever happens that weekend remains to be seen, but it is possible that by the third week in October, every Big Ten team, with the possible exception of Michigan State, may have at least one loss. Now that's interesting. So in a matter of three weeks, the run for the Roses may hit a few detours. Although his team is not con- tending for the Rose Bowl or any bowl at this point, Indiana coach Cam Cameron said it best, "Competing in this league is the No. 1 challenge, especially in a league that's young and may be as good as any league in the country. This league poses its own problems." - Danielle Runiore can be reached via e-mail at drunore ยง4umich.edu. LOS ANGELES (AP) - The way things are going, UCLA might not have enough players to field a team when the basketball season begins in two months. And, this was a team hoping to con- tend for a national championship. It still might, but not if swingman Kris Johnson and center Jelani McCoy aren't a part of it. Johnson and McCoy, who helped the Bruins reach the Midwest Regional finals in March, were suspend- ed indefinitely Monday for violation of athletic department policies. The suspensions were announced 10 days after the family of freshman Schea Cotton learned that the NCAA's Eligibility Clearinghouse had invalidated the SAT score he earned in June to estab- lish his eligibility. Cotton figured to have a lot of playing time in the upcoming season. The Long Beach Press-Telegram reported Tuesday that Johnson and McCoy have tested positive for marijua- na usage "on more than one occasion" during their stints at the school which, at least in part, led to the suspensions. Student-athletes at NCAA member institutions are subject to random drug testing throughout the school year. The Press-Telegram also quoted sources as saying there had been concern in the UCLA athletic department over Johnson's involvement in a few fights in his three years at the school, the most recent being with UCLA freshman point guard Earl Watson during the summer. It was not known what role, if any, that had in his suspension. UCLA said in a statement issued Monday, there is a pos- sibility that Johnson and McCoy might be reinstated later, and it also said univer- sity policy precludes discussion of details regarding the suspension. UCLA sports information director Marc Dellins refused comment on the Press-Telegram story. "We won't comment on any specula- tion in any of the media;" Dellins said. "The two young men have a right to their privacy, and it's unfortunate that people feel the need to speculate on the reasons for the suspension." Dellins also wouldn't speculate as to whether the two players might be rein- stated or when such a development might take place. Johnson, a 6-foot-4 senior, played in 31 games last season despite being both- ered by a nagging ankle injury. He aver- aged 10.3 points and led the Pac-10 in free-throw percentage at 83.5. McCoy, a 6-9 1/2 junior, set a Pac-10 record by making 75.6 percent of his field-goal attempts. He averaged 10. points and 6.5 rebounds while blocking 61 shots. Without Johnson and McCoy, UCLA has only two players with extensive expe- rience on their roster - seniors Toby Bailey and J.R. Henderson. Also return- ing from last year's team is guard Brandon Lloyd, who played in 30 games as a reserve, and Sean Farnham, who played in just nine games. Incoming scholarship freshmen a point guards Baron Davis and Watson, shooting guard Rico Hines, swingman Bill Knight and forward Travis Reed. Also, the Bruins will have transfer Kevin Daley, a forward who sat out last year after playing at Nevada for one sea- son. The Bruins were 24-8 last season, Steve Lavin's first as a head coach on any level, and won their third straight Pac-10 championship. Had they beatec Minnesota in the Midwest Regionai final, they would have reached the Final Four, but they lost 80-72. S YOU DEMAN[ SPEED, AND ) POWER, MOBI LTY. Save another Color StyleWriter' 4500 Now $314* BEFORE REBATE $50 cash back* $300 cash back* Power Macintoshf 6500/250 32/4GB/12XCD/L2/Zip Drive/Ethernet/Kbd Monitor sold separately Now $1,947 (or $36/month)** BEFORE REBATE WANT SOME CAS TO GO WITH THI Now is the right time to get an Apple Power Macintosh or PowerBook. Because in addition to getting the computer that lets you do more than you can imagine, you can save big time. 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