10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 21, 1997 Michigan rowers turn heads at Head of the Charles By Peter Romer-Friedman For the Daily The overcast and windy weather in Boston this past weekend stirred up the waters of the Charles River, where the 33rd running of the world's largest two-day rowing event, the Head of the Charles Regatta, took place. The Michigan crew team raced Saturday and Sunday, finishing 13th among an exclu- sive group of 50 club, national and university crew teams. Out of all colleges and universi- ties, Michigan placed seventh. Brown was the first university boat to cross the finish line. "I'm very happy with our performance," rower Tina Stutzman said. "It's a step in the right direction. We beat a lot of schools we had never beat before. It was an excellent showing for the fall." Michigan coach Mark Rothstein was satis- fied with his team and is looking forward to the next race. "I felt pretty good about how we did," Rothstein said. "We've picked up speed since two weeks ago. To finish seventh is a pretty good showing and puts us in a good position for the spring season." Captain Lisa Labadie said her teammates were mentally focused this weekend and are improving every day. The average strokes per minute rate increased by two to three strokes. "In our first race we rowed a 28, and now we rowed a 30 or 31," Labadie said, "We were able to bring strokes per minute up well .and with good power and ratio." At the Head of the Charles Regatta, crew teams start at 15 second intervals and the team that finishes the three-mile course the fastest obtains the title of "Head of the Charles." Freshman rower Melanie Duncan was blown away by the 5,400 participants in Head of the Charles and the large Michigan fan base. "It was so great this weekend," Duncan said. "There were so many people watching and so many (rowers) in the boats. On every bridge there were people shouting 'Go blue, go blue, go Michigan."' Even the senior captain Labadie admired the size and significance of the event. "It's like rowing through a football stadi- um," Labadie said. "It's a humongous event. It's the largest sporting event in North America." According to Labadie, the Wolverines have a great deal of pride and desire to succeed in it's second year of existence. "Our coach said it best," Labadie said. "When he looks around he sees a lot of ind' vidual pride. When you put those individual together, not much can go wrong. "We have excellent tools with individuals who have the hunger to make Michigan crew history and create a legacy for the future." SPARTANS Continued from Page 9 the coaches wanting to emphasize the "just-another- game" philosophy, should reach a new level when the players hit the field today. Both teams will get a little more antsy during drills and scrimmages, meaning that a few fights are liable to break out as a result of the over-anxiety. "These are games that are almost fun to prepare for," Copenhaver said. "These are the games you wait the whole year for." INJURY UPDATE: Coming into last week's game against Iowa, Michigan, as only Carr could effectively put it, was "pretty banged up." Fortunately for him, many of his fallen Wolverines are on the mend. Fullback Chris Floyd and cornerback Andre Weathers, who both sat out the Iowa game, will be ready to go this Saturday. As for the ones who got hurt last week, tailback Chris Howard, who sustained rib damage and was taken to the hospital right before halftime, is still listed as question- able. His status will be re-evaluated today. After spraining his ankle on what he called a "freak play" near the end of the game, Jansen said that he will be fine by this weekend. "No matter how bad it hurts," Jansen said, "nothing is going to keep me out of this game." Blue displays Olympian effort By Dan Lehv Daily Sports Writer Some collegiate athletes would find themselves over- whelmed playing at the site of the 1996 Olympics. Not the members of the Michigan men's tennis team. This weekend, Michigan dominated the Georgia Tech Fall Classic in Stone Mountain, Ga., at the tennis site used for last year's Olympic Games. Michigan coach Brian Eisner was pleased with team's play. The results were similar to those two weeks ago when Michigan played well at the Tar Heel Invitational. "This tournament was very similar to the North Carolina tournament," Eisner said. "We were not expecting the compe- tition to be as strong at Georgia Tech, but it was very strong. I was extremely pleased with the results." Sophomore John Long was impressive, winning five sin- gles matches to reach the finals of the Flight B draw. Long was able to survive three-set matches in both the third round and quarterfinals. He then disposed of Tennessee's Kasper Rasmussen, 7-6, 6-0, in the semifinals. In the finals, Long won the first set against Jan Pollmueller of UNC-Greensboro, 7-6. But Pollmueller fought back and was able to win the last two sets, 7-5, 6-0, to defeat Long. Long was just one of the standouts for Michigan, especial- ly in singles play. Eisner cited a good start as key t Michigan's success. "We won eight of nine singles matches on the first day, which really set the tone for the entire tournament," Eisner said. Despite losing in the first round of the Flight A singles draw, senior David Paradzik was able to reach the semifinals in the consolation draw. Junior William Farrah also played well in Flight A, reaching the quarterfinals. Each of the three matches he won went to three sets. Michigan was impressive in three-set matches, winning nine and losing only two. Eisner hopes the team continues the trend. "We had a number of tough three-set matches that we won, which is a good sign early on in the season," Eisner said. In the doubles portion of the tournament, Michigan entered two teams. Paradzik and Farrah combined to reach the semi- finals in Flight B. Sophomore Matt Wright and junior Jake Raiton reached the third round of Flight A before being knocked out. Michigan played the tournament minus two injured seniors, Arvid Swan and Brook Blain. Swan and Blain will have some time to heal before the team's next tournament, the Rol4 Region IV Championships in Champaign, Ill., on Oct. 31. MARGARET MYERS1 Daly Junior William Farah reached the Flight A quarterfinals of the Georgia Tech Fall Classic by winning three three-set match- es. Farah also made the semifinals of Flight B doubles. r__-_______ You were always different. Smarter. Something is happening out-there. 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The left wing was selected in the first round of the 1994 NHL Draft by the Dallas Stars and was signed to a three- year deal after graduation in May. GOODBYE, STREAK: One of the most remarkable streaks in college hockey has gone by the wayside. Michigan's 36-game home winning streak was snapped on Friday night by Colgate. The Wolverines' last loss at Yost was nearly two years ago - Oct. 20, 1995, to Western Michigan, 7-2. Since then, the Wolverines have dominated in Ann Arbor, outscoring opponents 240-55 and only trailing for 32:15. A NIGHT IN THE BOx: The penalty summary on the score sheet after Saturday's game looked like each team's roster. Eleven penalties were called in the first period alone - seven on Colgate and four on Michigan. A total of 22 penalties were whistled in the game total- ing 50 minutes of time in the box. "I'd rather have it like that than like (Friday) night when you're getting hauled down and slashed and not getting called for it, Muckalt said. 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