4'77 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Detroit 12, ATLANTA 4 CHICAGO CUBS 10, Minnesota 6 CLEVELAND 7. Pittsburgh 3 CINCINNATI 6 Kansas City 3, ST. LOUIS 4, Chicago White Sox 2 HOUSTON 4, Milwaukee 0 MONTREAL 1, Boston 0 PHILADELPHIA 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 FLORIDA 7, Baltimore 6 N.Y. METS 4, Toronto 2 Los Angeles at TEXAS, inc. San Francisco at OAKLAND, inc. San Diego at SEATTLE, inc. 4 Thursday 12A ~ City ~ FLORIDA 7. Seotember 4. 12A - . - - b v jansen, Mayes named co-captains for M' football Off and running 0 Sullivan back Bar Alan Goidenbach Diy Sports Editor "Junior tackle Jon Jansen and senior indbacker Eric Mayes have been voted captains of the Michigan foot- 10 team, coach Lloyd Carr announced this week. "Michigan captains are selected by their teammates on the basis of ability at their position, courage, enthusiasm k and outstanding leadership qualities," Carr said. "The fact that the captains are .voted on by their teammates makes it the finest honor a Michigan man can receive." Jansen, a preseason All-America candidate, was an All-Big Ten selec- tion last year by both the coaches and the: media. He has started in all 25 ga'es of his Michigan career. He was recr4ited as a tight end but moved to right tackle after being redshirted as a freshman in 1994. 'Peing named captain is the 2jeat- *est honor for me in sports," Jansen said. "To be elected by your peers to lead them into battle is one of the greatest honors anyone can have, esecially at the University of Michigan." The selection of Mayes may come as a surprise to the casual fan, since he has yet to start a game in his two years at Michigan. He transferred from Xavier (La.), a school without a foot- ball team, and walked on to the team 1during spring practice in 1995. p1iwas able to work hard and gain 7Portunities ," Mayes said. "The to lead men' s cross country *1 coaches gave me an opportunity to play, they gave me an opportunity to work hard and gave me a chance to just get in. "From these opportunities, I was able to take advantage of that and gain respect from my peers." Mayes, now in his final year of eli- gibility, made a splash the last two years as a special teams player. He will replace the graduated two-time captain Jarrett Irons, not only in the leadership slot, but in his on-the-field position as well. Mayes will line up at inside linebacker, next to All-America hopeful Sam Sword. "It is a great honor," Mayes said. "First of all to have your teammates, your peers, the guys who you depend upon the most and the guys you want to respect the most, to feel that you are capable to lead the team and co-lead the team and be a captain - is a great bonor at Michigan." Jansen and Mayes comprise the fifth set of co-captains native to Michigan since Bo Schembechler cre- ated co-captaincies in 1970. The last such pair was linebacker Steve Morrison (Birmingham) and receiver Walter Smith (Detroit) in 1994. Jansen calls Clawson home, where he caught a school-record 31 passes his senior year for Clawson High School. Mayes is originally from Kalamazoo, where he earned eight varsity letters in football, basketball and track at Portage Northern High School. 'f By Jacob R. Wheeler Daily Sports Writer 4 t' In the epic story that is Michigan men's cross coun- _ try coach Ron Warhurst's 23-year tenure, a climax is approaching. All signs point to this year's Wolverines eclipsing their best season in school history. Two names firmly back up that bold statement: senior Kevin Sullivan and junior John Mortimer. Sullivan is right back on track two years after he won the Big Ten championship and finished in the top 10 at nationals for the third consecutive year. The Canadian,- who broke his homeland's record in the 1,500-meter run this summer in Stuttgart, Germany, is fully recov- ered from the bursitis that plagued his achilles tendon and forced him to sit out last year's cross country sea- son. Mortimer picked up almost all the slack in Sullivan's absence. The New Hampshire native won Big Tens last year and also took the cake in almost every regular sea- son meet. Thus, Michigan faces a mathematical dilemma. Both runners are trying to defend their Big Ten crown. But only one can win. The best competition Michigan faces in some meets this year will be its own. Warhurst thinks that put this year's Wolverines in a class above any other team that ever sauntered through Ann Arbor. "I'm thinking right now it is" the best, Warhurst said. "I've got two returning Big Ten champs. No other team in Michigan history has ever had that before, because only one guy can win per year." Warhurst's squads have made the trip to the national' championship annually in recent history. Michigan's best showing came in 1992 when the Wolverines sur- ' See HARRIERS, Page 14A A I I FILE PHOTO/Daily Michigan cross country runner Kevin Sullivan returns after missing last season with bursitis in his ankle. He Is back to anchor what is expected to be one of the better teams in Michigan history. II 'M' harriers travel north for preseason camp ,. By Chris Farah and Jacob R. Wheeler Daily Sports Writers Kids are never too old for summer camp - even if they happen to be grown college students, running cross country for one of the nation's premier pro- grams. That's why Michigan men's cross country coach Ron Warhurst and women's coach Mike McGuire took their squads up to Northern Michigan last week for their annual preseason training camps. Getting away from the hustle and bustle of Ann Arbor the week before the beginning of classes allowed the runners to immerse themselves in five days of intensive training on the trails of Glen Arbor, a town in the Leelanau Peninsula. Considering that the Wolverines' season begins Saturday, the training was well-needed. , The Wolverines stayed on the campus of the Leelanau School, a boarding school on Lake Michigan. The runners took advantage of the beau- tiful setting, plunging into icy Lake Michigan after workouts and playing volleyball on the beaches. Despite the fun times that came with the northern excursion, it wasn't just a tanning opportunity. Living in rustic cabins out in the woods allowed the men and women harriers to bond with each other. Each day consisted of early morning warm-up runs and grueling afternoon workouts on the dirt roads of Leelanau County. Every run was followed by team swims in the frigid lake. The Wolverines attested to Lake Michigan's healing powers after long workouts. "It beats us up because the training is really tough," senior Kevin Sullivan said. "But we have a great time. This is good for team bonding.' While physical preparation is a big factor in the preseason camp, team chemistry may be the biggest reason for each team's getaway. The hectic life on campus doesn't leave a lot of time for reflection and group dynamics. "Everybody's together," Warhurst said. "They're talking about running, and they're talking about, their goals 24 hours a day. When we get back to campus, everybody's social life is dictated by what they do in practice from 3 to 5:30 p.m." Warhurst initiated the preseason getaway six years ago in order to help his team focus on the upcoming season. Since then, the women harriers and the Michigan volleyball team also have taken part in week-long sessions at the Leelanau School. "Ann Arbor can be quite hectic this time of the year because of the massive amounts of people in town," Warhurst said. "It's kind of nice to get away from that, because we're going to have to go back and face it for the next nine months. This is a nice enclosed area where we can really focus on what. we're doing." The training will soon come in handy. The See CAMP, Page 14A 0 FILEtvOO/ualy Jon Jansen and Eric Mayes replace Jarrett irons and Rod Payne as captains of the Michigan football team. _I You've got a new home, --o. you need to decorate! 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