8B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - January 12, 1998 Wrestlers drop three matches on the road By Evan Braunstein Daily Sports \riter The Michigan wrestling team traveled to the East Coast this past weekend hoping to uphold its No. 4 national rank, but instead returned home still look- ing for answers. The Wolverines struggled in all three of their meets, losing to lower-ranked opponents. The team dropped hard-fought matches to unranked -Iofstra and 12th-ranked Lehigh on Saturday after falling to No. 6 Penn State on Friday. Still regrouping from the death of teammate Jefferey Reese, the Wolverines needed a spark to rekindle what looked to be one of the most promis- ing seasons in many years. Victories in these three matches could have given the team exactly that. The losses give the Wolverines an 0-1 record in the Big Ten and drops them to 2-4 overall -- not nearly what they expected two months ago. "Being ranked fourth in the country and then los- ing to teams we shouldn't be losing to - it's frus- trating," Jeff Catrabone said. "But I keep telling the guys that we've been through a lot so far and it's going to take some time before we get bact into it. "We just have to stay positive and we'll get back to where we want to be." Against Hofstra and Lehigh, the Wolverines found themselves down 12-0 before the meet even started, as 118-pounder Chris Viola failed to make weight and 158-pounder Bill Lacure did not wrestle due to injury. Lacure was plagued by a bruised rib and sat out both of his matches instead of risking further injury. Viola was the only Wolverine not to make weight, but according to heavyweight Airron Richardson, many wrestlers had problems cutting weight. "A lot of the guys were really sluggish," he said. "They haven't become adjusted to the weight-cut- ting yet." The University recently instituted guidelines man- dating that wrestlers weigh-in three hours before the match. Previously, weigh-ins ocurred the day before a match. Because the Wolverines have not held many practices since Dec. 9, when Reese passed away, the wrestlers are not in top condition and have not quite adjusted to this new policy. "Some of the guys are frustrated," Richardson said. "But we have to learn from our losses. The most important thing is to keep our morale up. It's the end of the season that really matters." Down 12-0 to Lehigh, Joe Warren and Damion Logan both won their matches to make the score 12- 9. The team's next victory did not come until the 167-pound weight class, as Catrabone defeated Mark Dufresne, 4-3. That put the score at 18-12 in favor of the Engineers with three matches remain- ing. The Wolverines won two of those three, but it was not enough, as they fell overall, 21-19. Earlier in the day, Michigan faced Hofstra, losing by only five points. After dropping 12 points due to forfiets, the Wolverines found themselves unable to climb out of the hole. Warren and Logan again both produced wins, as did Teya Hill at 150 pounds. After Catrabone's major decision of Rob Ansphach, the Wolverines found themselves down by only one point, 18-17. They couldn't take the lead, however, as Joe DeGain and Ryan Balcolm both lost, making the Wolverines deficit 11 points. Richardson's pin at heavyweight changed the score to 28-23, but the out- come remained the same. "I think if we had Viola and Lacure wrestling for us we would have beaten Hofstra and Lehigh," Catrabone said. FILE PHOTO The Michigan wrestling team struggled on an East Coast road trip this weekend, dropping three consecutive matches. The fourth-ranked Wolverines were beaten by lower-ranked opponents each time. SANCTIONS Continued from Page 18 tions. Following the initial proposal of limits on recruting, Goss sent the NCAA additional information regarding the state of the program last week. While Goss has yet to receive a response from the athletic governing body on this matter, the prospects are varied. Proposals by other schools have not always been accepted readi- ly, as the NCAA often imposes its own act of judgment. The suggestion of recruiting penal- ties emerged following the NCAA findings released on Dec. 17. In that statement, the NCAA discovered three secondary violations. The first problem dealt with Detroit booster Ed Martin's role as a representative of the institution. By being deemed as such, Martin's pres- ence during a recruiting visit by for- mer head coach Steve Fisher created a problem. Martin also figured in the second of the violations. His gift of a birth- day cake and car rides for family members of a recruit were not in accordance with NCAA rules. The final trangression dealt with Martin's contact with a recruit while that recruit was on his paid visit to the University. While the visit was acceptable under NCAA guidlines, Martin's contact was deemed improper. The common thread between all three violations is Martin and his role as an agent of the Athletic Department's interests. That determi- nation by the NCAA forced Goss to his present proposal to appease the NCAA with the recruiting limits. Taylor ends football career From Staff Reports Michigan junior Daydrion Taylor, who played free safety for the Wolverines this fall, announced that his football career is over. Taylor was injured against Penn State on Nov. 8, when he leveled an opposing player near the sideline. Both players remained on the ground for several minutes after the collision. In eight games this season, Taylor made 16 tackles and one interception. As a sophomore, he had 72 tackles - fifth-best on Michigan's defense - and an inter- ception while starting all 12 games. Mortimer and Cantin win indoors By T.J. Berka Daily Sports Writer John Mortimer and Jay Cantin started the Michigan men's indoor track season the same way they finished their cross- country season this fall - ahead of the pack. Mortimer won the 5,000-meter run Saturday at the Michigan Open with an automatic NCAA qualifying time of 13:48.47. His time was the second best time in school history. Cantin was one of four Wolverines to win an event this weekend, as he took the 3,000 with a personal-best time of 8:31.53. Other Michigan athletes to collect vic- tories include Kevin Bowman in the 200 and freshman Charles DeWildt in the pole vault. RUNNING AWXY: The Michigan women's track team started its indoor season impressively at the Michigan Open this weekend, winning eight out of 11 events. Katie McGregor and Nicole Forrester led the way at the Open by turning in NCAA provisional qualifying efforts. McGregor won the mile run with a time of 4:49.06, and Forrester took the high jump with a leap of 5-foot-10. Five other Wolverines emerged victo- rious. Maria Brown, Sarah FHamilton and Alison Noe ran to victories in the 200, 600, and 3,000-meter events. Michigan also did well in the field events, with Sarah Clauw winniIing the weight throw and Nikki Keith taking the shotput. DOING FLIPS: The fourth-ranked Michigan women's gymnastics team started off its schedule with a 190.65- 190.15 victory over Ohio State in Columbus on Friday night. The Wolverines, who rested Sarah Cain and Nikki Peters for the meet, got quality performances from senior Heather Kabnick and freshman Bridget Knaeble. Kabnick led the team in the vault, balance beam and floor exercise routine, which led to an all-around score of 37.55. 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