12 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 24, 1998 On, off field, Cardinal rules By T.J. Berka Daily Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS - A national championship in intercollegiate athletics is an honor to be savored by both, the champion's school and the team itself. But it is rare for a school to capture titles in different sports. Not so for Stanford. With the Cardinal's title in women's swimming this weekend - their sixth in seven years - Stanford has accumulated 45 separate national titles since 1985. Along with the women's swimming team's success,. Stanford has won top honors in men's swimming, men's and women's cross-country, men's and women's volley- ball, and men's and women's tennis - all in the past year. Stanford is "just a monster," Michigan women's swimming coach Jim Richardson said. "They are just the standard." To offer a comparison, Michigan has won three cham- pionships in three different sports - men's swimming (1995), hockey (1996) and football (1997) - in the past three years. Considering Michigan's reputation as one of the top athletic universities - and rightfully so - Stanford's success is even more remarkable. "Stanford athletics is the way athletics in the United States ought to be done," Stanford women's swimming coach Richard Quick said. "These people are fabulous students, wonderful young people, and as far as I'm con- cemed, Stanford athletics is the model of the way athlet- its should be done." Two Stanford swimmers who showed how swimming meets should be won were freshman Misty Hyman and sophomore Catherine Fox. Hyman, who took swimmer of the year honors with five titles, and Fox, an Olympic gold medalist who stood atop the award stand four times, represent the typical Stanford athlete. But how does Stanford pull in athletes such as Hyman and Fox? Or even Olympians like Summer Sanders, Jenny Thompson and Janet Evans? It's a question nine other teams in the Pac-10, as well as many other schools across the nation, are trying to figure out. "It's a combination of a lot of things," Hyman, who Peach taking his time PEACH Continued from Page 10 But the Langley, British Columbia native has used his spare time wise- ly. The time off the ice has given Peach an opportunity to bone up on his biology and physiology knowl- edge. "I've been reading up a lot about it," Peach said. "It's pretty scary what could happen down the road." Peach is also aware of the current rash of head injuries in the NHL. Philadelphia Flyers forward Eric Lindros and Anaheim Mighty Ducks forward Paul Kariya are two nota- bles who have sustained sidelining concussions this season. "Eric Lindros' brother can't play any more," Peach said. "He played games he can't remember anymore. I never want to get to that point." With Peach out of the lineup, the Michigan coaching staff has had to play musical chairs with the defen- sive lines. Junior Bubba Berenzweig has been logging a lot of minutes in his teammate's stead. Freshmen Scott Crawford and Bob Gassoff have also seen increased playing time. THE COMMISH: Throughout this season, the CCHA searched and interviewed candidates for the posi- tion of commissioner. And on March 18, the search ended. Tom Anastos, president of the North American Hockey League, a junior league, was selected as the fourth commissioner in the 27-year history of the CCHA. He signed a four-year contract and will begin his duties on May 1. The search for a new commission- er began back in September when current commissioner Bill Beagan announced that he will step down at the conclusion of this season. During his tenure, Beagan was responsible for increased television exposure for the CCHA, including a landmark 20-game television deal inked for this season with Fox Sports Net. Anastos played at Michigan State from 1981-85 and professionally in the Montreal Canadiens organiza- tion. He coached at Michigan- Dearborn and was an assistant for the Spartans after his playing days. 6 Jim Richardson has put together an impressive program during his years as women's swimming coach at Michigan, but Stanford still may take the cake in overall college athletics. picked the Cardinal over teams such as Southern Cal and Auburn, said. "What I've found is that the resources at Stanford, the atmosphere of excellence in all areas that goes way beyond swimming - the reason that I chose Stanford and why I'm there now is because of the peo- ple, the academics and all the opportunities." Stanford's success is even more amazing considering its academic reputation. Academically, it consistently ranks among the top 10 schools in the United States. While schools like Duke and Northwestern compete with Stanford in academics and have also been able to achieve success in a few sports, none of them can hold a candle to the Cardinal in terms of overall athletic qual- ity. Stanford grabs the top coaches as well as the top ath- letes. Quick is a prime example, as he won six consecu- tive national championships at Texas from 1984-89 before moving on to the Cardinal. "You've got Richard Quick, who has won more NCAA championships than anybody. He's got a won- derful staff." Richardson said. Stanford "is a private school, which helps a lot. They've got location and geography as well." Stationed in Palo Alto, Calif., a suburb of San Francisco, Stanford holds even more advantages than many of its adversaries. The combination of athletics, academics and location brings all sorts of people to "The Farm," as Stanford students lovingly call their school. "When you poll college professors and ask them if they could pick a school where they could teach, 74 per- cent pick Stanford," Richardson said. "It's the most pres- tigious university in the United States at this point in time." Tigers' Apps dangerous M' tennis finds consistency, scorches Buckeyes TIGERS Continued from Page 10 From the previous generation, Sylvanus Apps, Sr., is a member of the NH L Hall of Fame as a player and was recently named to the N HLs 50 greatest players list. "He has one of the richest legacies in Canadian hockey," Cahoon said. "His father has had a great influence on Syl. His father has gotten him to look at the finer points of the game." Included among those finer points are many skills other than simply taking faceoffs. The youngest Apps has made his pres- ence felt on the ice that lies outside of the faceoff circle as well. Since his arrival at Princeton, Apps has established himself as one of the preeminent defensive for- wards in the league. He was nominated for the ECAC Defensive Player of the Year award in each of his first two seasons, and last BUCKEYES Continued from Page 10 The Wolverines also improved in another area. So far this season, Michigan has set- tled into a trend of minor inconsisten- cy. While the team has been very suc- cessful in most of its matches so far, some individual performances have suffered. With Sunday's win, Goldberg said he is happy that the team as a whole proved that it can completely dominate a team. "I think what stood out - and I told the team this before the match - was that we wanted a total team effort with every position solid," Goldberg said. For the first time this year, the Michigan pairs finally won all three doubles matches. Goldberg said he isn't too worried, because for the most part, the Wolverines have won the necessary two out of three doubles matches in the past. But he was still pleased that the Wolverines managed to sweep all three matches on Sunday. "Especially with all three doubles teams, it's how we won that was impor- tant," Goldberg said. Ohio State had started on the right foot with a 4-3 win over Texas El Paso, but fell to Michigan State, 5-2, and then fell even further in the lop- sided loss to the Wolverines. But the Buckeyes will get no rest - they travel to Santa Barbara tomorrow. Michigan, on the other hand, has this week off before traveling to Indiana for next Sunday's contest against the Hoosiers. year he was a finalist for the ECAC best defensive forward award. "I definitely have a responsibility to take care of my own end," Apps said. EASY CHOICE It is Apps' physical presence behind the Tigers' blue line that has made him a fixture on the ice for Princeton. Yet his small size initially enabled him to con- sider a college career. At 16, Canadian hockey players must decide whether to turn pro and enter the minor league system or wait and try to be recruited by an American university. The choice was simple for Apps, who stood as tall as 5-foot-6 and weighed 160 pounds. He continued to play for his high school, Upper Canada College. In order to compensate for his diminu- tive stature, he had to increase his physi- cal strength and thickness. Apps then grew into a hefty six-foot frame and attracted the notice of Cahoon, among other college coaches. "He is real physical on the ice," Horst said. "He can get on defensemen and hold them off (the puck). Most people don't notice that he is a pretty good forechecker." Cahoon and the rest of the Tigers will need Apps to continue his solid play at both ends of the ice as the team enters the NCAA regionals. And if there comes a crucial faceoff late in a game on which the season rests, everyone knows the Tiger who will be in that circle: Syl Apps. I STUDY AS IA SYRACUSE ABROAD IN HONG KONG STUDY-TRAVEL IN CHINA BUSINESS & LIBERAL ARTS COURSES GENEROUS GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS STUDY IN ENGLISH 14 r m I