14 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 23, 1998 Ohio State looks ois'ed to crush biggest . dreams - but w at about Michigan's? Can you imagine standing under cen- ter, hailed as one of the nation's most innovative quarterbacks - a Sports Illustrated story subject - and then getting stepped on as if your No. 19 ranking were meaningless? Quarterback Corby Jones knows the feeling. His Missouri Tigers were competitive through the first half of{ Saturday's game against Ohio State. Then they woke the MARK sleeping giant. SNYDER The Buckeyes, threat- ened with harm to their MardMy No. I ranking, decided to Words take over. When the dust settled at the end of the game, the Tigers were reduced to mere pussy- cats and Ohio State had the numbers to prove it. At tailback, supposed to be an effective-yet- average postion this season at Ohio State, Michael Wiley busted over the 200-yard mark on just 24 carries. Instantly, speculation has turned him into an outside candidate for the Heisman Trophy, and the spotlight around the Buckeyes continues to grow. "I'm happy for Michael Wiley," Ohio State coach John Cooper said. Ile "had a great game, definitely deserving of the Big Ten play- er of the week." The other Buckeye Heisman contenders performed on a similar level. All-world linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer made 10 unassisted tackles and wide receiver David Boston caught nine balls for 112 yards. But Cooper's kudos were reserved for Wiley, who left defenders in his wake. "Michael has played (well)," Cooper said. "le has surprised me." Among the surprises is Wiley's can't-keep- it-up, 9.3 yards-per-carry pace. "Michael Wiley has had three solid football games for us," Cooper said. The popular theory that the worse Michigan gets, the more Ohio State improves seems to be holding true. Against Missouri, dominance assumed its finest form. Ohio State rolled to 531 yards, punted just one time and escaped the game nearly free of injury. With a week off, Cooper's machine has extra time to prepare for Penn State. Copying the Buckeyes' experience and talent are nearly impossible, but stealing from their playbook - that's another story. "There's an old saying," Cooper said. " If you get (a play) from one team, you stole it. If you got it from a bunch of teams, it's research.' 'Researching' the Buckeyes has become necessary tor every other team in the nation, considering the polls. Ihis week, Ohio State extended its lead in the Associated Press poll,0 grabbing all but six first-place voles. But knowing Cooper, when it comes to Michigan week, poll placing doesn't matter. DIRrt DEALJN.;s: Following last week's suspension of Marcus Ray, the lBig eICn is buzzing about agents and their role in the col- lege process. At Michigan, the issue remains tightly under wraps, with I .loyd Carr saying little more than he has to. "The investigation is still continuing," he said. "I don't think it will take too long." The state of Michigan is attempting to make it illegal for a sports agent to contact a player before his eligibility expires.'lThe state of lowa already has such a policy, one that Iowa coach I layden Fry thinks has been effective. "Anytime there's a chance to make money, there will be people trying to make money" Fry said. "But we never see an agent." Michigan State coach Nick Saban dis- cussed the pressures with Carr this summer, and believes the rules need to change. "There should be some kind of risk or penalty that (the agents) put themselves in," Saban said. "Right now there's no conse- quences" for them. AP PHOTO Ohio State quarterback Joe Germaine and the Buckeyes finally woke up in the second half of Saturday's game against Missouri. The Buckeyes now have all but six No. 1 votes in the Associated Press poll. Depth should be key for 'M' cross country McGregor-Kampfe pairing complemented by newcomers, newly-healthy veterans By Erin Mays For the Daily After just two meets so far this season, the Michigan women's cross country team has started off sprint- ing - with a first-place finish at each meet. Led by senior All-America Katie McGregor and junior All-America Elizabeth Kampfe, the Wolverines are trying to build upon last sea- son's second-place finish at the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, and their seventh-place finish at the NCAA tournament in Greenville, S. C. But the road to nationals won't be so easy this year. "There are a lot of things that are going to happen between now and the Big Ten meet," Michigan coach Mike McGuire said. "We do have depth, we have peo- ple healthy, but we need to get peo- ple in better shape." Although many of the previously injured athletes are healed this year, working them into the roster has been a challenge. Such now-healthy athletes include freshman Katy Radkewich, sophomore Julie Froud and junior Allison Noe. Anytime teams deal with bring- ing in so many previously-injured athletes, the main focus is to get their abilities back to competition level, McGuire said. "All you can ask people to do is to compete to the best of their abili- ty and do the best they can under the weather conditions," McGuire said. "Once they get back in shape, they're going to be the difference between a good team and a very good team." Integral to the success of the team have been McGregor and Kampfe. In the past two meets, McGregor has come in first, closely followed by Kampfe each time. Last year in the Big Ten Championships as well as the NCAA Region IV Championships, McGregor and Kampfe took the top two spots. "Just seeing the dedication that they have and how hard-working they are is a motivator," Radkewich said. "It shows how hard work pays off." In addition to the leadership skills of Kampfe and McGregor, fifth-year senior Michelle Slater has added her own talent to the team, both as a leader and competitor - even if she hasn't finished as high as Kampfe or McGregor. Slater came in sixth place at both the Sycamore Pride and Bowling Green meets. Between the three upperclass- men, their leadership has been a big part of the development of their younger teammates. "They keep reminding us of our goals and what we're actually doing it for," Radkewich said. Although Kampfe, Slater and McGregor tend to lead the team both in practice and in the meets, talent resides in the younger runners as well. Despite coming back from mas- sive injuries, Radkewich has shown her potential as a leader with a third- place finish at Indiana State, fol- lowed by her fifth-place finish at Bowling Green. "Katy has run at higher levels than the level she's running now," McGuire said. "I'm very comfortable with her performance relative to the circum- stances, and her progress over the last few weeks shows she has the potential to race more effectively." Other big finishers among the younger runners include sophomore Katie Clifford, who took a seventh- place finish at Sycamore Pride and a 14th-place finish at Bowling Green. Freshman Katie Ryan registered a ninth-place finish at Sycamore. She also took a 13th place crown at Bo'wling Green. "We lose two seniors this year," McGuire said. "People have to assume the role. It's like training your second-string quarterback. "Eventually they're going to have to step up, and we have people who have the ability to step up if they put in the training time." LOUISBROWN/Daily Senior Katie McGregor and sophomore Julie F'roud has lead the Michigan women's cross country team is off to a 2-0 start. V 'M' men's golf team 0 Tricia Chee began building her future in 1995 within GE's Technical Leadership Program. Today, she's an Account Manager at GE Power Systems. hnfinite opportunities. Dynamic careers. You have a future here. Please Join Us for Meet the Firms Friday, September 25" Office of Career Development 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Pease cOnfprmO dates and times with your Caeer Pku'ement Office Jrr any last minute changes. www.gecareers.com By Chris Grandstaff For the Daily Michigan men's golf coach Jim Carras fine-tuned his lineup this weekend, saying that his team is "still testing the waters" -- but it's no surprise who's in the No. I posi- tion. Junior Mike Harris should once again be Michigan's top gun. Last season, Harris, an all-Big Ten selec- tion and honorable mention all- American, set the Michigan record for scoring average, firing an aver- age score of 72.35. His sharp shooting led him to three tournament victories and one runner-up last season, earning him Carras' nod as this year's captain. The end of the college season marked the beginning of more big things for Harris. This summer, Harris proved that he is not only one of the best players in the Big Ten, but in all of intercollegiate golf. Harris took medalist honors at this sum- mer's Northeast Amateur and just missed the match-play round of sixty-four in the prestigious United States Amtateur. Michigan's second and third posti- tions seem more than adequately filled, with both players recording personal bests last weekend. Freshman Andy Matthews made a good first impression, shooting an even-par 213 in his first collegiate tournament. Matthews' tournament was highlighted by an opening round of three-under par on the first day. Sophomore Scott Hayes opened with a career-low round of one-under par and finished with a weekend total of 219. Matthews and Hayes, along with Harris, form the nucleus of thi year's team. Rounding out the starting five are a pair of former high school team- mates. Freshmen Kyle Kilcherman and Brian Seipke are both former Traverse City Trojans. Kilcherman saw his first collegiate action last week, while Seipke will be making his debut for the Wolverines this weekend. "Our first three tournaments wi0 tell us a lot about what kind of team we should have," said Carras. "We're going to look at different players to try and find a consistent lineup. Right now I feel like we have three very solid players, but we need five guys to contribute on a regular basis. "Michael Harris has proven to be one of the best players around, Scott Hayes is solid and Andy Matthews has the talent to be an exception golfer. I'm anxious to see some of our other players. We know they can all play on our home course, but we need to see if they can perform on a different course under different cir- cumstances." Michigan's linksters look to improve upon an eighth place finish at last weekend's Northern Intercollegiate tournament Minnesota. The young Wolverine will continue to test the waters this weekend when they travel to Iowa City for the Iowa Invitational. 'still testing the waters' SUSPENSIONS "We have lots of meetings, usually just socially and have a good time," T1) an~ , c. r 1 chi 'a P ir-z Ii lt. toi E