88 The Michigan Daily - SportsTuesday - January 19, 1999 JOIN DAILY SPORTS. COME TO A MASS MEETING, TONIGHT OR THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7:30 P.M. AT 420 MAYNARD, OR CALL 647-3336 AND SAY, 'I WANT TO WRITE FOR DAILY SPORTS.' Critics ready to give back Utah Olympics o e All" WW " Live Music Ever Tuesday Night with The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY - Critics of the 2002 Olympics threatened yesterday to launch a petition drive unless the gover- nor and legislature act to protect taxpayers from the Winter Games' "financial folly." If that means the city must follow Denver's lead from 1976 and give the Olympics back, so be it, the group Utahns for Responsible Public Spending said. "There is not some sense of civic shame hovering over Denver," said Stephen Pace, the longtime Olympic opponent leading the group. Municipal underwriting of the games is turning out to be Salt Lake's biggest vulnerability in the wake of the Olympics' worst corruption scandal. Salt Lake City, by contract with the International Olympic Committee, is obligated to pay any debts left behind by the games. Utah's governor in 1991 signed a con- tract saying the state would stand behind Salt Lake in meeting any shortfall, and current Gov. Mike Leavitt says the state has a moral obligation. Yet he acknowl- edges Utah's Constitution prohibits the state from guaranteeing a city's debt. And the Salt Lake Organizing Committee's ability to raise the remain- ing $250 million it needs from corporate sponsors is in jeopardy following revela- tions that Olympic bidders gave IOC members lavish gifts, cash, scholarships and medical care as they sought the 2002 Games. The scandal has brought down two of Salt Lake's top organizers and a U.S. Olympic Committee official, and threat- ens 13 IOC members with expulsion or sanction. Yesterday, two of the IOC's most prominent figures denied any wrongdo- ing as their names were linked to the scandal. South Korea's Kim Un-Yong, a power- ful member of the IOC executive board, and former vice president Vitaly Smirnov of Russia confirmed they were among the IOC delegates under investigation in the bribery case. City council members asked state Attorney General Jan Graham last week whether the 8-year-old state-city agree- ment would hold up in court. The group filed an initiative petition with the lieutenant governor's office. If the Legislature doesn't force the IOC to share in the financial risks or call a public vote on state guarantees of pub- lic debt this spring, the group will circu- late the petition with the hope of putting it on the 2000 general election ballot. The group would need around 125,000 signatures, and hopes the lieu- tenant governor will allow it to collect signatures via the Internet and e-mail. MiE PHOTO The Michigan men's Indoor track team came In second this weekend. 'M Iwov m en runners take first; -men second' s_ e I i 40 SOU C S~r1"1 "~pCr lrSpin bea ,v n~* S specials $3.75 pitchers Labatts $2.00 Stoli Drinks 1Opm- 2am e ,*e n '0 1220 S. University 665-7777 Home to the "Su Cancun's onl) package with ov of open bar and ALL TRIPS INCLUDE: 1 TAKE $25 OFF ; Round trip Air I YOUR VACATION d RT Transfers I WITH THIS AD Staff Assistance L-__ ____.i--.- Free Side Excursion Hotel Accomodations . i cN From Party Pack r e.\ 21 Hours of Free Drinks m inbreaker" 14 Free Meals er 75 hours 804683" 12 T-shirts! www -n re "S By Mark Francescutti Daily Sports Writer The Michigan indoor track season was in full swing as both the men's and women's teams held their annual Wolverine Quadrangular on Saturday at the Michigan Track Building. With powerful and experienced run- ners, the defending Big Ten champion women's team cruised to victory over rival Indiana by 21 points, 189-167. The Wolverines paced to seven individual victories including three one-two finish- es, two NCAA provisional standards, one relay win and one Michigan record. Wolverines winning individual events were senior all-America Sarah Hamilton in the 800-meter run, senior Michelle Slater in the mile run, junior all-America Elizabeth Kampfe in the 3,000-meter run, sophomore Regine Caruthers in the 400-meter run, and sophomore all-America Adrienne Hunter in the 600-meter run. But while the women's team sprinted to victory thanks to several strong upperclassman performances, the men's team counted on a strong push from its freshmen. The men's team consists of almost half freshmen, and with injuries to lead- ers such as John Mortimer, the new- comers had to take the reins. But despite victories by two fresh- men, the men's team fell short by five and a half points to the victorious Hoosiers 150-144.5. Kansas finished third (133.5), while Michigan State placed last. "We had a lot of good performances in just about every event," men's assis- tant coach Fred LaPlantz said. "We were just getting lots of seconds and thirds." The meet is especially important, not only because it's scored and it's vital in preparation for future Big Ten contests, but for other teams to take a look at Michigan track. "It showed the Big Ten what we had, and that we'll be a competitor for the Big Ten Championship," said freshman Jeremy Schneider, who took second in the 600. The Wolverines rounded up a strong performance from freshman Oded Padan, the top triple jump recruit from Israel last year. He leaped to a victory with a jump of 51 feet, 81/2 inches, an NCAA provisional standard and more than a foot farther than his closest com- petitor, Indiana's Greg Yeldell.Yeldell, A freshman who plays safety for the Indiana football team, was the top U.S. Junior triple jumper last year. But after trading first and second throughout the contests, Padan sur- passed him on his final jump, clinching the victory. "He's extremely dedicated," Schnieder said. "He's really big on the basics.' Ik Fellow freshman standout Ike Okenwa ran away with a first place fin- ish in the 200-meter dash earning a time of 21.94 outrunning Kansas' Tywanne Aldridge. Okenwa also added a second- place finish in the 60-meter dash. "We have 19 out of 45 members who are freshmen," Schneider said. "The young guys are really producing." Michigan's 1,600-meter relay which included Okenwa and Schneider was also victorious with a winning time of 3:19.51. STOP GAMBLING AND START INVESTING CALL FOR FREE TRIAL OFFER 888-W6868257 O WINYOUDOPAY a From Theodore Cardman's b'ackya rd .... to over 450,000 locations around the world! 7- po r' fa ni k~tri pe The ENHANCED LA ~A~? A Amil -777 4+B ~n ktri pe is now Mcard Debit and the chanoe is automatic* + Use Mcard Debit anywhere you see the 4 . and logos. 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