2B - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 12, 1999 'M' CLUB SPORTS Water Polo The Michigan women's water polo team won its 11th consecutive Big Ten title at Michigan State this past weekend. The team defeated Ohio State, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Penn State and Michigan State before knocking off Indiana 12-4 in the championship game. "We usually have close, low-scoring games against Indiana," forward Rachel Knighton said. "But we went out and played great this weekend." Goalie Katy Armstrong and forward Melissa Carjala were named to the all-tour- nament first team. Knighton and Christy Lillie were named to the second team. The Wolverines will host the NCAA Regionals next weekend at Canham Natatorium. -- By Arun Gopal, Daily Sports Writer Michigan rifle team Individual Results 1. Tony Putorti Mich. 477 2. Neil McNeight Mich. 470 3. Ryan Hodges Howe 464 4. Jeremiah Shepler CMU 463 5. Sydney Bridges Howe 461 6. Jon Mieling Mich. 459 9. Matt Ross Mich. 438 Call 647-3336 with club sports results. 'M' SCHEDULE Today. Apr. 12 No events scheduled Tomorrow Apr. 13 Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, 3 p.m. Softball vs. Penn State (DH), 1 p.m. Wednesday. Apr. 14 Baseball vs. Oakland, 3. p.m. Softball vs. Central Michigan (DH), 2 p.m. Men's tennis at Notre Dame, 4 p.m. Thursday.Apr. 15 Men's track & field at Mt. SAC Relays, all day Women's track & field at Mt. SAC Relays, all day Team Results 1. Michigan 2. Howe Military Academy 3. Central Michigan 4. Eastern Michigan 1,844 1,802 1,696 T,512 Friday. A r. 16 Baseball at Minnesota (DH), 1 p.m. CDT Women's tennis at Minnesota, 2 p.m. CDT Men's track & field at Mt. SAC Relays, all day Women's track & field at Mt. SAC Relays, all day Saturday, Apr. 17 Baseball at Minnesota (DH), 1 p.m. CDT Men's golf at Ohio State invitational, all day Women's golf at Iowa Invitational, all day Softball at Northwestern (DH), 1 p.m. CDT Men's tennis vs. Minnesota, 1 p.m. Men's track & field at Mt. SAC Relays, all day Women's track & field at Mt. SAC Relays, all day Men's track & field at Michigan State invitational, all day Women's track & field at Michigan State Invitational, all day Sunday. Apr. 18 Baseball at Minnesota, 1 p.m. CDT Softball at Northwestern, 1 p.m. CDT Men's golf at Ohio State invitational, all day Women's golf at Iowa Invitational, all day MLB RESULTS Yesterday's results AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 9, BALTIMORE 5 NY YANKEES 11, Detroit 2 TAMPA BAY 5, Boston 4 Kansas City 3, CHICAGO 1 Cleveland 9. MINNESOTA 8 SEATTLE 11, Oakland 8 TEXAS 6, Anaheim 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 2, FLORIDA 1 ATLANTA 3, Arizona 2 NY Mets 6, MONTREAL 3 PITTSBURGH 9, Chicago 6 Cincinnati 4, ST. LOUIS 2 HOUSTON 5, Milwaukee 2 SAN FRANCISCO 8, San Diego 6 Carr suspends Smith 'M' BRIEFS Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr announced Friday that he has suspended sophomore fullback Demetrius Smith indefinitely for violating a team rule. No further letails were given. Smith missed all of last year after .injuring his knee prior to the start of the season. Weekend big step' for 'M' golf ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Who: Sarah Cain Hometown: Grand Island, Neb. High School: Grand Island High School Sport: Gymnastics Height: 5-3 Year: Junior By Arun Gopal Daily Sports Writer This weekend, the Michigan men's golf team competed in the Marshall Invitational in Huntington, W Va. This meet was another opportunity for Michigan's young squad to mature. The results were promising. The Wolverines finished 10th in the 20- team field, posting an overall team score of 902 for three rounds. Northwestern won the event with a score of 884. Individually, two Wolverines fin- ished among the top four competitors. Junior Mike Harris - who won the competition in 1998 - turned in his best finish of the season, firing a three- round total of 217 (+4) to place third. Freshman Andrew Chapman also had his best performance of the year, finishing fourth with a score of 219 (+6). The overall winner was D.A. Points of Illinois, who shot 72-70-70 (- 1) en route to claiming the title. "We took a very large step forward this weekend," Michigan coach Jim Carras said. "Four of our five guys had never been to this course before, but our goal this year has been to get pro- gressively better each time out, We took a big step in the right direction." Carras lauded the efforts of Harris and particularly Chapman, whom he compared to David Duval, the top- ranked player in the world. "I can't say enough about Andrew Chapman," Carras said. "He's going to be one of our finest players. He's so into his game when he's on the course, just like Duval is. He stays in his game all the time and makes very few mis- takes. Andrew's become everything I expected him to be when I recruited him." Carras also commended the perfor- mance of redshirt freshman Brian Seipke. Seipke struggled mightily in his opening round, shooting an 87. But he came back strong in his final two rounds, firing 73-74 for a total of 234. "After the first round, Seipke came up to me and told me that he was going to shoot 20 strokes better in his second round, and he almost did," Carras said. "He's got a great short game and he's developing into a strong competitor." Though the success in West Virginia was an improvement, Carras feels that the team still had some ground to cover '-fore it reached its full potential. "We're not there yet, but we've improved past the halfway point," Carras said. "Regionals might be a bit of a long shot this year, so our main goal is to have everyone placed for Big Tens." Why: Cain led Michigan to the NCAA Regional Il crown this weekend in Lincoln, Neb. Cain, competing in her home state and in front of a receptive crowd, finished first in the all-around event while recording a career-high score of 39.525. The all-around title was Cain's fourth regional championship of her career, with the others coming in the vault, uneven bars and the floor exercise. Background: 1998 first team All-American in floor exercise... Named Cain team's 1997 co-Most Valuable Performer... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. RowiCng sinks Wisconsin, Iowa able ac6n Badu By Emily Achenbaum Daily Sports Writer They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Last Saturday on Coralville Lake in North Liberty, Iowa, the Michigan rowing team faced 25- mile-per-hour winds which made the water so rough that swells poured into its boats, splashed into the rowers' faces and muffled its coxswain's speakers. But the highly unfavorable condi- tions only brought out the best in the Wolverines, who rose to the chal- lenge of Wisconsin, Iowa and Mother Nature - and won. As powerful as the winds they rowed against, the Wolverines blew away the No. 10 Badgers and Hawkeyes, achieving their first vic- tory of the official season. "The conditions were so crazy, but it was so much fun - we thrived off it," senior Heather Uhring said. The Wolverines entered the regat- ta knowing they were the specific target Wisconsin and Iowa aimed to beat. But the Wolverines won all varsi- ty and novice races against the Hawkeyes in a clean sweep. Michigan's second varsity eight boat won by a healthy single boat length, and the varsity four boat dominated its race with a notable finish three boat lengths ahead of the Hawkeyes. By maintaining their regular rac- ing speed during the final stretch of the race - rather than sprinting to the finish as usual - the Wolverines saved some of the energy that they would need to race the Badgers, whom they faced immediately after the meet with the Hawkeyes. Weather conditions forced coach- es to condense the regatta into back- to-back races which took about an hour and half Saturday morning, rather than the planned full day of racing. The Wolverines' extra energy would not go unused - the Badgers are reputable competitors and have one of the oldest women's crew pro grams in the nation. The Wolverine had defeated the Badgers just a few weeks earlier in a race where both teams under-performed. Anticipating that the Badgers would be nipping at their heels, the Wolverines showed little mercy. The first and second varsity eight boats each won by a solid two boat lengths and open water. "It was amazing," Uhring said. The water was at its choppie* during the races against the Badgers, which the Wolverines found exciting and challenging., Wisconsin, on the other hand, wasn't up to the challenge. "Since we were ahead, we were able to follow our own race and focus on ourselves," senior Michelle Wolbert said. "Instead of thinking 'we've got to catch up,' we could just focus on the water conditions' The Wolverines raced using boat lineups that had only rowed together two times before the meet. They will be spending the upcoming week try- ing to make the new lineups even faster in preparation for their April. 17 meet against Ohio State ,and, Notre Dame. Since Michigan won't be facing No. 2 Virginia or any other major.. team again this season, . Wolverines wanted to catch the eye of the nationals selection commit- tee. "We want to show them that we deserve to be there," Uhring said. And that means more than just beat- ing these teams. 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