SportsTuesday - January 18, 2000 - The Michigan Daily - 7B 4\Ien trample Indiana 3y David Mosse )ily Sports Writer The "fearsome foursome" lived up to .he billing this weekend in Bloomington s the Michigan men's track and field cam scored a victory over Indiana at the -Indiana Quadrangular, its first and only meet of the season. The Wolverines were paced by their ,1-atrtet of talented distance runners, who srpelled Michigan to an 85-78 triumph. Sophomore Mike Wisniewski cap- ded victories in the mile run and the tOO-meter. In the 3000, the Wolverines &o ninated, owning the top four spots. ay Cantin came in second and was fol- bed by Steve Lawrence and John %loitimer. "It is amazing to watch those guys ", sophomore Brent Sheffer said. or them to come out and dominate the nEre meet like that is really special:' The performance comes as no surprise S'Michigan coach Ron Warhurst, who Tas seen this group shine in practice ;yv day. They are four real killers,' Warhurst :aid "They are all in amazing shape and we expect great things from them." But the Wolverines didn't get by sole- ly on their distance running. Michigan took home nine of the 15 events, includ- ing Jeremy Schneider's victory in the 600-meter. In the sprints, the Wolverines got an unexpected boost from junior Josh Sellers, who placed first in the 400-meter dash. Meanwhile, sophomore Ike Okenwa contributed points with a pair of runner-up finishes in the 60- and 200- meter dashes. Michigan capped off an all-around performance by achieving two major victories in the field events. Senior Patrick Johansson won the 35-pound weight throw and Sheffer won the pole vault. Field events were the biggest question marks facing this Wolverines as they entered the season. The departure of head coach Jack Harvey, a field events specialist, caused some worry. But with the help of new assistant coach Rick Deligny, Michigan has flourished. "Ricky has really been the difference," Sheffer said. "He has worked us real hard Michigan's fearsome foursome Michigan owned the top four spots in the 3000-meter race this past weekend in Bloomington. 1. Mike Wisniewski (8:18.09) 2. Jay Cantin (8:18.31) 3. Steve Lawrence (8:21.16) 4. John Mortimer (8:22,42) The Wolverines won nine of 15 events during the weekend. since the first day of practice" The meet was the Wolverines' first against a Big Ten foe and provided evi- dence that the Wolverines are ready to challenge for the conference crown. Saturday's victory only re-enforced what most have suspected all along. Michigan has the premier distance run- ning corps in the Big Ten and will outscore most teams in that department. When the Wolverines get the necessary contributions from other areas, they are a tough team to beat. "We are running terrifically" Steve Lawrence said. "And we are only going to get better." Frs given clean bill, quits track By David Mosse he stage was set for a much awaited comeback.-< Michigan running back ustin as one of the most highly toute obal recruits to land in Ann Arbor in 1998, was scheduled to make his return to ahletic competition this past Saturday in Bloomington. Instead, Farga ad ded another bizarre twist to his Michigan career. On Wednesday night, Fargas quit the track team, citing a need to rest up for spring football practice. In the process, Fargas left many perplexed and disa- pointed. "It was something we were all excited about," Michigan coach Ron Warhurst said. "I'm sorry things didn't work out." When Fargas arrived at Michigan, nat- urally most of the ii)fare centered on his football abilites. Fargas was the top run- ning back in the nation according to vir- tualy every publication, and was a USA Today First Team All-American. But Fargas was a legitimate two-sport star who also shined in track and field. The fastest 100-meter sprinter in the state of California, all indications were that Fargas planned to run track at Michigan. "As far as I know, if he had never got- ten hurt, Justin would have run track the last two years," Warhurst said. But Fargas did get hurt, suffering a devastating leg injury in November of 1998, during a carry in the late stages of a win against Wisconsin. The injury ended any hopes of his running track his freshman year. This season was to be different. After missing the entire football campaign, Fargas pinpointed track and field as one of his goals. He rehabilitated diligently for several months in hopes of regaining the leg strength to run. In mid-November, he began working out with the track team and appeared on his way to achieving his goal. "He was looking better and better," assistant coach Fred LaPlante said. "He was pretty close to 100 percent" As the season approached, it became clear Fargas would be a part of th4.fn. Excitement began to grow and the Wolverines' opening meet of the season, drew an enormous crowd at the track building. Fargas was held out of the ieet but was scheduled to ruii in Bloomington this past weekend ".t 'the Indiana Quadrangular. That's when things began to unravel. On Wednesday, Fargas was given the go- ahead by doctors to play football again. That same night he informed Warhuist he no longer intended to run track.l His primary reason for running track 1%d been to gain clearance from doctors and once that bridge was crossed, he opted for "retirement" "Obviously football is the sport lhe came here to play" Warhurst said. "Sut'I thought track could only help mak'e him better." Warhurst cited the exampl-f former Iowa sprinter Tim Dwight who competed in track and field for the Hawkeyes last year, despite playing foot- ball for the Atlanta Falcons. Hoosiers nab women's track, 84-77 TR NOTE BOW 10 DAYS ON LY By Matthew Barbas Daly Sports Writer 'Wben the Indiana women's track team learned of its 84-77 victory over Micligan on Saturday afternoon, they paraded around the track, receiving a c nampion's praise from the home cro iJ. For the first time in nine years, Hoosiers triumphed over Michigan Waiindoor dual meet. But the display caught the Wolverines by surprise. -I thought that it was a little prema- tre," Michigan senior captain Maria Brown said. "After all, it is only the sec- ond wek of the season." .Like any other meet, the Wolverines -ame into the competition focused on a victorv. And like any other loss, the :was disappointed with the result. But Michigan understood the purpose of ihc meet - to prepare for the rest of the season. "After the meet, I reminded the team that these competitions are small com- pared , with the big picture," Michigan coach James Henry explained. "We typ- icaliy use January as a work month and focus on our performances in February." ,,er y's goal for the competition was f everyone to improve on her perfor- v?! ce from the previous week. Henry s especially pleased with the show- ir.gs of Katie Clifford, Regine Caruthers and Brandi Bentley. Clifford won both the mile- and 300- meter runs. "Michigan is typically known for its strength in the 3000, though many of our runners in that event are still suffer- ing from injuries," Henry said. "I was pleased that Katie gave us strong repre- sentation in the event." Caruthers won the 600-meter run with a time of 1:33.51. Bentley's jump of 5.95 meters gave her a first in the long jump. Michigan secured four other first- place finishes in the 15-event comt2eti- tion. With a time of 2:10.69, senior All- America Lisa Ouellet won the 800- meter run. Sophomore Nicole Denamur's jump of 1.64 meters was enough to win the high jump. Freshman Tasha Phillips prevailed in the triple jump with a distance of 11.77 meters. And the relay team of Maria Brown, Carly Knazze, Caruthers and Erica Murdock won the 1600-meter relay in 3:51.68. "The team is where I want them to be at this point in the season;'F lenry emphasized. "We are headed towards our goal of a Big Ten championship." 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