Thursday, January 20, 2000 - The Michigan Daily - 13A
en s swimming sick after big victory"
Wolverines battle flu bug, get ready for Big Ten conference bout with Boilermakers ,
By Brian Galvin
Daily Sports Writer
Just when you thought things couldn't get any bet-
ter for the Michigan men's swimming and diving
team - they didn't.
The ninth-ranked Wolverines are coming off of
their biggest win of the year, an upset over No. 2
Stanford. But the bulletin board at Canham
Natatorium tells the story of the aftermath, as sever-
al top Wolverines have their names listed under the
heading "Sick Bay."
Five swimmers have been hampered by a version
of the flu this week, and the virus is slowly making
its way around the lockerroom.
Sophomore Tim Siciliano felt the effects of the ill-
ness just hours after his thrilling performance against
Stanford, one that earned him congratulations and
praise from Cardinal coach Skip Kenney. Since then,
Garrett Mangieri, Scott Werner, Scott Meyer, and Tony
Kurth have had their workouts cut short by the bug.
"I've got those guys swimming over in the div-
ing well," Michigan coach Jon Urbanchek said.
"They're quarantined."
The epidemic couldn't have come at a worse
time for the Wolverines, who are just a month
away from the Big Ten Championships in Ann
Arbor. Fortunately, Siciliano and Werner both
made their NCAA qualifying times against
Stanford before they fell ill, giving them more
time to recover.
The weary Wolverines will travel to Purdue for a
dual meet on Sunday. Ordinarily, the Boilermakers
are no match for mighty Michigan. In fact, Purdue
has never beaten Michigan in the teams' 46 meet-
ings. But with several big point-scorers potentially
out of the lineup, anfthing can happen.
"You take away Siciliano in the IM, Mangieri in
the sprints, Werner in the breaststroke . . . that's a
lot of points," Urbanchek said. "Not to mention
what that does to the relays."
Perhaps even more troubling than the meet
itself, is the long bus ride, where the healthy swir=,
mers will find themselves in close quarters with
the virus. But true to form, Urbanchek has a plan.
"I'm going to make them all wear surgicafl
masks," he said.
While the sickness situation looks grim for
Michigan, its spirits remain high coming off the
win over Stanford. With big meets like the Big
Tens, NCAAs, and Olympic trials coming up in the
next few months, the Wolverines have proven they
can compete with the best.
Olympic champion "Tom Dolan had to watch
that meet from the side," Urbanchek said. "Tom's
class never beat Stanford."
Even after enjoying the win, Urbanchek wants to
downplay what he considers a mild upset.
"It's like an ice cream cone," he said. "It's gooda
while it lasts, but you have to forget about it and"'
move on."
DANA IUNNANE/Daily
The Michigan men's swimming team will try to make it 47 wins out of 47 tries
against Purdue, Sunday in West Lafayette.
Invitational prepares
B1ue for Purdue
iy David Edelman
Daily Sports Writer
Snow covered the Wolverines' out-
door facilities as the women's track and
field team went back to work indoors for
the upcoming Red Simmons
tIvitational, which will take place this
Saturday at the Indoor Track Building.
Out of the universities and unat-
*ched athletes competing in the non-
scoring event, Purdue will be
Michigan's primary focus.
: Despite the team's disappointing loss
against Indiana Saturday, spirits
remained high. The Wolverines main-
tained a positive attitude although
Indiana's 84-77 win marked its first vic-
tpry against Michigan in nine years.
"The team went into the meet wanting
win,' sophomore Tasha Phillips said.
We wanted to see strong performances,
and that's what we got. There is always
room for improvement."
The upbeat atmosphere at practice
remained unchanged Tuesday. With no
indication of remorse, the team condi-
tioned for their upcoming meet.
The Wolverines abided to their
January practice schedule, which con-
sists of drilling hard and allowing for a
few easier, more individual practices.
Tuesday, distance runners lapped the
track, while hurdlers watched their
Indiana performances in slow motion.
"The match was a learning experi-
ence. January is our work month,"
Michigan coach James Henry said.
The invitational will attract various
schools and certain unattached athletes,
which will provide intense practice for
the Big Ten season.
"I like competing against the spon-
sored athletes which attend the meets,"
senior Djenawa Watkins said.
"Invitational meets put more pressure on
individual athletes and have the potential
for high levels of competition."
The attendance of Purdue at the event
will be a valuable asset to Michigan.
"The invitational will be a good indi-
THIS. WEEKEND
Who: Michigan at the Red Simmons
Invitational
Where: Indoor Track Building
When: Saturday
Latest Senior Brandi Bentley and
Juniors Katie Clifford and Lisa Quellet
are the spotlighted athletes in the meet
cation of how our teams match up"
Henry said.
As runners-up in the Big Ten
Championship and defending outdoor
Big Ten champion, Purdue has an
impressive track and field history.
With strengths in its weight throws,
high jump, long jump, and pole vault,
Purdue's field competitors are a force to
be reckoned with.
"Similar to last week, the Red
Simmons Invitational provides the
opportunity to compete against another
Big Ten school," Henry said.
Michigan athletes approach upcoming
events with confidence and high hopes.
"Our expectations help to keep the
team together," said senior Brandy
Brentley. "If you don't have a common
goal, it's hard to maintain a competitive
atmosphere. An exciting aspect of being
a part of Michigan is that there is always
a chance at the Big Ten title"
Women trade secrets with Rice
By Sam Duwe
Da~ily Sports Writer
Biology tells us that an owl and a
wolverine are nothing alike. Doug
Boyd will tell you different.
Boyd is the women's swimming
coach at Rice, home of the Owls,
Michigan's opponent this Saturday.
He knows Michigan's training and
racing techniques well.
In fact, he helped to establish
them.
"Doug has come up in the sum-
mers and worked with our camps,"
Michigan coach Jim Richardson
said. "ie was a world class sprinter,
ranked forth in the world at one time,
so we borrowed a lot of his ideas on
sprinting for our team.
"In return, we shared with him a
lot of our ideas on distance training.
I've had a very good relationship
with Doug for about four or five
years now. It's great to be able to
exchange information."
The feelings are mutual in Texas.
"What we do at Rice is influenced
by Jim," Boyd said. "It's a trading of
secrets. He really is a great guy."
When asked how the Owls, a small
team in the Western Athletic
Conference, will stand up to
Michigan, Boyd keeps a realistic
view.
"We're definitely not the caliber of
a Big Ten team, but we'll swim
against anybody," Boyd said. "We're
not afraid to challenge anyone,
because if we don't compete against
better teams, we won't grow as
swimmers."
"Rice is a small team, but they do
have some very good swimmers,"
iUsbeth Goble, and the rest of the Wolverines, will host a small but competitive
Rice team Saturday.
M' stays safe with frosh initiations
Richardson added.
In a sport where regular-season
meets aren't as important as post
season championships, both coaches
agree the chance to compete is as
important as winning.
"We just need to race. He needs to
race, we need to race," Richardson
said.
Coming off a win at Oakland this
past weekend, Michigan continues
its vigorous training schedule
throughout this week.
"We'll evaluate who swims based
on health and fatigue at the end of
the week," Richardson said. "We're
training well, the only people I'm
worried about is Jenny Karlson, who
is tired, and Erin Abbey, who may be
coming down with a bronchial infec-
tion. Everyone else seems to be
doing alright."
Both Karlson and Abbey produced
key performances last weekend.
Heather DeHainaut and the dis-
tance swimmers are performing well,
Richardson said.
"I don't mind if our team goes 3-6
this weekend," said Boyd, who wilt
be in South Bend prior to Ann Arbor
swimming against both Notre Dame
and Northwestern. "It'll be good to
get out and race Jim and his team."
Richardson agreed, "It's kind of
fun for both of us."
THIS WEEKEND
Who, No.10 Michigan vs. Rice
Where:CanhamNatatorium
When:Saturday,4p.m
Latest The Wotverines have won four
straight dual meets but have fatigued
by siesand heavy training for Big
Tens and NCA.As, -
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have changed their policy on how initia-
tions into the hockey team are handled.
h "We don't do any hazing but what we
4o is try to build team chemistry,"' Peach
said. "It doesn't involve any hazing what-
soever. If you haze a kid, you're going to
bring them down and they're not going to
feel part of the group. We want to bring
people in and introduce them to the tradi-
tion of Michigan hockey."
New icers do the traditional dirty
work like pick up remaining sticks and
pucks from the ice after practice in addi-
tion to being tested about famous
Michigan players and teams of the past.
And the new Wolverines understand that
they need to earn their stripes as a part of
becoming a full-fledged member of the
team.
"You're a freshman and then there are
seniors ahead of you, and you need to
wait until your time;" Michigan fresh-
man Andy Hilbert said. "You just play
low and don't act like the cocky kid.
Seniors don't like a cocky freshman
coming in."
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