aimers taper for Big s~ftig oce M o Ttn ~ ~~Next Sudyis temen's cross Cham ions ips country Big Ten Championships in Madison. Fifteen consecutive con- By Benjamin Singer bewobyBy James Mercier rspectively.f w either Michigan or The flamec is out in Sydney yt Daily Sptsritcr Hecsselink's perfortmancc mis a plcas- Wisconsin. In is hack to its regularly schcdil ant suiprisc for Michigan. Injuries havc 1999 the gramiing, but the cclc'hi With the Big Ten Championships ons pre'ventedl [lesselink from compceting for Badgers in- Michigan's Olympians didn't e c horizon, Michigan men,,, cross court- much of the season.". ished first Ilst weekc'nc. Before the Lt ry coach Ron Warhursi wasn't ahout to ""This is only the second week I've ' over the Board of Regents' meeting git take chances. inthde Eastern Michigani beetn rsnning'" hc said. "I've tad to ; Wolserines hy waiy, they hoitoredl the athletesv Classic-on Friday, the Wolverines sent ciume hack anid get into forim after the ) two points, resenteid not otly their coart only their secondary "squad to coimpete. injuries, hatIl ran fairly well. The course ~ 5 ,the smallest smnr a loteCtvri The Wolverines competed ott a waria, was tough to ran on, but I think it was ' ' margin of Preseit at the imeetitngw sunny afterntoon, but cotnditions good peatinfor the conferetnce victory in Mcim tltsadcah remained far fromt perfect. meet." conference srviccs at the Olyimpics rant "Tecourse was a tmess,' siophotmore Hessclintk was one ctf the few history.cmeit scahn ost Ryan Besselitnk said of the Rollinig Bills Michigais ranniers slated to compete itsh od ea ondo'ae Metropark in Ypsilanti, "It 'as really this Sattday's Big Tetn Chatmpioniships 4 this year'sgodnealrudcfbse bad ... it was basically nothting hut hills." ws'ho also ratn ott Friday. Most of the oilher favorite, ranked 'ithinhi an epeda setative ciurg nl. The Michtigan runtners competed itndi- top runncrs sat out thic Classic.ntoadcmpigontsh e 19 Wolverines were recogtiled vidually, not as a icaim. Hecssclink matt "Wctcetapcringnow, ad out-top guys naiadcous M eti n on ihsome itt those wvlt cocld tot maket aged to negotite thc 8,911ff-mctcr coursc sic going to focus on thc Big Tcnet," tacci c ourse Micign Noat 16Miandoa wcll cetoagh to takc sccond p1licc with a Warhurcst said hcforchand. T"his gives 24 Indiana are other top ois Dolani, who earneud his time of 26:24. [rcshmain Btiain Tarncr soine of thec yoautge rutncers a chante to conference contenders. golch its the 400-mettter incdividi atnd senior Naic Boftmain took third and gci some cxpcriecec againsi a wcakci ley and a silvcr in thte 2111 IM tl fourth with titacs of 26:311 and 26:33, ficlc" mc, briefly adudres'sed the ccgi Kaity White fD-Annt Arbor) int Losing streak over, Blue wins 3-2 ec ~ "t's tneat to have the linik thut Boilat said duitng his speech." ~y Nick Kacher Whets fellow freshmsen Kevins the game strted tio gem very physicil, icr whati hlag goes up whsen yo For the D~aily 'Tylor scorcd off a douhle assist ats Druary wtts desperate to ic the medal, we've ll hen tcimma te fromi White aimd Kevins Ruohinscon, scosre. Bat mte Michiga disuefensse time or anthcr. 1Thaink you tutu The Michtigant muc's soiccer team Michigatn hcuilt up a strong 3-Il leach. held tough timd was ahle tio walk away- - - - 111-3 Big Tens, 5-7 overall)I got thinigs "We sad a great overall team per- with te 3-2 victoury. started very early Sundahty agaimnst formsamnce today," Michtigan coach "We hatve heen playissg real aell Drury College. L~ess thanm tao cmin- Steve Bauns said. "One' of our recently, hcut thme clutuleisge s putinmg utes into the Wolverintes' 3-2 wits, strengths today was we won the mid- two good halves together," B~urnss freshiman Mike Whsitc put the hall field battle, with strong play from said, "T'odtay we cretechdimsenvircm-, inuto the back of the it off an assist Kevini Tatylor atid Brian Peters." inent to attack amid score gotls." from fellow freshmen Tomt G(itre. Ovary cut itnto thme lead before mte Michigams is its thme mddle cof pltty- "Every game we tire gettimig cnore first half wtas over and Michigan imig ti toaghm Big lets sechule, andu it and more famsiliar aithi etuch oilier wenst into hatlftinse with ti 3-I lead. was nice for thme tetams to play ti nociii- and we ace beginm to pltay insre tus a Whets Ovary's John Pedroli scored comferensce gaumue tiniu grtab ti xwiin, single unit," Critter stud. with 13 miutes left to make thic "it feels goocd tim wiii," (irimer stid. Critter- did not wait toii loug tt score 3-2, Michigan haul us step imp "'Thse entire tems pltayecd gret timd mte Ov r3 0Nwsrk gi.I h 2dmnt h ees n aesr ontltofnewsal ogtgy owr Gritter struck thle btall pat thic Druiry mtsc eturly letad they built slip awauy. tund htive baur oc five pltyecms mmi goalie off of ti pass frutis Itin The Wolverine's did tot sit ott their every atck, timd it showedcc ini misc First Time Buyers Hirschficld. cead, hat their gause plan did inivolve results" - College Grad Prcl "We hiud a really gocod start," staying in their defense a little morc Michsigain hetds to Daytion fr i oeg xhn Grimier saidh "It was nicc to sitart off inthei seconid hatlf. game Fridtay befdore getting back itFregox hn ied grab a big cearly lead" During thic last 10 minuteus oh plty coniferenice play. 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