The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 29, 2001 - 7 Crapplers' weekend salvaged at State By Richard Haddad l1aiy Sports Writer EAST LANSING -Throughout the Michigan wrestling team's meet against hated Michigan State, Jenison Field House was dripping with intensity. You could see it in the blood spilling from the gash below Michigan senior captain Joe DeGain's eve. You could see it in the ferocity with which Michigan heavy- weight Matt Brink and Michigan State's Wally Lamb smacked each other's faces. And if you listened hard, through the deafening noise of the crowd, you could ear it in the thud of Michigan sophomore A.:,1. Grant's head hitting the mat, the vic- tim of a Chris Williams form tackle. in a marathon battle marked by four consecutive overtime matches, the sixth-ranked Wolverines (1 -2 Big Ten, 11-3-1 overall) outlasted the eight- ranked Spartans (1-1, 5-3), 20-12. Michigan was demolished 29-6 by No. Minnesota on Friday night, but the win over the Spartans salvaged a brutal weekend. "I was concerned with how we were going to compete because we were a lit- tie down coming off of that loss to Minnesota,' Michigan coach Joe McFarland said. "We didn't compete well up there at all. We didn't come out with the kind of fire and intensity that you need to knock off the No. I team in the country, and Minnesota proved why they're No. I." But that fire and intensity was more ihan evident on Sunday. During introductions, the Spartans ,came out oozing excitement, gestuing to the raucous crowd and feeding off of that energy. But Michigan didn't hesitate to quiet those clad in green and white. DeGain commenced the day's festivi- ties by dominating No. II Nik Fekete at 197 pounds. Bleeding profusely throughout the match, the only things that slowed Detain were the frequent timeouts needed to wipe off the blood. In a match that may as well have been a streetfight, heavyweight Matt Brink proceeded to keep the ball rolling for the Wolverines. After three periods of push- ing., hitting, cross-facing and stalling penalties, Brink scored a takedown just eight seconds into overtime to put away Matt Lamb and to give Michigan a 6-0 advantage. In keeping with the sheer competi- tiveness of the afternoon, none of the. next three matches could be decided in three periods, either. But to Michigan's chagrin, the outcomes at 125, 133 and 141 all fell in the Spartans' favor. "Those overtime matches are tough on coaches" McFarland said. "I couldn't tell you the last time I saw that happen." The fact that Grant, Clark Forward and Folev Dowd all lost --and the sheer volume with which the Spartan faithful responded made the experience even harder for McFarland to stomach. "I was concerned because we lost three overtime matches in a row, and I was concerned because we were in posi- tion to win all three ofthem," McFarland said. "It's just some positioning things we need to work on, but we need to do a bet- ter job of winning those matches." Despite the setbacks, Michigan's upper weight classes managed to secure FBI searche recruiting i MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The FBI has begun a probe of allegations that a Memphis high school football coach was paid to influence a star player's choice of college. "We have initiated a preliminary investigation to determine if any federal violations have occurred," Special Agent Kelli Sligh said Friday. She declined to say what laws could be involved because the inquiry is just getting under way. Besides the FBI, the Southeastern Conference, the NCAA and Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association are investigating how colleges recruited Albert Means, a defensive back from Trezevant High School. An assistant coach at Trezevant, Milton Kirk, has gone public with claims that head coach Lynn Lang solicited $200,000 to get Means to sign a letter of intent with the University of Alabama. Means, who is not accused of any wrongdoing, began at Alabama last fall but withdrew and enrolled at the University of Memphis this month after learning of the allegations. The Memphis school system has suspended Lang, Kirk and Melrose High School football coach Tim Thompson until the investigations are completed. The Commercial Appeal reported Friday that Kirk told NCAA and SEC investigators this week that he witnessed a University of Kentucky booster give Lang an envelope containing S6,000 during Means' official visit to the school on the weekend of Dec. 18, 1999. A message seeking comment left at Kirk's home by The Associated Press was not immediately returned. Kirk, who said he accompanied Lang, s illegal i Memphis Means and the player's mother oan t1 recruiting visit to Lexington, said.:t demanded $6,000 for getting Means to the Kentucky campus. The handoff came in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency hotel during a meeting with Claude Bassett, then the Kentucky recruiting coordinator, and a booster before attending a basketball game at nearby Rupp Arena, Kirk said. "The lobby was packed with people because it was right before the game. and the booster-I don't remember his name -- ianded Lynn an envelope,' Kirk said. "I knew what it was right then. "Then, later on that same night back in the hotel, Lynn opened the enve - it was a thick envelope, like a sized envelope - and I saw the410 in it. It was $6,000." 2 Kirk also said Lang was paid S Q by both Alabama and Georgia foI Means official visit, but added tgat never saw Lang receive money f those schools. Although NCAA". allow a player to make five such vise Means went to only three univcrt the newspaper reported. Kirk told his story to NCAA i t gator Rich Johanningmeier and ' investigator Bill Sievers during an in m view Wednesday, the newspaper rexP ed. Kirk couldn't say for sure That Bassett knew about the booster's, p-" ment to Lang. Lang has repeatedly denied Kirk's allegations. Kirk said that he was asked by the NCAA and SEC investigators about Memphis businessmen Logan Young and Bill Harper. Young is a prominent Alabama booster and has denied any wrongdoing pertain- ing to Means. JOYCE LEE/Daily Michigan 133-pounder Foley Dowd goes for a shot against Michigan State's Pat McNamara Saturday night. Dowd took the match to overtime, but lost 4-2. Star of the Week Otto Olson 184 pounds The nation's No. 2 wrestler in the 184-pound class was Michigan's lone two-time winner this weekend, scoring a 52 decision over Minnesota's Jacob Volkmann on Friday before beating Michigan State's Nate Mesyn by a 14-5 major decision on Saturday. For the season, Olson is 23-1. the victory, and fittingly, senior captain Otto Olson recorded the deciding points with a 14-6 major decision over Nate Mesyn at 174 pounds. IFor his final takedown, Olson vicious- lv slammed Mesyn into the mat, burving his opponent's face in the rubber. The image of Olson towering over Mesyn 's motionless body epitomized the emotions associated with the match. "This is always a great duel, always physical, always intense," Mcl irland said. "I've got confidence in our whole team," DeGain added. "If someone drops a match, someone else will be there to step up and make up for it." After Sunday, Detain has all the more reason to, harbor that confi- dence. . Personal bests take Indiana Jy Sarah Rubin 'Die Daily Eighteen seasons of Jon Urbanchek's rcjgn as coach of the Michigan men's swimming and diving team have ceded only four losses within the Big Ten p1nfercnce. three of them are to Indiana. On Saturday, the Wolverines took a eycn-hour bus ride to battle the Ioosiers in a dual meet at Bloomington. 0 pturing its third consecutive confir- e victory, Michigan defeated Indiana 132-110. No. 9 Michigan (4-4, 3-0 Big Ten) had the definite advantage over Indiana (2-4, (f Big Ten). But two years ago, sue- .uinbing to midseason injury and winter sickness, the Wolverines folded to their underdog nemesis in Bloomington. In their first dual meet inYidiaina since the loss, and dealing with injuries and *en cs including sophomore Garrett angieri, they knew to be wary. "Basically two years ago, we went down under similar conditions," senior captain Scott Werner said. "Key guys from the team couldn't compete. Sometimes Indiana can get up for meets, especially against us. A week ago we Were like, 'We'll beat them, no problem.' Fhen the same thing happened every- one started getting injured, and it's like, 'this is just what we thought two years ireshman Dan Ketchumii agreed, but he felt that the team was up to the effort. "I think that we were all fired-up, just for the sake of revenge. We weren't going to lose" And, considering the caliber of the Michigan team, it was no shock that it didn't. Ketchum was one of the several Michigan swimmers to take first in his event. lie conquered the 200-yard treestyle with a personal best, an NCAA qualifying time of 137.98. Ketchum was mindful of high level of competition in the race. "The guy right next to me split a 43.0 in a relay right before the race. At the hundred I was thinking, this guy went a 43.0, so I took off I didn't save any- thing:'' Michigan won all but two of the indi- vidual races. Werner took the 200-yard individual medley in 1:50.59 and the 20-yard breaststroke in 2:01 .42 The 400-yard medley relay team of Jordan Watland, Wernei, Christian Vanderkaav and 'T'ony Kurth dominated Indiana with a time of 3:21.34. Consistently sweeping his events, senior (hris Thompson won the 1,000-vard freestyle in 9:14.91 and the 500-yard freestyle in 4:32.47. Coach. Jon Urbanchek called the meet, "par for the course." He considered the results to be "exactly what the team had expected" And, with the great times that the Wolverines are producing, they are cur- rently a favorite to reclaim their Big en title. Deja vu for tankers after identical losses Relaying a difference Since winning the NCAA title in 1995, Michigan's main downfall has been its relay times. But this sea- son, the 400 individual medley relay has seen interior changes, resulting in gradual improvement. Eastern Michigan Quadrangular Oct. 27, finish time 3:24.81 Jordan Watland, Scott Werner, Tony Kurth and Dan Ketchum At Georgia Nov. 3, finish time 3:23.92 Watland, Werner, Kurth and Garrett Mangieri Texas Invitational Dec. 1, finish time 3:22.15 Watland, Werner, Vanderkaay and Ketchum Vs. Penn State andPurdue Jan. 20, finish time.3:20.51 Watland, Werner, Vanderkaay and Kurth At Indiana Jan. 27, finish time 3:21.34 Watland, Werner, Vanderkaay and Kurth Graduating Students Consider a lucrative career in commercial real estate sales. We're a local company, looking to hire a self-starting, business- oriented graduate with a good sense of humor. I have 33 years in real estate, yet keep an open mind and respect for the abilities and opinions of younger agents. Sound interesting? Call Gary or visit our web site. 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But Michigan's opponents also Worded an identical point total in these meets, resulting in two 157-143 Michigan losses on consecutive days. ; Richardson had to joke with the team 4bout its form of consistency. "Obviously we would rather have the 1 57 points both meets," he told the squad, "but you did what I told you to go, which is swim consistentlv." Most importantly, Richardson ouribed the team's last weekend as our best meets this semester." The team could have done even bet- tr Saturday against Northwestern if not #)r key injuries to Annie Weilbacher gnd Samantha Arsenault. Weilbacher Iat out the meet, and Arsenault only 4wam in the 200-yard freestyle event Reasons to believe Although Michigan lost two highly contested meets over the week- end, it was paced by four stellar performances giving Coach Jim Richardson reason to be optimistic. Friday at Notre Dame Jennifer Crisman - won the 50- yard freestyle and the 100-butterfly Samantha Arsenault - won the 200-freestyle and the 100-freestyle Saturday at Northwestern Emily Fenn - first place in the 1,650-freestyle and 500-freestyle Tealin Keleman - won the one- and three-meter diving events sideration time of 16:35.31. Richardson was also very pleased with Lori Eberwein, Julie Kern and Lindsay Johnson in this event, who finished fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively. le cited three pivotal events in the meet - -the 50-yard freestyle, the 200- backstroke, and the 100 butterfly. Crisman competed in two ofthese nar- There are different technologies, and then there are difference technologies. Technologies that make a difference in how, or if, someone lives. The people of Guidant help save and enhance the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients around the world every day by developing, manufacturing and marketing a broad array of cardiovascular-related medical solutions. 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