The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 12, 2001- 78 I U e All-America honors S e n io r Katie Jazwinski reached All- America status Friday after shine alt- competing in the 5,000 meter s ines at event. This marks her first appearance at the NCAA indoor championships. She is also a nationals two-time Ali-American in cross country. WOMEN'S TRACK FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. CHAMTIONSHIPS Men dF apponted with NCAA meet Freshman diver Cobe n qualifies for NCAAs MEN'S TRACK FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. CHAMPIONSHIPS By Rhonda Gilmer Daily Sport Writer Time flies. At her- first NCAA Indoor Championships, senior Katie Jazwinski came away an All- American. She was also the only Michigan women's track team mem- ber to compete in Fayetteville, Ark. in the championship last weekend. In addition to her two All-America awards in cross country, Jazwinski has finally proven herself as an All- American for indoor track. Running in the 5,000-meter event, Jazwinski ran a personal best, fin- ishing seventh with a time of 16:24.54. This earned her two points - enough for All-America status, an award only given to the top eight runners in the nation. "Overall I'm happy to qualify for nationals and be at this meet for the first time," Jazwinski said. Jazwinski described the 5,000- meter run as a "strange race." The competition was rough and the run-, ners went out fast right from the start. But the race was not run with an even-pace. Competitors took the lead, dropped back, then caught up again - it was anybody's race. Despite the varied influence of other contenders, Jazwinski was able to shift into her own gear and pull out a good finish. "I just wanted to make sure I did my best," Jazwinski said. "I gave it my all and raced the best I could on that day." Prior to the meet, Jazwinski was ranked 15th in the nation for the 5,000. She provisionally qualified to run during the Big Ten Championships last month. There, she also qualified for the 3,000 meters as well. After a great stint in the 5,000 meters on Friday, Jazwinski felt drained for Saturday's 3,000-meter run. She came out ready to go, but had pushed her body too much the day before. "Every race is not exactly what I want it to be," Jazwinski said. "I can- not predict what other girls who are on my caliber or a higher caliber will do. I just go with the flow and try to race my best." Jazwinski finished 15th in the 3,000 with a time of 9:42.34. she bested her national ranking coming into the meet by two spots. Jazwinski attributes her success partially to her coaches. "They have all really helped me to come where I've gotten and continue to help on the road to success," Jazwinski said. By Shawn Kemp Daily Sports Writer Three members of the Mitt higan men's track team had high expects tions entering this past Friday night a t the indoor NCAA Championships s in Fayetteville, Ark. But neither Charles DeWildt, I 'Wike Wisniewski or Ike Okenwa came. t-lose to accomplishing the goals they sex for themselves. While Okenwa's primary goad was to advance to the; finals in the :200- meter dash, he failed to make it o sit of the first round of'preliminaries, run- ning 21.82 to finish third. In the week before the n h -et, Okenwa reflected on his perform, ,nce from last year's outdoor NCkA Championships. "I expect to do a lot better tt an nationals last year," Okenwa sa id. "Because last year was the first yea ar, you're just walking around with ya ur eyes wide open, just seeing all i of everything. "This week, I'm more focused, as id I'm going in there determined as helL. I plan on placing real high" Coach Ron Warhurst said in onrd r for Okenwa to advance to the final he it of his event, he would have to run hi s season's best. Okenwa's time at th national meet was .88 seconds off hi 3 season's best, 20.94, an indication (t f why he didn't advance to the finals. Wisniewski, an All-American in thE 10,000-meter run at last year's outdo s NCAA Championships, felt he could finish in the top 10 of the 5,000-meter run this past Friday. "I'll have a good race if I just get into the race and compete," Wisniewski said prior to the meet. But, he added, "You never know how you're going to feel when you get out. You could be in the best shape of your life, but some days you just don't have it." Perhaps Wisniewski predicted his own future, as his time of 14:30.25, 25 seconds slower than his qualifying time, placed him 16th and out of con- tention for All-America honors. DeWildt, a pole-vaulter, set out to finish in the top three, as he jumped a lifetime best 17-9 one week before. "The top eight are All-American, but I think I can do a little better than that," DeWildt said before the meet. "This will be the toughest competition I've had, and I can jump higher - I still have a lot of room." But DeWildt's effort of 16-10 placed him a disappointing 10th in the meet. All three of the athletes have com- peted in the outdoor NCAA Championships, but none have ever made it to the indoor national meet. "Everything is experience when you get to this level - you have to keep cool heads," Warhurst said. Although the three did not attain the goals they set for themselves prior to the meet, the national experience they gained will help them in their outdoor season. The Wolverines will begin their out- door season March 24 in San Diego, Calif. at the Aztec Invitational. By Steve Jackson Daily Sports Writer "It went so well, I even surprised myself," Michigan freshman diver Jason Coben said. Coben gave an impressive show- ing at the NCAA 'Zone Diving Meet this weekend in Bloomington. He earned one of six spots in the NCAA Championships (March 22-24 in College Station, Tex.) by taking sec- ond place on the one-meter spring- board with a score of 300.90. "I think the reason I did so well was that I had the attitude that 'I might not make it,"' Coben said. "I just went out to have fun." Coben placed fifth in the three- meter dive and then toned his routine down for the 10-meter platform hop- ing to rest his injured elbow. The injury, which Coben described as "a bruise or stress frac- ture," forced him to withdraw from the final event of the Big Ten Championships. "It's doing better," Coben said. "I will give it some rest and I should be good by the time we go to Texas." In Texas the stakes will be higher for Coben. "It's going to be tough for him;' Michigan coach Dick Kimble said. "He doesn't have that big time expe- rience yet. But if he dives as well as he did this weekend he has an excel- lent chance of getting to the finals." But Coben wasn't the only Wolverine in attendance. Two men- ber's of the women's diving team also competed in Bloomington: Tealin Kelemen and Kelly Vander Kuyl. Kelemen, another freshman sensa- tion, posted her best marks in the three- meter, where she took tlth place. "She didn't do as well as she. is capable of," Kimble said. "But she was fantastic for us all season." Vander Kuyl came very close to qualifying on the platform, where she finished fourth. "This was really good for her," Kimble said. "She loves the tower, and she was really close to making it." The Michigan women's swim- ming team will compete without any divers this weekend at the NCAA Championships in Long Island, N.Y. Following the NCAA meets, Coben is tentatively scheduled to compete in the U.S. Nationals, which determine the American representa- tives for the Goodwill Games and the World Championships. "Right now I need to concentrate on school," Coben said. "If I keep my grades up, Coach Kimble and I will go." The national finals take place April 17-22 - right at the beginning of final exams. F I Cai nia myn Michiia: Notre Dame sweeps 'M' tennis I '4 By Seth Klempner Daily Sports Writer NOTRE DAME - The Michigan women's tennis team (3-6 overall) was expecting a tough match at Notre Dame this weekend. What it got was a tutorial on how to play intelligent power tennis. Michelle Dasso, arguably the best player in the nation led the experience- laden, eighth-ranked Fighting Irish to a -0 victory over the Wolverines while :'only losing two sets in the entire match. "(As a team), they hit with a ton of pace on the ball," Michigan coach Bitsy Ritt said. "They control the points and hit the ball hard. When that happens you feel a lot of pressure from your opponent" Notre Dame's power was able to force Michigan to make errors and take bad shots, putting the Fighting Irish in a bet- *r position to win points. Acting as fur- ther incentive to make quick work of Michigan was Notre Dame's desire to start its spring break as early as possible. "Tomorrow, we leave for Miami so we are excited and we wanted to leave on a good note, Dasso said after the meet on ,aturday. "We were much more relaxed because we don't have school this week and I think that is why we played so well." Freshman Kavitha Tipirneni, who was placed in the top spot in the lineup after e Northwestern match, has played well ince ascending to the position despite her 3-5 dual-match record. She continued to play well against Lasso and against a lesser opponent probably would have won the match. But Dasso, a senior who will likely turn pro after this season, was in control of the match from the start. She refused to let 9k~ up and looked in control even on the points she lost - winning 6-1, 6-1. "I was trying to stick to her forehand and using a couple of drop volleys," Dasso said. Dasso was unsure whether or not she was going to play on Saturday due to an ailing back, but decided to play after warming up. Her back prevented her from playing with as much power as she normally does and, consequently, hit a lot more drop shots than she would have had her back been feeling well. At times, this gave the impression that she was toying with Tipirneni, Notre Dame coach Jay Louderback said. "That is as smart of a match as I have ever seen her play, Louderback said. Dasso played with ease and seemed to always be at the ball half a step to a step before the ball arrived, giving her time to set herself and hit the ball -- often to a spot where Tipirneni would have to run all-out to reach the ball. When playing from the baseline, Dasso had Tipirneni running back and fourth and prevented her from putting pace on the balls she was able to hit. "She was balanced on the court a d didn't give me any points," Tipirneni. said. "She was consistent with her pla and nothing came easy. Her techniquj : was stable and everything was in sync . She is at the level I want to be." Dasso's control on the court and of het' racquet were evident with her placement and use of the drop shot. Almost con- sciously deciding to end a volley, sho would use just the softest touch to dead. - en the ball, leaving it in a spot th& t Tipirneni could not hope to reach. "I am in good shape and am pretty quick on the court but she was a little bit quicker and that made a huge differ- ence," Tipirneni said. "But I love playing people like that. It is hard to learn on the court but when you look back in retro- spect you realize that you really can learn a lot from these type of matches" With Kim Plaushines out with a bruised hip flexor, senior Alison Sinclair played her first match since the season opener on Jan. 19, against Bowling Green. After winning the first set, she lost the match 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Losing streak Over Michigan's current six- match losing streak it has played five teams in the top 35 in the nation, 3 of which are in the top 20. Over that stretch, Michigan has only won four out of its 33 singles matches. 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