28 - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 9, 2001 Ae idEuO THWE ATH LEUTE OF T HE W EEK Who: Scott Vetere Hometown: Pennsburg, Penn. Sport: Gymnastics Year: Junior Why: Vetere took home three AlAmerica awards at the men's gymnastics} NCAA Championships in Columbus this weekend. He finished runner-up on the still rings with a 9.847, and finished among the top six on the parallel bars and the horizontal bar. Veterebegan his impressive weekend by finish- ing fourth in Friday's all-around competition. With hIs performance this weekend, Vetere is now an eight-time All-American. Tuesday, April 10 Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 11 Softball vs. Central Michigan (DH), 2 p.m. Baseball at Western Michigan, 3 p.m. M Tennis at Michian State, 6 p.m. Friday, April 13 Softball at Minnesota (DH), 2 p.m. Baseball at Minnesota, 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14 Football in Spring Game, 1 p.m. Baseball at Minnesota (DH), 1 p.m. Softball at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. M Golf at Kepler Invitational (Columbus, Ohio) W Golf at Iowa Howkeye Invitational Rowing at Ohio State M Track and Field hosts Michigan State, Central Michigan W Track and Field hosts Michigan State, Central Michigan THE FORUM Your chance to speak out on issues in Michigan sports Was this hockey season the last for Andy Hilbert and Jeff Jillson? N How much will the "Talk with Tommy" help raise spirits for men's basketball? ® Will the softball and baseball teams be able to extend their respective win streaks? Daily Sports wants feedback! Visit www.michigandaily/forum for your chance to be heard. CL UB 3P9P WEEKLY Baseball Through April 8 PlIyer G Esper 4 blffio 15 Koman 28 Cantalames 25 Wright 22 Tousa 28 Ghannam 19 Jominy 15 Sokol 25 LaRosa 24 Fox 22 Roberts 23 Coleman 8 Wuerfel 9 Rutkowski 22 French 11 Trzos 9 Softball Through April 8 BA .667 .447 .385 .360 .355 .302 .275 .258 .243 .224 .221 .215 .200 .167 .158 .154 .136 AB 3 47 104 89 76 96 51 31 74 67 68 65 20 18 38 26 22 RBI 3 11 29 14 19 10 21 1 8 4 8 7 1 1 2 3 1 HR 1 3 5 1 5 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Taylor Kollen Moulden Tune Volpe Doe Bugel Young Schock Mack Churchill Garza Betley Elsner Conner Murdock Prichard G BA 31 .480 33 .360 33 .310 33 .296 31 .275 29 .273 20 .273 30 .253 29 .229 21 .200 17 .176 24 .174 16 .156 6 .100 18 .000 5 .000 4 .000 AB 100 111 100 98 80 77 33 79 70 5 17 46 32 10 8 2 0 RBI 6 16 23 10 21 4 2 9 10 0 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 HR 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NOTES April Phillips breaks record in hammer throw - ditddb)ip thAlmner an Ni v ikra Money main concern for ultimate frisbee The Duke Invitational this past weekend in Durham, N. C. brought some record-breaking results. The Michigan women's track team was on site at Wallace Wade Stadium to see how it measured up against South Carolina - the defending NCAA champions - and 77 other teams. "Overall, it was a good meet with the exception of three or four ath- letes who had outstanding perfor- mances," Michigan coach James Henry said. In field events, sophomore April Phillips broke the school record in the hammer throw with 182 feet, six inches. Trying to make a quali- fying mark in the discus, freshman Melissa Bicket's throw was only six inches away from NCAA quali- fication. Taking a huge victory in distance events was senior Katie Jazwinski. Competing in the 1500-meter run, she provisionally qualified for NCAAs with a time of 4:20:22. Senior Lisa Ouellet also ran in the same event and ran her second- fastest career time. "For me, to be at this point so early into outdoor season is pretty good," Ouellet, said. - Rhonda Gilner By Mike Hensch lDaily Sports Writer where the game is more popular. With distances too far to cover by bus or van, the team is forced to fly ERA leader (Sinnings pitched) Leveque 0.34 Strikeout leader Hill 43 ERA leader (5 innings pitched) Young 1.20 Strikeout leader Young 111 DAILY SCOREBOARD NBA STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 53 23 .697 - 'Miamit 45 30 .600 7 New York 45 30 .600 7 vorlando 41 35 .539 12 Boston 35 42 .455 18 New Jersey 26 51 .338 27 Washington 18 58 .237 35 central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 48 28 .632 - Toronto 43 33 .566 5 Charlotte 42 35 .545 6 Indiana 35 40 .467 12 3Detroit 29 47 .382 19 Cleveland 26 50 .342 22 Atlanta 23 53 .303 25 chicago 12 63 .160 35 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W L Pct GB San-Antonio 54 22 .711 - Utah 5o 26 .658 4 Dallas 49 27 .645 5 Minesota 45 30 .600 8 Houston 42 35 .545 12 Denver 37 40 .481 17 ~Vancouver 22 55 .286 32 Pacific Division W L Pct GB " Sacramento 51 24 .680 - £LA akers 51 26 .662 1 -Portland 48 28 .632 3 Phoenix 47 29 .618 4 Seattle 41 36 .532 11 LA Clippers 28 49 .364 24 Golden State 17 58 .227 34 GRAND SLAM Continued from Page 1 call-this remarkable feat. Purists argue that a Grand Slam is accomplished in a calendar year. Woods, emotionally drained after a relentless battle from start to finish, stayed out of the argu- ment. "I won four," he said with a coy smile. Locked in a thrilling battle with his - two chief rivals, Woods hit a daring approach from 149 yards into the per- ilous 1 Ith hole. The ball grazed the cup for a tap-in birdie, giving Woods a lead that he never let go. Duval, believing this might be his year after three close calls, made it through Amen Corner without a mis- take but took bogey on the par-3 16th, firing his tee shot over the green and missing an 8-foot putt for par. SPORTsBRIEFS NHL STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division New Jersey Philadelphia Pittsburgh NY Rangers NY Islanders Northeast Division Ottawa Buffalo Toronto Boston Montreal W 48 42 41 33 21 W 48 46 37 36 28 L T RTPts GF GA 19 12 3 111 295 195 25 113 98238206 289 3 94 275 252 435 1 72 2F~0290 517 3 52 135 268 L T RT Pts GF GA 2219 4 109 274 205 29 5 1 98 217 182 29115 90 232 207 308 8 88 227>249 408 6 70 206 232 L T RT Pts GF GA 27 104 94 231 210 319 3 88 208 219 38 13 9 66 200 246 452122 60 211 289 466 5 59 200 278 Southeast Division W Washington 40 Carolina 38 Florida 22 Atlanta 23 Tampa Bay 24 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Detroit St. Louis Nashville Chicago Columbus Northwest Division Colorado Edmonton Vancouver Calgary Minnesota Pacific Division Dallas San Jose Los Angeles Phoenix Anahiem w 49 43 34 29 27 w 51 39 36 27 25 w 48 39 38 35 25 L T RTF 20 9 4 22 12 5 36 9 3 408 4 399 6 L T RT 16104 2812 3 283117 36 154 38 135 C T RT 248 2 27 123 28 13 3 27 173 4011 5 Pts GF GA 111 253 202 103 249 195 80 186 200 70 207 242 69 186 230 Pts GF GA 116 266 190 93 243 222 90 239 238 73 197 236 68 166 206 Pts 106 93 92 90 66 Gf GA 241 187 213 191 252 228 214 212 187 241 Bulls' Crawford might get chance to return INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jamal Crawford is a rookie with the Chicago Bulls and making a lot of money. But Crawford still wishes he was playing basketball at Michigan. "I miss college a lot," he said. "I live in a college area now because I like to be around college kids." Crawford felt trapped last year when he decided to leave Michigan following his freshman season. He already had served an eight-game suspension for one mistake - sending the NBA a letter that said he intended to enter the 1999 draft before he enrolled in college. He had missed six other games and was ordered to repay $15,000 in benefits to a Seattle busi- nessman, whom he had lived with for three years during high school. The NCAA later said he could give S11,300 to the charity of his choice. If he didn't pay, Crawford would lose his eligibility. Today, the NCAA Management Council will consider a proposal that would give players, like Crawford, an opportunity to continue their college careers without penalty. "It's new territory," Charles Harris, chairman of the Management Council, said. "I think it is something we'd like to fix. It's not whether kids should get paid, but whether the rules should be more flexible and more responsive and that's always the desire." The changes would be sweeping and controversial. If approved, high-school athletes could accept prize money, sign con- tracts, compete with professionals and earn money following graduation, even enter the draft - and keep their eligibil- ity. It also would allow college athletes to obtain bank loans based on future earn- ings. He had two chances to catch Woods, but looked on in shock as birdie putts from 12 feet on the 17th and 5 feet on the final hole failed to fall. Mickelson, poised to claim his first major, also missed an 8-foot par putt on the 16th hole. He also failed to cash in on birdie putts on the final two holes. Woods never faltered. His lead remained at one stroke when he missed a 3-foot birdie putt on the 15th, but he traded spectacular golf for solid play with history on the line and delivered, as he has done from the time he turned pro five short years ago. "I've succeeded in what I wanted to accomplish," Woods said as he sat in Butler's cabin waiting for last year's winner, Vijay Singh, to help him put on another green jacket. "I don't feel ecstatic yet. It hasn't sunk in."He later took a congratulatory call from President Bush. Harris said today's environment has forced the NCAA into this position. "The absoluteness has changed," he said. "So we need, to the extent we can, not to be punitive against people who are doing the normal things in their life." Crawford's case is one example. After discovering the letter, the NCAA first ruled Crawford forfeited his college eligibility, even though he wrote a second letter six days later withdraw- ing his name. Current NCAA rules allow college athletes a one-time excep- tion for players who put their name on the NBA draft list to retain their eligibil- ity if they aren't drafted. That does not apply to high-school players - yet. Michigan appealed, and the NCAA reduced Crawford's penalty to an eight- game suspension. But even if the changes are approved, they wouldn't take effect immediately. Arizona's Jefferson to enter NBA draft TUCSON (AP) - Forward Richard Jefferson, a key to Arizona's drive to the national championship game, decided to skip his senior season and enter the NBA draft. Jefferson averaged 11.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 35 games as the Wildcats reached the NCAA final before losing 82-72 to Duke. He shot 47.9 percent from the floor and 34.4 percent from three-point range. Martinez K's 16 in_ win over Devil Rays BOSTON (AP) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays couldn't do anything to Pedro Martinez, and neither could the weather. Fighting 42-degree temperatures and intermittent rain, Martinez struck out 16 in eight innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 3-0 victory over Tampa Bay for his first win of the season. "You just have to understand what's happening to your body," said Martinez (1-0), who his first six outs on strikeouts and brought a no-hitter into the sixth. "It's different. But the cold weather is affecting the hitters, too." Ultimate Frisbee is not a normal to tournaments. sport. Unlike conventional sports, "In the Midwest, there's not that there are no referees; rather the play- many good teams so we have to ers are responsible for making their travel a lot," co-captain Tim Murray own calls, much like pick up basket- said. "This season, we've traveled to ball. Stanford, North Carolina and this* "We have a code between each weekend we went to Madison to other that is, I'm not going to try to play in a tournament." cheat you and you aren't going to try With much of the money coming to cheat me' becausq we don't have from MagnUM team member' pock- referees," said coach Ricky Eikstadt. ets, the team attempts to save as Ultimate Frisbee teams are unique much money on the road. in that their nicknames tend not to "Our shortest amount of time be the mascot of their respective uni- spent in a hotel before being kicked versity. The men's club team, known out was about seven minutes," team as MagnUM beat out TUMULT co-captain Mike Haley said. "In (The University of Michigan Ulti- order to save money on hotel rooms, mate Team) in 1997 in which sup- we got three rooms and told the porters of both names played a game front desk that eight people would against each other to decide the team be staying there, but we really had name. 28." MagnUM is unique in the world Insufficient funds also leaves of ultimate as well. Angus "Gus" MagnUM at a disadvantage when Mairs is the oldest player in college playing in tournaments. ultimate and according to the team, "We don't travel all the time with was discovered in an archaeological our whole team, which is obviously dig. a hindrance when playing the best The governing body is the Ulti- teams in the nation," Murray said. mate Players Association, which MagnUM will travel to Madison grants five years of eligibility start- this weekend to tune up for the ing with your first UPA sanctioned regional and national tournaments event. "Gus", who is 37 years old, where they have finished in ninth did not play as an undergrad and is place at{nationals for the last two presently in the school of education years. as a graduate student. This year, nationals will be held at As a club sport, the team is given the end of May in Boston. Although a mere $2,500.00 a year to cover the cost of traveling will put a dent expenses. Yet, for MagnUM to play into each player's wallet, the shot at against the best in the nation, it is a national title keeps MagnUM pay-@ drawn to the east and west coasts, ing to play. Tennis club alms to ha ve fun in te 5sun By Elizabeth Edelstein For the Daily The theme of this year's Tennis Club is to combine the best of competition and fun. Started by seniors Sharon Reske and Ryan Wisweeser, this is only the second year for the team. Until now, the only option had been a non- competitive club team or the varsity level. Things have changed. The club team now practices twice a week and competes against other schools. Their practices are held year round, Monday and Thursday from nine to 11 p.m. Players have to pay to use court-space at the Varsity Tennis Center. Practices are about five dollars a night. On top of that, home games cost from 15-20 dollars each, and away games are around 60-100 dollars each. So far the team has played against Harvard, Michigan State, Ferris State and Miami of Ohio. One more game is scheduled for this season against Miami (Ohio), which is away on April 7. While the team is becoming more competitive, the goal is also to have fun and accommodate academic needs. Reske said that the team has a "social focus" and gives people the opportunity to play tennis and meet people at the same time. "People are out there tq have a good time," Reske said. The team consists of 60 people -45 of these are active members of the* team. Among the players, senior Anne Williams is the top female and the top male is sophomore Nnamudi Amobi. If it had not been for Reskes initia- tive, these people never wouldn't have had this opportunity to play tennis and make friends because the club would have never started. A lot of organization was needed to get it going, and mem- bers of the club hope to continue on and only get better as the years go on. - Jim Weber contributed to this article Eta Kappa Nu Association The Eta Kappa Nu Association is the International Honor Society for Electrical and Computer Engineers. Outstanding persons elect to Eta. Kappa Nu primarily during their junior or senior year, but also from graduate school. Eligibility depends on marked ability as demonstrated by academic excellence, personal character, community service, and distin- guished accomplishments, all of which indicate that the candidate is or will be a success in his or her profession. Members of Eta Kappa Nu are marked people, sought after by the best companies and schools. We, the officers and faculty advisors of the Beta Epsilon chapter of Eta Kappa Nu at the University of Michigan, heartily congratulate the following students for meeting the membership requirements and completing the initiation process for the following terms, thus becoming active members of Eta Kappa Nu: Winter 2001 Tau Beta Pi* MICHIGAN GAMMA TAU LBEA i\1I, Timi NATIONAI ENGINEERING HONOR SOCIETY, WAS FOUNDED TO MARK IN A FITTING MANNER THOSE WHO HAvE CONFERRDI) HONOR UPON THEIR ALMA MATER BY DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARSHIP AND EXEMPLARY CHARACTER AS STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING, OR BY THEIR ATTAINMENTS AS ALUMNI IN THE FIELD OF ENGINEERING, AND TO FOSTER A SPIRIT OF LIBERAL CULTURE IN ENGINEERING COILEGES. WE, THE OFFICERS AND FACUlXY ADVISORS OF THE MICHIGAN GAMMA CHAPTER of TAU BETA Pi, wish 'TO CONGRATULATE LTHI FOLLOWING PEOPIE WHO HAVE ACHIEVED OUR HIGH STANDARDS AND HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLIETHED TIE INITIATION RITUALS, THEREBY BECOMING ACTIVE MEMBERS OF FAU BETA PI: Karl Brakora Emily Burmeister David Cheng Jason Cheng Philip Cherdron Alina Chu Jeffrey Gregory Seong Hye Hwang Kamran Kashef Andrew Knofski Ka-Yee Lee Leung Kway Lee Kwok Leung Jingying Li John Lim Benjamin Low Mark Matteucci James Newsome David Papa Aditya Prasad Eric Sam Niraj Shah Marcel Shell Travis Smith Anthony Stark Jack Stepanian Daniel Tam Jeanne Whalen Peter Wierzbinski Chi Wong 0 GAIL AGACINSKI ANDREANA ANDREANA H IN MENG; AU IASO BACKI > JOE DIMAMBRO NILOTHIPAUL D UTTA CHERRY EFFENDI HENRY FAN MEGAN LEHMAN FENG-LI LIAN JOHANNA LICHTMAN YIIING LIm NEIL SHAH NIRAJ SHAH JUSTIN SHETNEY ERIC SIIONS i S