2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsTuesday - January 6, 2004 4 CLUBSPORTSW 'Racquetbal rEEKLY ATHLETE OF THE WEEK By Ryan Soin 'Daily Sports Writer There is an emerging class of athletes on the Michigan campus. You won't see any of these athletes donning T-shirts t proclaiming their affiliation, though. it's not because they are embarrassed. Their sport failed to receive club status. These new athletes have embraced -the sport of racquetball. The game pits two players against each other inside a small room where they fire a small blue ball off of a wall trying to win points. . "You're pretty much always on offense and defense," sophomore Robert Fowler said. "It's a continuous 'flow of action and excitement." Despite not having a club designation, the sport has received attention from the ;Jniversity. The Central Campus Recre- 2T± EN L& COR' L has competitors ational Building's racquetball courts just Jhaveri said. "I guess I received a major renovation, providing a intimidating." home to players of all levels. The CCRB Unranked freshman also provides balls and a rankings list for recently engaged J players to find opponents. match. Jhaveri's insati- Fowler, currently atop of the rankings tiveness against lessl list, started the ladder last semester in shined bright. hopes of landing somne competition. "He drilled me in the "I wanted to create a league that welts unhealed for weeks would increase the popularity and the "His low and driving competition for people already in the unyielding. He was a ty game," Fowler said. the power of a fresh r just can be pretty Ethan Milner haveri in a able competi- er opponents back, leaving s,' Milner said. serves were rant, mad with racquet in his got during the -10 match. vari said of the experience did re to continue ice. gain and again, surviving until I have finally defeated him," Mil- ner said. While Milner puts his heart into beat- ing Jhaveri, Nathan's heart is one beat away from ending it all. Jhaveri suffers from a heart murmur, creating the possi- bility that every game could be his last. "In theory (I could die)," Jhaveri said. "But I am not a wuss." Despite what Milner calls "child-like competitiveness," Jhaveri keeps a level head against stiffer competition. "I would imagine there are some good players," Jhaveri said. "I have a lot to learn." The table is set, and the competi- tive racquetball fires are burning. Someone out there will send Nathan Jhaveri an e-mail and challenge him, proving once and for all if he deserves a top-10 ranking. Who: Stephanie Gandy Hometown: Detroit Sport: Women's basketball Year: Senior 41 Why: Gandy, who served as a janitor at Crisler Arena over the summer, cleaned up in Evanston with 7-of12 shooting for 22 points (6-for-6 from the free-throw line). She also had three steals and five assists. Gandy 6M9SCHEDULE Sophomore Nathan Jhaveri has boasted the title of 10th-ranked rac- quetball player on Central Campus since the fall. But his position was not attained through arduous competition or some great display of skill, but sim- ply by being the 10th person to sign up on the ladder. "I've never been challenged," NER hand." The closest Milner g hour-long assault was a 4 "I just killed him" Jha match. "I didn't even try.' The painful learninge not stifle Milner's desit with his new sport of cho "I vow to play him ag Wednesday, Jan. 7 M Basketball vs. Northwestern Friday, Jan. 9 M Swim/Diving vs. Stanford 7 p.m. I 6 7:35 Hockey W Tennis vs. Ohio State hosts Michigan Invitational p.m. p.m. WRESTLING STANDINGS WOMEN'S BBALL STANDINGS WOMEN'S SWIMMING/DIVING MEN'S SWIMMING/DIVING Big Ten Overall Big Ten Overall Purdue Illinois °Penn State Wisconsin Northwestern Iowa Michigan ,Ohio State ' Indiana Minnesota :lichigan State W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 w 1 1 9 6 5 5 5 7 2 1 L 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 .900 .857 .833 .833 .833 .778 .667 .000 Penn State Minnesota Ohio State owa Michigan State Michigan Purdue Indiana Northwestern Illinois Wisconsin w 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 W 9 12 9 7 10 8 10 7 7 6 5 L 3 0 3 5 2 7 2 5 5 6 5 Pct. .750 1.000 .750 .583 .833 .533 .833 .583 .583 .500 .500 WRESTLING MATCHES rYesterday's game Michigan at CAL-STATE FULLERTON Today's games Michigan State at KENT STATE 'Penn State at LEHIGH Friday, Jan. 9 Purdue at VIRGINIA DUALS Wisconsin at VIRGINIA DUALS Northwestern at EASTERN MICHIGAN Penn State at PITTSBURGH7 Saturday, Jan. 10 North Carolina State Open Purdue at VIRGINIA DUALS Wisconsin at VIRGINIA DUALS Ohio State at TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA Ohio State at MIssouRI Penn State at WEST VIRGINIA Sunday, Jan. 11 Indiana at WENDY'S DUALS (ASHLAND, OHIO) Oklahoma State at lOWA Northwestern at EASTERN ILLINOIS WOMEN'S BBALL GAMES Monday's games 7 P.M. PENN STATE 64, Michigan State 62 Illinois 75, MIsSISSIPPI STATE 72 7 P.M. Michigan 62, NORTHWESTERN 43 7 . 7 P.M. PURDUE 76, Notre Dame 63 RUTGERS 56, Ohio State 53 TBA TBA 6 P.M. 7:30 P.M. TBA T BA TBA NOON NOON 6 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. Thursday, Jan. 8 Iowa at PENN STATE Minnesota at NORTHWESTERN Ohio State at ILLINOIS Purdue at MICHIGAN STATE Wisconsin at INDIANA Saturday, Jan. 10 Indiana at MICHIGAN 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 8 P.M. 4 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 50-yard Freestyle 1. Sarah Hernandez, Wisconsin 2. Molly Buhrandt, Wisconsin 3. Shannon VanCuren, Wisconsin 4. Anne Weilbacher, Michigan 100-yard Freestyle 1. Sarah Hernandez, Wisconsin 2. Carly Piper, Wisconsin 3. Bethany Pendleton, Wisconsin 12. Lindsey Smith, Michigan 200-yard Freestyle 1. Carly Piper, Wisconsin 2. Bethany Pendleton, Wisconsin 3. Anna Trinidad. Wisconsin 7. Susan Gilliam, Michigan 500-yard Freestyle 1. Carly Piper, Wisconsin 2. Margy Keefe. Penn State 3. Sally Anderson, Penn State 4. Susan Gilliam, Michigan 1,000-yard Freestyle 1. Carly Piper, Wisconsin 2. Margy Keefe, Wisconsin 3. Susan Gilliam, Michigan 6. Emily Clare-Fenn, Michigan 100-yard Backstroke 1. Sarah Haupt, Penn State 2. Susan Johnson, Wisconsin 3. Molly Buhrandt, Wisconsin 9. Kaltlyn Brady, Michigan 200-yard Backstroke 1. Susan Johnson. Wisconsin 2. Sara Shepherd, Penn State 3. Anna Trinidad, Wisconsin 9. Kaitlyn Brady, Michigan 100-yard Breaststroke 1. Kristen Woodring, Penn State 2. Amalia Sarnecki. Wisconsin 3. Courtney Stanchock, Penn State 5. Keilli Stein, Michigan 23.27 23.50 23.69 23.72 50.03 50.30 50.32 51.82 1:47.04 1:47.72 1:49.65 1:51.13 4:43.72 4:48.21 4:53.00 4:53.24 9:51.27 9:52.79 9:56.75 9:58.21 55.42 55.77 56.22 57.24 1:57.10 1:59.34 2:01.34 2:03.67 1:01.70 1:02.44 1:02.80 1:04.08 50-yard Freestyle 1. Matt Grevers, Northwestern 2. Adam Mania, Wisconsin 3. Dale Rogers, Wisconsin 16. Chris DeJong, Michigan 100-yard Freestyle 1. Matt Grevers, Northwestern 2. Adam Mania, Wisconsin 3. Terry Silkaitis, Minnesota 4. Dan Ketchum, Michigan 200-yard Freestyle 1. Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan 2. Adam Mania, Wisconsin 3. Eric Wiesner, Wisconsin 4. Dan Ketchum, Michigan 500-yard Freestyle 1. Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan 2. Andrew Hurd, Michigan 3. Davis Tarwater, Michigan 4. Dan Ketchum, Michigan 1,000-yard Freestyle 1. Andrew Hurd, Michigan 2. Brendan Neilgan, Michigan 3. Travis Beckerle, Minnesota 5. Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan 100-yard Backstroke 1. Adam Mania, Wisconsin 2. Matt Grevers, Northwestern 3. Matt Marshall, Wisconsin 5. Chris DeJong, Michigan 200-yard Backstroke 1. Adam Mania, Wisconsin 2. Adam Mitchell, Minnesota 3. Chris DeJong, Michigan 11. Chuck Sayo, Michigan 100-yard Breaststroke 1. Tamas Bessenyei, Purdue 2. Kevin Zakrzewski, Wisconsin 3. lan Clutten, Michigan State 13. Christian Vanderkaay, Michigan 20.05 20.26 20.33 20.91 43.53 44.30 44.56 44.68 1:36.98 1:37.22 1:37.49 1:37.60 4:17.39 4:20.73 4:21.48 4:24.43 9:11.52 9:13.58 9:14.10 9:18.69 47.07 47.64 48.76 49.43 1:44.58 1:45.51 1:46.26 1:50.07 54.47 55.15 55.29 56.98 Gets better with age Saturday, Jan. 10 W Track/Field hosts Jack Harvey Invitational M Swim/Diving vs. Stanford W Basketball vs. Indiana M Gymnastics at Windy City Invitational Hockey vs. Ohio State M Track/Field hosts Jack Harvey Invitational Sunday, Jan. i W Gymnastics at Nebraska M Basketball vs. Indiana 9 a.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 8 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 4 3 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11 Iowa at MINNESOTA Penn State at WISCONSIN Ohio State at NORTHWESTERN Purdue at ILLINOIS DAILY SPORTS USC, LSU AND BCS BUSTr MAKE US HUNGRY FOR BOWLS OF ALPHABITS AND ALPHABET SOUP. 100-yard Butterfly 1. Susan Johnson, Wisconsin 54.41 2. Anne Welibacher, Michigan 55.18 3. Amberle Biedermann, Penn State 55.57 8. Kaitlyn Brady, Michigan 56.89 100-yard Butterfly 1. Matt Grevers. Northwestern 47.72 2. Davis Tarwater, Michigan 47.84 3. Matt Marshall, Wisconsin 48.05 No one else in top 23 swimmers from Michigan. 400-yard Individual Medley 1. Chuck Sayao, Michigan 2. Tim Liebhold, Wisconsin 3. Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan 5. Brendan Neligan, Michigan 3:52.09 3:52.64 3:53.73 3:55.85 Tennessee Titans kicker Gary Anderson celebrates his game-winning field goal against the Baltimore Ravens. The Titans' 20-17 win pits them at New England next week. Indianapolis plays at Kansas City for the other divisional. O o vet °000 I j 0 ' , '. 1 . : 9 k .. _ .. ° . J3 ,,, ,, ' {SyGY: F 'F: A d N." All clinics are held at the Intramural Sports Building.