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New Student Edition 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 9E

WVEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Harriers win fourth-straight
conference title in Minnesota
For the fourth straight time, the Michigan women's cross country
team can call itself the best of the Big Ten.
The Wolverines used five of its runners finishing in the top-14 to
help them easily put away its competition.
"We prepared well for this week and the girls ran a good race out
there," Michigan coach Mike McGuire said. "I think Aly (Kohlmeier)
was a little disappointed not winning it all, but she ran strong and a lot
of our girls had some of their better showings this season."
Kohlmeier was the top-finishing Wolverine, crossing the line at
21:02.74, good for second place in the conference tournament, which
was held in Minnesota.
"We run in waves out there to help pace our girls," McGuire
said. "The girls in our front did a real solid job."
The 3rd-ranked Wolverines went on to win their regional and qualify
for the NCAA Championships, where they finished in sixth place overall.
- This article, in different form by Bryan
Hamilton, originally ran Oct.31, 2005.
ICE H OCKEY
Icers dropped by North Dakota in
first round of the NCAA Tournament
An up-and-down season that saw the Michigan hockey team
go from No. 1 in the nation to a possible NCAA Tournament snub
finally came to an end at the hands of North Dakota.
The Sioux, playing in front of their home crowd, defeated the
Wolverines 5-1.
"They buried their chances, and we didn't," Michigan captain
Andrew Ebbett said. "We had our opportunities. It just wasn't
meant to be."
Michigan only had two less shots than the favored Sioux, who had 35
to the Wolverines' 33.
The key in the game may have been North Dakota's home ice advan-
tage, which it earned by having a more consistent regular season.
"We had to come out and understand that there'd be a great
home ice environment," Michigan coach Red Berenson said.
- This article, in differentform by Mark
Giannotto, originally ran Mar. 27, 2005.
WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS
Disappointing fourth at Big Ten's a
product of balance beam miscues
For the first time in eight years, the Michigan women's gymnastics
team wasn't standing atop of the podium at the Big Ten Championships.
"I know this is not the meet that we wanted;' Michigan coach Bev
Plocki said. "No one is pleased with our performance tonight."
The No. 7-ranked and heavily favored Wolverines finished in fourth
place, with No. 22 Minnesota claiming the top spot. The reason for the
poor performance was simple: poor balance beam performances.
"If I only knew what the explanation was," Plocki said. "Beam is
beam, and there is no explanation for that. That has never happened to
us before when we have had our first four kids miss. We have nobody to
blame but ourselves.'
But it wasn't all bad for the Wolverines. Michigan recorded 13 top-
five finishes in individual events. Junior Lindsey Bruck won the all-
around championships in dominating fashion, and Michigan took home
individual championships on three apparatuses.
- This article, in differentform by Sara
Livingston, originally ran Mar.27, 2006.
WOMEN'S TENNS
Longtime coach Ritt steps down to
take spot with athletic department
Bitsy Ritt, the Michigan women tennis team's coach for 22
years, stepped down at the end of last season to take a job
with the athletic department.
Ritt did not step into her new post until June 1, nearly
four months after she announced that she would be stepping
down, but executive associate athletic director Michael Ste-
venson and others in the department decided that the time
was right to announce their choice.
"We spent almost a year in the search for this position,"
Stevenson said.
Stevenson said more than 130 candidates applied for the

job, which became vacant more than two years ago when
Megan Mccallister moved from the athletic department to
marketing. In the interim, Stevenson filled the role of moni-
toring all non-revenue sports (varsity sports except for foot-
ball, hockey and men's basketball).
Following Ritt taking her job with the department this
summer, the team announced that assistant Amanda Augus-
tus would take over as the team's coach next season.
"We are thrilled to have Amanda lead our women's tennis
program," athletic director Bill Martin said of Augustus.
"Her collegiate and professional playing credentials clear-
ly prove her knowledge of the game. We look forward to
Amanda taking what is already an accomplished program
to new heights."
Last season, the women's tennis team qualified for its fifth
straight NCAA Tournament, losing in the second round to
No. 2 Notre Dame.
- This article, in different form by Nate
Sandals, originally ran Feb. 2, 2006.
FIELD OCKE
Stickers claim second consecutive
Big Ten Tournament title
The fourth-seeded Michigan field hockey team was far from a
lock for the NCAA Tournament. But instead of sweating out the
selection process, it took its destiny in its own hands, winning it's
second-straight Big Ten Tournament.
The Wolverines capped off a brilliant weekend with a 3-0 win
over second-seeded Indiana in the finals.
"It's a huge victory for the program," Michigan coach Nancy Cox
said. "This could be the beginning of something really special. Our
kids have overcome tremendous adversity this fall. Each day they
come to practice and work as hard as they can and keep improving.
They've embraced what we've asked them to do."
The team made another run in the NCAA Tournament until it
fell to Old Dominion in the tournament's quarterfinals.
- This article, in differentform by Colt
Rosensweig, originally ran Nov. 7, 2005.

Bad
times
for'M'?
M any of us were Michigan
fans before we were
students, and, hopefully,
all of us
will bleed
Maize
and Blue 2
when we °
leave. But
while we're
here, it's
different.
For many
reasons,the SHARAD
wins lift us
higher and MATTU
the losses
sink us lower when we're students.
And the truth is, the last few
years have been a disappointment.
We just need to make sure that those
in charge understand the trouble that
Michigan athletics are in.
First, a quick refresher: Since
2001, the football team hasn't made
it out of September without a loss
and has gone 1-4 against Ohio State,
1-3 against Notre Dame and 1-4 in
bowl games. Not even two Rose
Bowls can offset that.
And that only scratches the sur-
face of last season, when the Wol-
verines finished with five losses and
about as many coaching changes.
While it's unlikely we'll have to
get used to losing to Minnesota and
Wisconsin, the Wolverines can't
MARIO
Continued from Page 4E
"I said to myself, 'You
know, this isn't fair. This
is not fair,' " Carr admit-
ted afterwards about Penn
State's two-point conversion.
Carr's sentiment was
understandable because the
team has had its fair share
of bad luck this season -
from losing Hart to injury
just before the Notre Dame
game to giving up a 61-yard
run to Minnesota when the
Gophers were trying to run
out the clock.
But against undefeated
Penn State, the breaks went
Michigan's way. Place kicker
Garrett Rivas connected on
two field goals on Saturday,
including a 47 yarder that put
Michigan ahead 21-18 with
less than four minutes left.
In all, the two teams scored
39 points in the final quarter
- a quarter that saw the lead
change hands four times.
This time, the Wolverines
left Michigan Stadium just
one game behind the confer-
ence leaders - although six
teams are tied atop the Big
Ten with just one confer-
ence loss.
"We still have a chance
to compete for the Big Ten
championship," said LaMarr
Woodley, who led the Wol-
verines with four tackles for

loss and one sack. "We're
still in the race; we just have
to finish off strong."
- This article originally
ran Nov. 18, 2005.

Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr looks dejected at the Wolverines 23 - 20 loss against Minnesota.

be considered among the elite until
they beat the Buckeyes and Fight-
ing Irish. Last season, both teams
marched into Michigan Stadium
and gutted out victories. So break-
ing the losing streaks on the road
this coming fall will be about as
easy as tackling Ted Ginn, Jr.
So why has Michigan struggled
in its biggest games? I think it's
because when the Wolverines take
the field, they lack the swagger that
all the othertop teams have. Playing
for Michigan seems to be aburden,
and they seem to be overcoached.
I know very little about football
coaching,but "letting the players
play" is definitely not the Michigan
way. Can you imagine Vince Young

on Michigan, scrambling out of the improved since their freshman
pocket for a 70-yard touchdown run, year? If Brent Petway learned just
and, as he returns to the sideline, one post move, how could he be
hears from Carr, "Tyler Ecker was stopped? Are top recruits even con-
open in the flat?" sidering us anymore?
As for thebasketball team, we've The difference between the
learned that it's notthat easy to build a Rose Bowl and the Alamo Bowl,
successful program without cheating. the NCAAs and NIT, can be very
Two years ago, we believed the small. Thankfully, I'll have two
NIT championship was the turning games to think back to: the football
point. It wasn't. This year, we know team's win over Ohio State to go
making the NIT finals meant noth- to the Rose Bowl in 2003 and the
ing. Without Daniel Horton, Gra- comeback overtime win over Michi-
ham Brown and Chris Hunter, even gan State the following year. Hope-
the most optimistic fan has to take a fully, everyone will have games like
wait-and-see approach. that to remember when they leave.
These Wolverines have too many
problems to count. Why haven't - This column, in different
Dion Harris and Courtney Sims form, originally ran Apr. 17, 2006.

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