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October 27, 2008 - 7B

The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom October 27, 2008 - 7B

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4o. 8 Michigan "The part where it's really
easy to fall asleep is back in the
dominates woods, especially when you're
by yourself," Severin said. "The
)n-scoring race whole race was mostly just an
exercise in mental focus. (I was)
By KATIE FIELD continuously pushing and not
Daily Sports Writer relaxing, even though I was by
myself."
XTER - The stinging cold Pellegrini, showing promise
ier and slippery conditions and confidence as a first-year
EMU Classic weren't ideal runner, moved up to the front
rsonal records. of the remaining pack. McK-
redshirt sophomore enzie, also running on her high
l Severin knew the course school home course, tightly held
tell to be bothered. The on to her place at the edge of the
ea High School graduate, pack.
ning to her high school Even in a non-scoring event,
course, ran a personal the Wolverines raced like a
,000-meter time of 18:00 championship was on the line
n the meet for the Wolver- against No. 9 Michigan State.
Michigan redshirt sophomore
actually kind of like run- Alysha Valencia came out of the
n weather like this," Sev- trail and caught fire on the fin-
said. "After you're going ishing straightaway to catch a
warm, it makes things a Spartanin the last 50 meters.
more interesting when you "She had a good kick," Michi-
o think about not slipping gan coach Mike McGuire- said.
mud." "She better have a good kick
e No. 8 Michigan women's when she sees somebody in
country team returned to green. Cross country is winning
budson Mills Metropark races within a race, so she didn't
e for the second time this win the race but she won that
o close its regular season race within the race. That is the
non-scoring meet. Fresh- essence of the sport."
Mary Grace Pellegrini Like the Michigan Open - the
ed second overall (18:18) Wolverines' first meet of the sea-
edshirt freshman Amanda son, which was also held at the
nzie rounded out the top Hudson Mills Metropark - the
8:27). The Wolverines took competition at the EMU Classic
the top ten spots. was largely between teammates.
nning a relaxed first mile, With nine slots available for next
in, Pellegrini and McK- Sunday's Big Ten Champion-
were joined by Michigan ships, two spots remained open
and unattached runners in to the runners that were tested
ont pack. in the tough but typical cross
erin broke away from the country conditions.
before the second mile. "We're sorting things out
in the trails and mud pud- with this race," Severin said.
or the second mile, with- "Whoever steps on the line at
other runner or spectator Big Tens out of this group will
d, she needed to staysharp be ready, because we've all had
familiar course. such a strong group together."

Inclement weather no
obstacle for Wolverines
Men's cross country
runners post strong
times in Dexter
By CHANTEL JENNINGS
Daily Sports Writer
DEXTER - The only advice that
Michigan coach Ron Warhurst gave *
freshman Bobby Aprill and redshirt
junior John Black before Friday's
race was, "Take your clothes off and
run. You gotta go."
It was simple advice, but tak- Te
ing off their warm-up gear in the
45-degree weather was a more dif-
ficult task.
Yet it brought out the toughest in
Aprill and Black, the sole Wolver-
ines competing in the 10-kilometer i
EMU Fall Classic at Hudson Mills
Metropark in Dexter.
Warhurst didn't mind the rain,
mud, sloppy course, or cold weather.
He said too many nice days with
nice races can make a cross country
runner soft.
"You have to be a gritty kind of
kid to run in weather like this, and
they're both pretty gritty," War-
hurst said. "That brings the best out
of them."
From the start of the race, it was
obvious Aprill and Black weren't
going to let the unfavorable weather
conditions affect their races.
"Everyone knows it's a crappy
day," Aprill said. "Everyone's cold.
Everyone'swet. So, it's whoever gets
over those things and realizes thatf.
you still have to run the same, as if
it's a beautiful day."
Aprill was the top collegiate run-
ner, placing sixth with a time of
31:32 and beating his previous per-
sonal bestby 44 seconds.
Black was not far behind, finish-
ing ninth with a time of 31:57. t ,
Aprill and Black went out strong r d
in a 5:02 opening mile, sticking
close to Warhurst's five-minute-
mile pace goal. Both runners stayed
with the front pack, which included -
five Hansons-Brooks Team profes- JEREMY CHO/aly
sionarunines and 2004 Eastern -Freshman Bobby Aprttrishedsinth rnetre EMUl Ctossc this weehend. Apnr'tt l' ow Michigaltrriir Jhhh Backweethe
Michigan graduate Jordan Desi- only Wolverines to compete in the non-scoring event in Dexter
lets, who competed in the 2008 U.S. front pack. relying on his teammates for moti- workouts throughout the week
Olympic Trials. "Once you get guys upfront with vtio in the gloomy weather. The gearing up for this Sagupay' Big
But after the first mile, Aprill you, plans kind of disappear and entire men's cross countryteamhad Ten Championships. While War-
knew he couldn't stick to War- you start racing, just try to beat the rescheduled practice to come to the hurst would not disclose whether
hurst's race plan any longer. The other guy," Aprill said. non-scoring' EMU Fall Classic to Aprill or Black will be in the nine-
weather wasn't favoring a five- The rain pressed on throughout support their teammates. man lineup for the Wolverines this
minute-mile pace - instead, Aprill the race, making the muddy course The Wolverines, with the excep- Saturday, he will likely announce
would just need to race with the even worse. Black found himself tion of Aprill and Black, had hard his race roster today.

WO1E N'S G601F
Blue ties for
third after
disappointing
opening round

Savich leads
'M' comeback with
eighth-place finish
By ANDREW CLAUW
Daily Sports Writer
Led by the individual efforts
of freshman Milena Savich and
sophomore Louisa Shu, the
Michigan women's golf team
proved that mediocrity is not
the norm at the Landfall Tradi-
tion Wilmington, N.C., finishing
third with a score of 916.
Many felt that a respect-
able fifth-place finish at the
Lady Northern Invitational last
weekend would trigger a strong
start at the Pine Course on Fri-
day, but that wasn't the case.
The team overcame an eighth-
place performance in the first
round of the three-day, 12-team
tournament.
"We felt that we should have
played better," Michigan coach
Kathy Teichert said of the ini-
tial showing. "There were some
bad mistakes."
Friday's gusty wind also took
its toll on the team's total stroke
count. Senior Lydia Benitez
Colon, Savich and sophomore
Min Yean Tan all shot eight-
over-par 80s to tie at 26th
individually, an average perfor-
mance but not what was needed
to move beyond eighth place.
The team shot 321 after the first
day, 14 strokes behind the top
four teams.
"I have very high expecta-
tions for myself," Milena said
when asked if she felt pressure
to perform at a high standard

after an average showing.
The next day proved much
more favorable.
The team capitalized on a
remarkable three-under 'par
effort by Savich, a career best,
to take fourth place, edging
Florida by a stroke and closing
the gap between Michigan and
third-place Ohio State to a mere
six strokes.
Though Savich hit the best
overall for the team, Teichert
was quick to point out that Shu
was the tournament's unsung
hero. After posting a first-round
score of 84, she posted consecu-
tive scores of 73 and finished
tied for 15th.
"She came back from a disap-
pointing performance," Teich-
ert said. "She was the key."
The freshman was not the
only golfer seeking to play bet-
ter. Col6on, the lone senior on
the roster, stayed consistent to
match her score from the first
round.
The other three starters fol-
lowed in Savich's footsteps, con-
tributing to a team total of 294
in the second round - a remark-
able 27-stroke improvement on
Friday's round of play.
In the last round, the team
shot an excellent 301 to clinch a
third-place tie with North Caro-
lina. Ohio State came in second
with 908 and Wake Forest won
the tournament with a team
score of 880.
Teichert summed up the
overall feeling of her players
best as they prepared to fly back
to Ann Arbor.
"We're feeling great," she
said. "We finished (third) in a
very competitive field."

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