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Linksters drive to third at Big Tens
By ADAM MARTIN total of 1519, three strokes behind BUT, AS Carras put it, third was a ning the runner-up medal and once end, "(Michigan) beat some teams
Nobody figured the men's golf team second-place Purdue. Ohio State pleasant surprise. again gaining All-Big Ten status. The that were better than (the
to place in the top five, least of all took the number one spot with a "We really maximized our efforts," senior from Ypsilanti will finish his Wolverines)," Carras added.
head coach Jim Carras. resounding 1474. After one round, he said, "I think (the Wolverines) collegiate career in Grenelefe, One week earlier, Michigan's head
"We weren't getting the balance the Buckeyes were too far ahead to be wanted a better finish than the bottom Florida May 22 at the NCAA Cham- coach wasn't so happy. The
and consistency that we needed," challenged. five. I told them they could place pionships. Wolverines finished a less-than-
Carras said, "but it came down to who Second place was a reasonable goal, second or eighth, and they showed ROBERTS' effort wasn't all the impressive 14th at the Northern In-
wanted it most." however, according to Carras, whose they wanted it." Wolverines needed last weekend, tercollegiate on Forest Akers West
BY THE END of last weekend, it club was in the running for the two As always, Michigan captain Dan however. Golf Course at Michigan State.
was clear Michigan wanted some of spot through the final hole of the final Roberts was spectacular, closing out "We had four players who if they Michigan coasted into the 14 position
that "it", placing third at the Big Ten round. But when Purdue nailed two his conference competition with a played up to their potential could with a three-round total of 1153. Again
Championships on the University eagles and the Wolverines two bogies, four-round 292, second only to Ohio finish in the top half," said Carras, Roberts led all Wolverines with a
Golf Course. Michigan's third-place finish was State's Clark Burroughs. Roberts "but they all had to play well." three-round 225, 15 strokes behind
Michigan finished with a four-round sealed. shot rounds of 71, 73, 73 and 75, ear- Help, in fact, came from the Burroughs the leader.
Wolverines fifth and sixth players, Carras called the weekend a disap-
Ken Clark and Jon Rife. When num- pointment. "Our finish made me
ber-two player Chris Westfall erred wonder if we could finish fifth at the
with a second-round 85, Clark and Big Tens," he said.
Westfall filled the void with respec- The balance and consistency the
table79s. Wolverines showed last weekend in
"THEY (Clark and Westfall) Ann Arbor was lacking in East Lan-
played the kind of golf that we needed sing. "It all goes back to consisten-
to be competitive," Carras said. cy," Carras asserted. "We need five
Before the Tournament, Ohio State of six players playing well, and we
was the favorite, and according to weren't getting that."
Carras "the rest of the field indicated But Carras got what he wanted and
it could be anybody's game." In the more on the home course.
Tracksters gear up
for BgTen m -eet
By STEVE HERZ pects to win.
Something's strange in the FOR THE men, assistant coach Ron
/ collegiate track scene. They don't Warhurst acknowledges, "It would be
keep score. At the end of the season, a one in a million miracle." Women's
all the teams in the Big Ten meet to coach James Henry is just as skep-
settle their score. tical. "I would be more than satisfied
Both the men and women will travel with third place," he said.
to Northwestern this weekend for this Although neither team will walk
big event. Neither team, however, ex away with the team championship,
there should be plenty of individual
performances to cheer about. Jack
Harvey's men's squad has already
qualified four people for the NCAA
championships May 28 in Austin
Texas. Chris Brewster is a double
0 >;- qualifier in both the 5,000 and 10,000
meters. Two gridders also will be
there. Vince Bean in the long jump
'-"$' and Thomas Wilcher in the 110 hur-
dles. Todd Steverson has also
qualifiedinthe 400 meter race.
,.Sue Schroeder in the 3,000 and 5,000
* *meters is among three women to
qualify for Austin. Cathy Schmidt will
be running the 1500 meters and high
jumper Angie Hafner will be com-
peting. Both coaches hope three or
Steverson four more people will qualify this
..qualifies for NCAAs weekend.
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