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1993-94 Women's Basketball Schedule
23 Slovenia National
30 Eastern Michigan
Dec.
3-4 at Cal-Irvine Toumament
11 at Butler
18 Marquette
20 Illinois-Chicago
28 University of Oklahoma*
29 Oral Roberts*
Jan.
5 at Detroit-Mercy
7 at Indiana
9 at Purdue
12 at Michigan State
16 Wisconsin
Jan.
21
23
28
30
Feb.
Ohio State
Penn State
at Iowa
at Minnesota
4 Illinois
9 Michigan State
11 at Wisconsin
20 at Ohio State
25 Minnesota
27 lowa
March
4 at Illinois
6 at Northwestern
10 Indiana
12 Purdue
'M' triathiete prepares for
challenge of world tourney
By WILL WADE each age-group qualified for the team, Ziring's small frame. She says she
DAILY STAFF WRITER with Ziring placing 1 Ithin the women's works out at least nine times a week,
Michigan graduate Sarah Ziring 20-24 year-old category. three sessions each of swimming, bik-
hasn't had time to ride the new moun- "I was surprised Iqualified,"Ziring ing and running.
tainbikesheboughtthissummer.She's says, adding that she can't remember "I like training more than racing.
beentoobusytrainingonherroadbike, her finishing time. "I'd never had a Training is how I meet people, it's
the one she uses when she races in tri- chance to compete against such strong social," the triathlete says. "I don't
athlons. She probably won't be doing female athletes." enjoy racing whenI'm doing it. Ithurts
much besides training for triathlons for Perhaps Ziring, who will start her so much I wonder why I'm doing it.
the rest of the summer. graduate studies at U-M Flint this fall, But after a race it feels good to know
Ziring qualified July 11 for a spot shouldn't be surprised. She has com- you've finished."
onthehighly competitiveU.S.triathlon peted in about a dozen triathlons since The world championship triathalon
team, and will be flying to England her first in 1991, and she has won her will be held Aug. 22 in Manchester,
next month for the world triathlon age group every time. At least she England. The standard Olympic dis-
championships. thinks so. Lance - used in the world champion-
Triathlons are grueling combina- "Maybe I finished second in one, ship format-is a 1.5 kilometerswim,
tions of swimming, biking and run- but Ihonestly can'tremember," Ziring 40 km bike ride and 10 km run.
ning.Distances vary fromrace torace. says. "I never meant to be What does it take to be a strong
More than1,000 athletes converged supercompetitive. I just want to have triathlete? "Determination," Ziring-
on Hammond, Ind., two weeks ago to fun. I don't even know who won (the says. "Sometimes in a race I wonder
compete for the coveted positions on qualifying race)." why I'm doing it, but I don't stop. I
Team USA. The top 12 finishers in Broad shoulders complement can't stop, or I'd be a wimp."
* at University of Oklahoma Holiday Classic
Women cagers will
go west th
OM STAFF REPORTS
If nothing else, the release of the
ichigan women's basketball team's
1993-94 schedule indicates that head
coach Trish Roberts and her players
will be piling up more frequent flyer
miles than last year's squad.
In addition to its traditional winter
break tournament - this year at the
UniversityofOklahomaHoliday Clas-
sic-theWolverineswilltakean early
December visit to the Golden State for
the University of California-Irvine
Tournament. The former will include
Oklahoma, Oral Roberts and another
school, while the latter will feature
Cal-Irvine, Cal State Sacramento and
North Texas in addition to Michigan.
The Wolverines open their regular
seasonat Crisler ArenaNov.30against
Eastern Michigan after a preseason
match against the Slovenia National
us season
Team. Michigan completes its non-
conference portion of the season with
home games against Marquette and
Illinois-Chicago and road contests at
Butler and Detroit Mercy.
The Big Ten season commences
Jan. 7 when the Wolverines visit Indi-
ana, the site of their lone Big Ten
victory last season. The first Big Ten
home game will be Jan. 16 against
Wisconsin.Muchlikelastyear,Michi-
gan will play eightBig Ten clubs twice
andPenn State andNorthwestern once
each.This year, in accordance with the
Big Ten schedule, the Nittany Lions
will come to Ann Arbor, while the
WolverineswillpayavisittoEvanston.
This will be Penn State's first visit to
Michigan as a Big Ten member.
National runner-up Ohio State
comes to Ann ArborJan. 21, while host
finalist Iowa will arrive on Feb. 27.
BIG TEN
Continued from page 16
group posted a6-1record in avisit to
the Netherlands and Belgium. Iowa
assistantcoachesGary CloseandRich
Walker will head the squad, which
will practiceon Iowa's campus in
Iowa City before heading across the
Atlantic Ocean.
Derricks will receive the chance
to play with Illinois sophomore for-
ward Chris Gandy, Indiana junior
center Todd Lindeman, Iowa senior
guard Kevin Smith, Iowa senior for-
ward James Winters, Michigan State
sophomore forwardQuinton Brooks,
Minnesota sophomore center Trevor
Winter, Northwestern senior guard
Todd Leslie, Ohio State senior for-
ward Jimmy Ratliff, Penn State se-
nior guard Michael Jennings, Purdue
junior forward Brandon Brantley and
Wisconsin senior centerJeff Peterson.
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