First impressions
The Michigan softball team's
appearance at the College
World Series was its first.

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Wednesday
May 31, 1995

Ousted in Oklahoma

Hawkeyes
eliminate
Michigan,
9-7, in 14
By Sarah DeMar
Daily Softball Writer
The long road to the NCAA Women's
College World Series ended Saturday f0
the Michigan softball team with a7-9 los.
to Iowa in 14 innings. The finale was
straight out of a dramatic Hollywood
sports flick.
One team struggles to make a name
for itself, only to lose to the perennial su-
perpower in a big game. Then, with a
lucky break, the team gets a second
chance against its nemesis and it claims
a win with tears of victory and smiles of
sweet revenge.
That theme has surfaced in evei
Rocky sequel. And now it's happened in
the Michigan-Iowa rivalry.
The Hawkeyes were the underdogs to
Michigan during the regular season, fin-
ishing second to the Wolverines in the
Big Ten. They were beaten twice by
Michigan in the Big Ten tournament, but
received an at-large bid to the regional
tournament anyway.
With its regional victory, Iowa earne(
the seventh seed to play in tl
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MAs FRIEDMAN/Daiy
Kelly Kovach closed out her career at Michigan with a bang Saturday. The All-American tied the NCAA College World Series record for doubles in a single game
._with two. Despite Kovach's hitting, the Wolverines still lost the game in an unprecedented 14 innings to give Iowa its revenge.
Wolverines to sport 4 at nationals

By Monica Polakov
Daily Sports Writer
They're here. The men's track
NCAAs are June 1-3 in Knoxville,
Tenn., and Michigan is ready. Only the
top athletes will go.
Kevin Sullivan, Tyrone Wheatley,
Neil Gardner and Trinity Townsend.
These four very different personali-
ties will come together with one goal in
'e rmmon - performing their best at na-
tionals.
Sullivan, in addition to being an en-
vironmental engineer, is a track sensa-
tion. Only a sophomore, he has more ac-
colades than most senior runners, from
being named 1994 Big Ten indoor track
Athlete of the Year to being a three-time
NCAA track All-American. This week-

end he will run the 1500-meter and is fa-
vored to win.
"I just admire him," Wheatley said.
"I told Kevin once before and I guess he
thought I was playing - he has poten-
(Kevin Sullivan) has
potential he hasn't
even touched yet."
-Tyrone Wheatley
Michigan hurdler
tial that I don't think he's even touched
yet.
"Whether he's running for Canada or
USA, I don't care. All I know is that I

had a chance torun with this guy and he's
going to one day be the world record
holder in the 1500 or 800. He can probably
do it in both."
Wheatley, known to most as a foot-
ball star, started out running track. As a
freshman in high school, Wheatley re-
calls his first long jump. He broke the
record with over a 23-foot jump.
"I've always been the fastest kid on
the block, fastest kid in the neighbor-
hood, probably one of the best kids in the
school, so I never thought I would end up
playing football," Wheatley said.
Because he did not play spring foot-
ball this year, Wheatley is able to make
his first appearance at NCAAs. He will
compete in the 110 hurdles.
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