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business for
'M' track at
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By Rick Freeman
tialy Sports Editor
Even if they don't win any titles, they still
might get to see some gorillas.
It's happened before. Like at Big Tens,
when a large chunk of the Michigan track
team was sitting in a restaurant in Columbus.
On the TV above them was a nature show -
possibly. They couldn't tell without the sound
on. All they could tell was that it was some
show involving several gorillas whose main
purpose was to jump around and be, well,
gorillas.
"We laugh at the silliest things," said
Elizabeth Kampfe, who will run in her first-
ever NCAA track championship in the
10,000-meter run. She'll be joined on the
women's team by Maria Brown in the 100 and
fellow distance runner Katie McGregor in the
5,000.
John Mortimer will run the 5,000 for the
men, as well as the 3,000 steeplechase. Kevin
Sullivan will run his last race as a Wolverine
on Saturday night when he competes in the
1,500. Brian Theisen will fill out the men's
squad, running in the 110 hurdles.
Nicole Forrester will be the lone field par-
ticipant, competing in the high jump, and
Tania Longe will participate in the heptathlon.
Maybe the gorillas were good luck -- the
women's team swon the Bigc Tcn title, and
Mortimer and Sullivan won individual ones as
Now if only they knew what show that was
didn'i
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rest of the race watching Brown's backs. advan
in the third leg of the race, Bu
Massachusetts surged past Michigan, first i
and Northeastern- did the same in the race
final 500. ish o
Michigan's final finish time of petite
7:02.20 was over 10 seconds behind fourth
top-ranked Washington, which claimed fied.
its second straight rowing title. Th-
in the second-varsity eight race, the
Wolverines also finished fifth, with a
time of 7:19.70, behind Virginia
Washington Brown and Prinetond Te
Wolverines' finishi was 8. 50 seconds off
of the Cavaliers' first-place mark.
In the varsity four, the Wolverines
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Softball excels,
leaves hope
for the future
By T. Cerka
Throughout the season, the Michigan softball team ssas
looked upon as the best chance for the Michigan women's
spOrts program to get its first-ever national crown.
While the Wolverines didn't bring home a national title this
season, they eared many other noteworthy honors. Michigan
finished tied for fifth in the nation with a 56-7 record. The
final NFCA poll placed them at sixth. The Wolverines finished
22-1 in Big Ten play, 7.5 games ahead of second-place
Northwestern. Only a 7-4 loss to Michigan State on April 12th
kept Michigan from a perfect run through its conference.
Pitcher Sara Griffin was almost perfect this season, too. The
All-American won her first 31 games and finshed with a 35-
3 record. She also finished second on the team in runs batted
in with 52 and finished her career as Michigan's all-time leader
in career wins and hits. Unfortunately for coach Carol
Hutchins, Griffin's departure creates a question mark in the
pitching circle for the 1999 season.
This season also saw records fall in the home run depart-
ment. Melissa Gentile set the single-season record for homers
by slamming 13 - obliterating the previous record of six that
she held with Griffin and leftfielder Cathy Davie.
While Davie added five home runs this year as well, the
most important homer came off the bat of Kellyn Tate. The
senior rightfielder homered in the first inning of the regional
championship game, eventually sending Michigan to its fourth
consecutive Women's College World Series.
It was fitting that a home run led the Wolverines to the
World Series, since Michigan's offense set it apart from most
teams this season. First baseman Traci Conrad led the way with
a .410 average and 86 hits.
The pitching and hitting were key for the Wolverines in the
regular season, but the defense was an integral part in gaining
the College World Series berth. Third baseman Pam Kosanke
was a vacuum during the Big Ten Tournament, coming up with
six putouts in the championship game against Iowa.
With the whole infield returning, Michigan's framework for
another title run is intact.
MARGARET MYERS/taity
John Mortimer makes up a ninth of the Michigan delegation to the NCAA Track and Field
Championships.
On your marks ... get set ... got (to Buffalo)
Who: Michigan s ime's and women's track and field Wolverine. His partner in crime,John Mortimer, will
teams. run in two events, the only ilverine to do so, If ie
Where: BuItlo N wins his racc, the 1,500 eters, he'll hae wt-n two
Whew:June 3-6 national titles this year. Katie McGregur can also
Notable: Michigan's all-everything truck stag Kevin accomplish the feat withas Vctory in r race, the
Sullivan will he ertuinig in his final rc m a - 5,000.
I
t qualify for the final, finishing boat for most of the race, but surged past
h in their semifinal heat Saturday. the [law-keyes in the final 500 meters.
top three teans in each heat The Hawkeyes finished second in the
iced to the finals. race - eighth overall -- 1.5 seconds
t Michigan's varsity four finished behind the Wolverines
n the petite finals - the runner-up
- giving them a seventh-place fin- w
verall. Their time of 7:57.70 in the SU M M ER'S
final would have given them
h place in the final had they quali- H ER E!
e Wolverines were behind Iowa's
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