The Michigan Daily- Monday, May 22, 0 - 5 MIC1111GAN NOTES " vf haniers finish Jillson set to return, make title r un S;ni n Ta IaU 11 11 While the Michigan women's track im spent most of the weekend mean- ring in the middle of the pack at the g len Championship in Iowa City, fior Katie Clifford provided the team th a clear bright spot. Clifford triumphed in the 3000 meter with a time of 9:21.92, beating 0 cross country champion Erica lmer of Wisconsin by almost eight :nds. Clifford's time was good enough to visionally qualify her for the NCAA ampionships. )n the flip side, long jumper Brandi stley, who was the defending Big champion in the event, stumbled to lfth place on a jump of 18-8.5. Her tp was nearly a foot and a half shy of mpion Tisha Ponder of Illinois. utstanding athlete of the meet t tOhio State's Donica Merriman, won the 100 meter high hurdles in me of 12.89 seconds. -f vm staff Ieports ten's track places ighth in conference T Michigan men's track and field t perenced a modicum of success s weekend at the Big Ten tampionship in Iowa City. Although the Wolverines could only aster an eighth place finish, they can ast several conference champions. Junior Mike Wisniewski claimed the 000 meter title in a time of 29:59.93. 'isniew ,ki was joined on the victory dium by pole vaulter Ctarles eWildt, who had a winning height of -1.5. I dition. seniorJay Cantin finished cond in the I,500i meter run, losing by st .31 seconds to Ohio State's Rob yers. Michigan also received a strong owing from sophomore Ike Okenwa, ho came in third in the 200 meter dash. -tomt .stiffre'ports 11 sil Dix0Y dve #j r i A un E ,, i4 By Dan Williams Daily Sports Editor It appears that the Michigan hockey team will have all of its pieces in place for a run at next year's national title. Michigan's top defenseman, junior Jeff Jillson, announced he will be returning to the Wolverines next sea- son. As a sophomore last year, he tal- lied eight goals and 26 assists as Michigan advanced to the NCAA quar- terfinals. Jillson, the fourteenth pick in the first round by San Jose in the 1999 NHL draft, said he felt his college career would be incomplete without another year at Michigan. "I still honestly feel I have a lot to prove on the college level," Jillson said. "Staying one more year definitely can't hurt me, and we have a really close team and a really skilled team coming back." Jillson places winning a national championship at the center of his goals for the next year. He should have his best shot at a title yet in 2000-2001, with the return of five starters, includ- ing Jillson and fellow first-team all- CCHA selection Mike Comrie. Jillson joined Michigan the year after its 1998 national championship run. "When I came in as a freshmen, the theme that goes along with playing at Michigan is that if you don't win a national championship, it's not a suc- cessful season," Jillson said. On the individual level, Jillson said he was advised by Michigan coach Red Berensen and others that another year of growth before entering professional hockey would probably be beneficial. "Coach Berensen was really great about the whole thing," Jillson said. "He just said that when you make the decision to jump, you have to be pre- pared mentally and physically because the NHL is a really big jump." The San Jose franchise was also accepting of Jillson's decision. Sharks general manager Dean Lombardi stressed in a press release that they would support their prospect over the next year, but they expected him to continue to make progress as a hockey player. "We are not disappointed," Lombardi said. "It was his decision to make, and Michigan is a great hockey program for him to continue his devel- opment. We expect him to be back there with a purpose and be a leader for that team next season." The Sharks did not say whether or not they expected Jillson to join the organization next year, following his junior season. Jillson said that he is not currently worried about that impending decision. "I haven't even thought about next year," Jillson said. "I promised myself that when I made the decision to come back, I wouldn't start worrying about a fourth season." 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