Crewl Irony Crew finished fifth at the NCAA Finals - again. Check out expanded e*rage online. michigandaily.com/sports SPORTS TUESDAY MAY 30, 2000 v -~ r AN UNMOTLEY CREW izr the third straight year, Michigan finishes fifth at NCAA Finals By Albert Kim Daily Sports Witer CAMDEN, N.J. - For the women's rowing team, the national champi- onships this weekend was all about the. three R's. Respect, regret and repeat. Brown University repeated as national champions and Michigan regretfully finished third for the fifth ight year We need to figure out a way to get past fifth place," Michigan coach MarkI Rothstein said. The championships did not have7 auspicious beginnings for the Wolverines, as the first varsity four failed to qualify for the finals. The four improved drastically as the weekend went on, and rowed a good Courtesy of the Mchigan Athletic Department e on Sunday, despite the ninth place The Michigan varsity eight and the rest of the Michigan crew team finished in sh. fifth place at this weekend's NCAA Finals. "We weren't really prepared in the beginning, just because of the fact that "That's all you can ask, that they "We showed up, did what we wanted the boat was young," Michigan assis- have the best race they can, and they to do, but you can always do better," tant coach Karen Smythe said. "We did" second coxswain Helen Dalis said. responded well, however, and The first varsity eight took a slightly All three Michigan boats took risks improved a great deal" longer road to the finals, but a six-inch in the first 1000 meters by pushing the For the second varsity eight, it was a second place finish over Harvard in the tempo. Although this wasn't success- smoother road, as they established first heat went a long way. The first ful, the rowers had no regrets about themselves as one of the best second boat took third in the Saturday heat, what they tried. boats in the country by upsetting gaining a berth in the six boat final. "We took risks, but we have no favored Washington and placing sec- They then took fifth in the finals. regrets," junior Sophie Roberge said. Ain their Friday heat. "We had great races the whole If anything, this weekend was a Washington was undefeated until weekend," sophomore Liz Nelson said. great learning experience for then; Michigan took fourth in the The finals were bittersweet for all Michigan, due to the youthfulness of finals. three Michigan boats. All three boats the team. "We came out strong in the heat, and executed their race plans well, but were "Every single one of us are better rowed a good final," Michigan assis- just outpulled by the established pow- rowers for coming here," Justin tant coach Emily Ford said. ers: Virginia, Washington, and Brown. See FIFTH, Page 15 fter one year, Men's soccer nearly set for debut season Another black eye for Blue; Queen charged By Raphael Goodstein dent at Winchendon School irn Daily Sports Editor Winchendon, Mass., and Rashid Hardwick, 18, allegedly hit 16-year A long May just got old student, Alien Duchemin, with a longer for Michigan belt. basketball coach Queen was released December 21 Brian Ellerbe. on $1,000 cash bail or $10,000 with After his star surety. shooting guard, Jamal Crawford, After the incident, Queen trans- entered the NBA draft, a published ferred to Redemption Christian report claimed that freshman point Academy in Troy, N.Y. guard Kevin Gaines and Crawford Duchemin told the police that flunked out of the Division of Queen got a black leather belt and Kinesiology. Hardwick rolled it up and hit Then Michigan alumnus Rob Ades Duchemin two or three time with the posed as St. John's coach Mike belt before Queen punched Duchemin Jarvis' agent, who has the same twice, according to the Worcester name, and told the Associated Press (Mass.) Telegram and Gazette-- that Jarvis was "considering a major The paper reported that Queen's college coaching position in the Big hearing is June 8. Ten" Ellerbe did not return phone calls Now one of Ellerbe's recruits, from the Michigan Daily. point guard Avery Queen, has been The 5-foot-4 Queen, is one of four charged with assault and battery of Ellerbe's incoming freshmen and is with a dangerous weapon, according considered by many to be one of the to the Worcester (Mass.) Telegram top 50 recruits in the country. He is a and Gazette. member of a class ranked in the top 20 In December, Queen, then a stu- by most experts. A program in purgatory The Michigan basketball program has not been able to shake the lingering prob- lems that the 90s provided. Here is a rundown of the last four months t1 . ar.4 Mar ay9 Ma 1 Jami ttuW Uiehigan 'is. raford Tetruit R nw Cr~olh Diecti.r towss11-n nlset' Se dstq et es _se fgmto sit Tom Goss 63 torival to Notre tertof . 1s ot rns Michigan Dame init ieni for .arged Mich' n's uSti rr State, the firnSt mna -the NB n with assault 82-62 s , to sure. worstloss ofthe Nit Irt. Gatneis and 'iichi n - , idet i n the ichan - taking battery. NCAAs " t 4,4 seasoni "retain his amateurism mishandi ng hathe academic rae. He of te ' rii mrs eigiiity ,, wond e Cntssfod sant7 asked to it eae n ot 3nore~i - Goss' y, games. dsmissal. A leading T/L carrier has a highly visible opportunity for an individual with excellent communication/organzatonal/interpersonal skills to join our Marketing Team. This position willbe involved in the development and communication of pricing, the implementation and execution of strategic marketing plans and processing of hid projects as well as other related functions. The selected candidate will possess strong typing, offee and PC (Excel, Lotus, Paradox, Access) abilities, exceptional analyirat tools and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The abilityto interface with customers, field sales staff and the customer service team essential. College degree preferred. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. Interested candidates can forward a srsume with salary istory to: D= urlinuton Burlington Motor Carrier, Inc- -A9 14611 W Commrrere Rd. Daleville, iN 47334 Fax: (765) 378-4195 EOE/Drug Screen Required y Dan Williams wily Sports Editor In March of 1999, when the niversity announced it would be Iding a varsity men's soccer team, the in and the Yang of Michigan men's rwas thrown off kilter. Wery successful club team was ven the task of evolving into a work- g division I team in a little over a year. frantic search ensued for coaches, en players, and then all the little lesser own items that fuel a program. "The first year is just the busiest, cause you're literally starting every- ing from scratch," head coach Steve urns said. "Because of all the different i that you have to do now as an nbassador to your sport since you're ting at the head coaching position of major university." First the team got a face with the hir- ing of Burns September 28. Then assis- tant coach Walt Barrett, a former assis- tant at the now defunct Eastern Michigan team, joined the program. The two new coaches were immedi- ately greeted with an onslaught of logis- tical responsibilities. They had to meet with the other Big Ten coaches. They had to put together a schedule for the 2000 season. Then they had to create a booster organization (the Kicker's Club), a necessary funding source for any division I program. "It's people in the community, and the alumni, and throughout the state that are soccer people and have a connection to the University of Michigan or just want to help a program building from the ground up," Burns said. Meanwhile, the coaches also had to hit the recruiting trail, already behind the established programs that had been See SOCCER, Page 15 With 11 open spots, less than half of the club soccer team can move up to varsity.