The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 30, 2002 - 15 'M' NOTESI Dynamic duo headed for Blue icers Basketball lands in- state star for 2003-04 The Detroit Free Press reported that the Michigan men's basketball team has received a commitment from Detroit Redford junior Dion Harris. He will attend Michigan in fall 2003. Harris led Redford to the Class A state finals where it was defeated by Pontiac Northern, which was led by incoming-freshman Lester Abram. The Redford star had 16 points in the finals and averaged 22.1 on the season. Missouri and Louisville were the other two colleges that Harris was considering. He was the only junior to be named a part of the Free Press' All- State Dream Team. -Staff reports 'M' legend replaced by Atlantic-10 coach The Michigan swimming and Ddiv- ing family has found a predecessor to step into the the shoes of the legendary Dick Kimball, who retired after more than four decades of service to retire- ment,. Three-time Atlantic-10 Men's and Women's Diving Coach of the Year (1999-2001) Christopher Bergere was hired last Thursday after serving as head diving coach at his alma mater LaSalle since 1986. Bergere is like Kimball in that he took over coaching the school he attended right after his collegiate career ended. Bergere was awarded LaSalle's John J. Ludsom Award for spirit, loyal- ty and dedication and was a team cap- tain in 1986. He also has international experience as the head coach of the U.S. Junior National Team in 2000. -Staff reports Men's track posts record in hurdles Before a record breaking crowd at the Penn Relays, Michigan men's trackjunior tr-captain Derek Apple- white set a personal record in the 400 meter hurdles. Applewhite ran a time of 51.58, besting his previous time by .11 seconds. - Staff reports Rain not enough to prevent win in Iowa The Michigan women's track team over came inclement weather to win the 4x800 relay Saturday at the Drake Meet in Des Moines, Iowa. Stephanie Hirtle, Tracy Egnatuk, Ursula Taylor and Rachel Sturtz ran a time of 8:43.07, more than 20 seconds faster than the team's previous 4x800 time. - Staff reports What you missed W Golf Third-place at the Big Ten Tournament r M Golf 11th-place at the Bruce Fossum/TaylorM ade Invitational. M Tennis Lost to Minnesota 4-0 in Big Ten Semifinals By Charles Paradis Daily Sports Editor Following another Frozen Four trip, the Michigan hockey team has signed a pair of incoming fresh- man, who it hopes will contribute to a successful season next fall. The Wolverines inked forward Brandon Kaleniecki and goalie Alvaro Montoya to join the squad. Kaleniecki, a proven goal scorer, led the Cleveland Barons of the North American Hockey league with 52 goals, more than twice the amount of any other player on the team. He was the league's leading point getter with 89 points and gar- nered the league's Most Valuable Player award this season. "Kaleniecki hopefully will bring us some goals," associate head coach Mel Pearson said. "We expect him to come in here and compete for a job, mainly (because of) his goal scoring ability." Kaleniecki will join an offense that tallied 3.53 goals per game, third in the Central College Hock- ey Association, this past season, school but the coaching staff feels the join th offense could improve. Monto "We feel we need to improve, stepsc we feel our offense is adequate," Turco Pearson said. "We went out and becomi specifically got (Kaleniecki) to start as add to our offense and push some toya w people we currently have here for a four, hi spot on our roster." netmin Michigan has had mixed success "(Mc with incoming forwards. There is every c no guarantee how well forwards guy," F will be able to adapt to the high athletic level of intensity, but with the pressui occasional letdowns come the done vi pleasant surprises. Mic "You never know how (incom- fewest ing freshman) are going to do," and re Pearson said. "Even this year's year,N freshman class, we thought some hopes kids would have done more than college they did and others not quite as "We much. It balances itself out." a very On the other end of the ice, 17- strong year-old goaltender Alvaro Mon- (Monte toya is fast tracking through high expect school and has been taking com- should puter courses to complete his high see ma requirements. He will also- e Wolverines in the fall. ya will follow in the foot- of Steve Shields, Marty and Josh Blackburn to e the fourth goalie in row to s a freshman. While Mon- ill be the youngest of the e has the makings of a good der. ontoya) is going to be given hance to be the number one Pearson said. "He is very , he's played in some high re situations this year and ery well." higan allowed the second goals per game last season turns a solid defense next which the coaching staff will help Montoya adjust to hockey. think we are going to have good team, a strong team, defensively in front of oya)," Pearson said. "So we him just to stop the shots he d stop. Hopefully he won't ny shots." BOILERMAKERS Continued from Page 14 where you want to be hitting at all cylinders. We were seeing the ball well and we were making great con- tact. Our offense seemed to be really in sync." With nothing seemingly hurting the Wolverines on the playing field, the coaching staff has been using the time on the road to improve the team mentally with problem-solving questions and situations. The time together on the buses "really causes members of the team to look atla situation and figure out a solution to a problem," Tholl said. "And then try to internalize it themselves and say, 'Okay, there's a bigger issue out here. How can I deal with it? Whether I'm not playing up to my potential or deal- ing with team chemistry issues where we don't look so much at ourselves but at the big picture.' Not that we're having issues at all - our team chemistry is excellent - but it helps sometimes to go back and get grounded." Michigan will playa doubleheader at home against Eastern Michigan Thursday and against Michigan State on Saturday before traveling to East Lansing for one game on Sunday. Michigan doesn't expect any help from the rain clouds this weekend, but it will hopefully receive some help from Penn State - which is fighting for a postseason berth - if it can beat Ohio State. "It's not going to rain at Penn State," Tholl said. "It's not going to rain at all and that's fine because we have to take care of our own business." TI~j2The University of Michigan WHATS ]EC Department of Recreational Sports HAPPENING WO INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM Intramural Softball Officials Needed!! - Training " Free Pro ded Official's T-shirt I 9 - Oficials are " Flexible Paid for All Hours Games Worked Training Clinics Begin 7:00 p.m. Wednesday May 1 Intramural Sports Building The University of Michigan WHATS 1EC Department of Recreational Spors HAPPENING INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM SOFTBALL SAND VOLLEYBALL ENTRIES TAKEN: Thursday 5/2 ONLY ENTRIES TAKEN: 5:00 PM, IMSB Thursday 5/2 ONLY 6:30 PM, IMSB ENTRY FEE: $65 per team ENTRY FEE: / I $40 per team MANAGER'S MTG: MANDATORY ANAGER'S MTG: Thum 5/2,5:00 PM MANDATORY Thurs 5/2,6:30 PM PLAY BEGINS: Sun 5/5, Elbel Fields PLAY BEGINS: Tues 517BibEfCourts 3-on-3 ROLLER BASKETBALL HOCKEY ENTRIES TAKEN: ENTRIES TAKEN: Thursday 5/2 ONLY Thursday5/2 ONLY 7:30 pm, IMSB 7:30 pm, InSB ENTRY FEE: ENTRY FEE: $20 per team $45 per team MANAGER'S MTG: MANAGER'S MTG: MANDATORY oMANDATORY Thurs 5/2,7:30 PM Thurs 5/2,7:30 PM PLAY BEGINS: PLAY BEGINS: Tues 5/7. 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