12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 13, 2002 Team effort aids Blue in search for NCAAs Not in our Hause: Dual- :'hsport athlete leads 'M' By Nichoas Flees For the Daily The Michigan men's track and field team played host to 20 teams Friday and Saturday at Ferry Field for the 2002 Len Paddock Invitational. The event marked the team's first and only home meet of the outdoor season. Michigan freshman Alan Webb capped off Friday's action, posting a time of 3:41.46 in the men's invitational 1,500-meter run with help from his teammate, freshman Nathan Brannen. Brannen set the pace for Webb through the first 900 meters of the race, before dropping out. The time was good enough to earn Webb an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships, which begins Wednesday, May 29 in Baton Rouge, La. "I finally got a halfway decent race in this year," Webb said, alluding to dif- ficulty he has experienced this outdoor season - difficulties such as a ninth- place finish several weeks ago in his first race back from injury. "It's no Olympic gold medal," Webb said. "But it's a step in the right direc- tion, which makes me really happy." On Saturday, Webb returned the favor to his teammate, pacing Brannen through the first 600 meters of the 800- meter run. Brannen's time of 1:47.62 was just shy of the 1:47.5 time required for an automatic NCAA Championship berth. There was no disappointment with the sub-four-minute miler's per- formance, however, because few other athletes have eclipsed the required mark, meaning Brannen should join Webb at NCAAs. By Kenneth Wall For the Daily coming up next week, Henry intended this weekend's competition to be more of a strength workout than anything else. Freshman Alan Webb qualified for the NCAA Championships Friday night. "Being that he's fifth-ranked in the country, his time will get him into nationals," Michigan coach Ron Warhurst said. Warhurst was impressed with the team effort shown by the two runners. "I thought it a pretty cool idea for two kids of that ability and that caliber." In just her sixth week of outdoor Henry is planning to focus on Hauser- track competition since the end of the Price's speed during the next week. basketball season, freshman double ath- "I have to run well next week, so this lete Sierra Hauser-Price has seen more is good practice for me," Hauser-Price success off the court and on the track. said. "I think all this goes into preparing Cheered on by her basketball team- for next week, and that's the big test." mates and coach Sue Guevara, Hauser- While Hauser-Price's contribution is Price finished an exhausting Saturday at a relatively recent phenomenon, junior the non-scoring Len Paddock Invita- thrower April Phillips has been an tional, winning two individual events exceptional performer throughout the and placing first and third in the relays. season. Placing second in both the Regardless of her impressive early hammer throw and the shot put, exploits, Hauser-Price plans on continu- Phillips' showing in the latter broke the ing to play basketball next season. school mark, bringing her total to three "She still believes she's a baller," records this year. Michigan coach James Henry said. "As Additional success was had by dis- long as she can come out and do this for tance runner Andrea Parker, who fin- us, I'm all for it." ished second in the 3000-meter run Although she fell short of her person- behind the 1984 Irish Olympian and al best times, Hauser-Price convincingly 2000-01 Michigan Female Master Run- took first place in both the 100- and ner of the Year Monica Joyce. Pleased 200-meter dashes. She was also on the with her performance, Parker is confi- team that placed first in the 4x400- dent about her chances in the Big Ten meter relay and third in the 4x100. Championships - no 43-year-old With the Big Ten Championships Olympians will be competing. 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Unfortunately for the Michigan men's tennis team, it was on the receiving end Saturday as it dropped its first round NCAA Tournament match to Notre Dame, 4-0, in South Bend, Ind. Buoyed by a large crowd, Notre Dame avenged an earlier loss to Michigan in Ann Arbor and advanced to the second round. The trouble started early, as the Wolverines lost a tightly contested dou- bles point. In the deciding doubles match, senior Greg Novak had match point on his racquet but missed by an inch, as his backhand cross-court return clipped the top of the tape. He and sophomore Anthony Jackson eventually lost in a tiebreaker. It was downhill from there, as Michigan dropped three straight singles matches. "I feel if we would have won the dou- bles point, the match would have been much different," top singles player Henry Beam said. It was the final match for Michigan's departing seniors Beam, Novak and Ben Cox. All three have had distin- guished careers at Michigan. Beam was named to the All-Big Ten team this year and leaves in 12th-place all-time in sin- gles victories as a Wolverine with 81. Cox leaves with a career 76-51 singles record, and Novak became a captain after just one season. "They've been a big part of our pro- gram and lineup, and they're going to be tough to replace," Michigan coach Mark Mees said. For Michigan (15-9), it was its fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, and the team reached 15 victories for the third time in the last four seasons. Freshman Matt Lockin and sopho- more Anthony Jackson will be looked upon to lead the team next year, and with the returning talent, the team should be competitive. The holes left by the seniors will need to be filled, but the Wolverines are optimistic. "We don't want to stop here with our program," Mees said. 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