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players," Maloney said. "I'm able to
look at players and see what he
might develop in to."
Maloney has a great ey for talent,
and two of his pitchers - Bryan
Bullington and Luke Hagerty - are
projected to be first round picks in
this year's draft. Bullington was a
highly sought after recruit who Mal-
oney nabbed and who may be the
'first overall pick, while Haggerty
was an undeveloped player who Mal-
oney saw potential in and signed.
After Michigan's dismal season
(14-17 Big Ten, 21-32 overall), Mal-
oney has his work cut out for him.
"Currently, the program is down a
bit," Maloney said. "There is no
doubt about it, and it definitely
needs a lift. We feel we need to be at
the top of the Big Ten.
"I was able to do some pretty spe-
cial things at Ball State University,
and I expect that that experience will
help us to restore the rich tradition
of Michigan baseball."
Maloney will not be able to recruit
for next season, since most of the
premier recruits have already been
signed and Michigan has already
offered scholarships to players. For
now, Maloney will have to live with
what he has.
"I think there are some very good
players in the program," Maloney
said. "We are going to need to get
quite a few more, but I'm optimistic
that with a fresh attitude and an
increase in positive energy, these
kids will be able to make a positive
contribution next year."
Maloney told the Star Press of
Muncie, Ind. that Rick Rembielak of
Kent State, Tracy Smith of Miami
Rose admits to taking
money from Martin
Last week, Chicago Bulls guard and
"Fab Five" member Jalen Rose admit-
ted to taking money from banned
booster Ed Martin. Rose said Martin
gave him pocket money but did not dis-
close how much he received.
According to Fox Sports Net, Rose
was given money so that he could buy
clothes or go to the movies.
Rose was interviewed by investiga-
tors but was not indicted as one of the
players who received money from Mar-
tin. Rose, like fellow "Fab Five" mem-
ber Chris Webber, said Martin began
giving him money before attending
Michigan.
- Staff reports
Michigan sixth in
Sears' Cup standings
After the spring sports season,
Michigan placed sixth in the Sears'
Director's Cup Standings with 736
points. Points are awarded based on
overall position in a sport, with 100
points awarded to the national cham-
pion. Stanford is in first place with
1,369.5 points, thanks to national
championships in women's tennis and
water polo.
- Staff reports
Blue runners impressive at NCAAs
Webb, Brannen and Wisniewski walk away with national honors
By Nicholas Flees
For the Daily
Three members of the Michigan
men's track and field team - fresh-
men Alan Webb and Nathan Brannen
and senior tri-captain Mike Wis-
niewski - competed this past week
in the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Champi-
onships in Baton Rouge, La. All three
will return to Ann Arbor with All-
America honors in their respective
events.
Michigan tied for 28th place over-
all with nine points, but the individ-
ual accomplishments of its three
representatives were much more
impressive.
"We didn't have a real successful
Big Ten meet, but I'm pretty pleased
with the way things have gone,"
coach Ron Warhurst said. "It's been
really successful."
Wisniewski set the tone Thursday
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Rich Maloney can't contain his
excitement over being named coach.
and Notre Dame associate head
coach Brian O'Connor were also
candidates for the job. He also said
that at Michigan his budget will
extend from $52,969 at Ball State to
$800,000 at Michigan.
Hopefully with the extra
resources, Maloney can match how
well he played against Michigan
with how well the Wolverines can
play for him.
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as a Wolverine. His performance was
good enough to earn him All-Ameri-
ca status - an honor placed upon the
top eight American finishers in each
event - for the first time in his track
and field career.
"It was a nice way to finish his sen-
ior year at Michigan," Warhurst said.
Brannen followed suit, placing
fifth in the 800-meter run Friday
night with a time of 1:46.00, breaking
a six-year-old school record.
"Placing didn't really matter to me
today," Brannen said. "Normally
1:46.00 would have been a solid sec-
ond. I'mjust pretty pumped."
In addition to earning All-America
status, Brannen's time qualified him
for the Commonwealth Games to be
played this summer in England.
"It's going to be a bright summer,"
he said.
Webb capped off the meet with a
fourth-place 3:43.23 in the 1,500-
meter run. Webb broke out to an early
lead. which he maintained for the
first 1,450 meters of the race, only to
be overtaken down the homestretch.
His time earned him his second
All-America honor of the year, hav-
ing been named a cross country All-
American in the fall.
Whether Webb, the American high
school record-holder in the mile, will
stay at Michigan for his sophomore
year, however, remains to be seen.
Webb has neither confirmed nor
denied speculation that he will forego
the remainder of his college career in
order to become a professional run-
ner. But he has made it clear that the
decision will be made at some point
over the summer.
Regardless, Warhurst maintains an
optimistic perspective.
"(The meet) sets a good stage for
next year and our incoming freshmen.
It'll be fun."
Host Louisiana State took the team
title with 64 points, edging out Ten-
nessee with a second-place finish in
the 1,600-meter relay.
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