Men's Basketball at Minnesota Tonight, 8 p.m. Williams Arena The Michigan Daily SPORTS Men's Swimming at Michigan State Friday, 7 p.m. McCafree Pool Page 8 Mitchell could drive" Thursday, January 31, 1991 Runners try to hold their own in Meyo Women forced to lose top miler 1 M past Gophers by Becky Weiss Daily Sports Writer Losing promising cross country runner Jessica Armstrong to injury made it difficult enough for the distance-led Michigan women's track team. But they will now face an even greater challenge, as sophomore miler Molly Mc- Climon suffered a knee injury, forcing her to redshirt the season. "It will definitely affect us at the Big Ten meet. She had good chances to win both the mile and the 3,000," distance coach Sue Foster said. The Wolverines will try to put these future problems on hold as five runners head to Notre Dame for the Meyo Invitational this Saturday. Junior Suzzie Thweatt, frosh Richelle Webb, sophomore Lisa Adams, and junior Amy Bannister will run the mile relay as well as individual events, and Men looking p junior Megan Nortz will compete in the mile. The other runners will compete in the Michigan State Relays held concurrently with the men's meet. The distance team will need quality performances in the invitational mile from Chris Szabo and frosh Jessica Kluge, who ran a personal best of 2 minutes and 14 seconds in the 800 meters at the Wendy's Classic last Saturday. Speculating on other possible victories at Michigan State, Henry hopes that shot-putter Julie Victor and high-jumper Amy McCormick will show some leadership. Even with the additional burden that will be felt by the team with the loss of McClimon and Armstrong, Henry seems con- fident in the team's progress. ast Notre Dame 17'10" to earn his trip. "Those four guys are the ones we count on," Coach Jack Harvey said. "They will be our big point- scorers at the Big Ten meet." This week's contest will be the last tune-up for the Wolverines as they prepare for the Central Collegiate Championships next weekend. "That will be our first real test of the year," Harvey said. "So it's good that we will get the opportunity to get some real competition this week." Another key for the Wolverines this weekend will be their attempt to find a supporting cast to aid their run at a top three finish in the Big Ten meet. "We need four or five kids to step up for us," Harvey said. "They are all capable of being factors for us later in the year if they make the necessary im- provements." Michigan power forward Sam Mitchell goes inside for two of his nine points against Illinois last weekend. Mitchell should be a force against Minnesota as the Wolverines look to improve their league record. by Kevin Sundman Daily Sports Writer The NCAA indoor champ- ionships are still a month away, but that doesn't mean the event isn't on the mind of the men's track team. With impressive early-season performances, seniors Brad Bar- quist, Neal Newman, Brad Darr and junior Jerry Douglas are closing in on NCAA qualifying efforts. This weekend, this quartet will get another shot at the Meyo Invitational held at Notre Dame. Barquist will compete in the 3000 meters, where he is only four seconds shy of qualifying, while Newman is two seconds short of the qualifying standard in the 800 meters. Douglas lowered his career best of 7.32 seconds last week, but still needs to get down to 7.24 seconds, while Darr, who has cleared 17'0", must still scale Icers out W] by Jeni Durst Daily Hockey Writer After surviving a tough two games against Ferris State last weekend without defenseman Doug Evans, the Michigan hockey team will have to pull the picture together with yet another piece missing. First-year player David Wright is now sidelined with a dislocated shoulder which he suffered Mon- day in practice. The rightwinger will be forced to sit out for at least the next three to four weeks of the season. Wright's injury presents good news to at least one Wolverine, sophomore Dan Stiver, who has rotated in a fourth-line position with the injured frosh. Stiver will take permanent hold of the spot until Wright's recovery. ith injuries Evans will againsbe forced to miss competition this weekend at Ohio State. The junior laced on his skates for the first time yesterday since sustaining a bruised back muscle a week ago in practice. It is still questionable as to when he'll be able to return to the lineup. Seventh defenseman Kent Brothers will replace Evans as he did last weekend at Ferris State. "We don't carry a big squad compared to some schools that carry anywhere from 26 to 30 play- ers," coach Red Berenson said. "But the players that we have can really play. "There's some competition to stay in the lineup on this team. Right now with the injuries, that gives someone else a chance to step up and play." by Theodore Cox Daily Basketball Writer Midway through the second half of the Illinois game last Saturday, Michigan forward Sam Mitchell was called for a reach-in foul. Immediately, he turned from the referee and threw down his mouth piece. The call seemed to ignite a spark in the first-year student. "They were calling a lot of cheap fouls," Mitchell said. "I figured I can go to the other end and they would call a couple like that for us." On the next three possessions, Mitchell worked to get open. He called for the ball, drove the lane, and scored six straight for the Wolverines. But as has happened so much this season, Mitchell's emotional spurt ended. Illinois called a timeout and then proceeded to play Mitchell tighter. He got the foul calls he was looking for, but he went 0-3 from the free-throw line. Mitchell was eventually signaled to the bench, and Illinois went on to win. "Sam got tired," Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. "When you score two or three times in a row, then the other guys say, 'Hey, don't let him get another one.' So they work harder not to let that same person time after time get down low and score on you." This has been an up-and-down year for Mitchell. He was touted as Michigan's best rookie at the beginning of the season. Soon he found himself in the starting line- up. But forward James Voskuil returned from a foot injury, and Freddie Hunter cleared academic requirements. Suddenly, Mitchell was competing for playing time. Less than two weeks ago, Mitchell reached his lowest point of the the year. He was late for practice a day before the Wisconsin game after the time was moved forward at the last minute. The misunderstanding put Mitchell inFisher's doghouse. As soon as Mitchell entered the game against the Badgers, he was called for a foul. Fisher quickly sent him back to the bench. However, Mitchell was able to turn things around in practice last week. "I've liked what he's done since Wisconsin in his attitude andO effort," Fisher said. "I should have used him earlier against Indiana. He wasn't rewarded in minutes." But he was against Illinois, and he produced at a time when Mich- igan was in a dry spell. Fisher again liked what he saw and expects to continue using more of Mitchell against Minnesota tonight in Minneapolis. Like Michigan, the Golden@ Gophers (10-7 overall, 3-4 in the Big Ten) are struggling from an offensive stand-point. Minnesota has shot over 50 percent in only one conference gamerthis season. The Wolverines (9-9, 2-6) and Gophers have the two worst field goal percentages in the Big Ten. Minnesota is led by guard Kevin Lynch and forward Walter Bond. Lynch is averaging 17.8 points a game. This is only Bond's fourth week back after recovering from an ankle injury. Volleyball team holds memorial by Jonathan Sohn This Saturday, the Michigan men's club volleyball team hosts a tournament that has special mean- ing. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. the CCRB will hold the Scott Jeffs Memorial Tournament. Jeffs was a member of the squad who recently@ passed away. All Michigan team members will be wearing black armbands in dedication to Jeffs. "We'd like to win this weekend because not only will there be good competition, but doing well for Scott means a lot to all of us," co-captain Seth Feierstein said. Some 30 teams are entered in the tournament; many among the upper echelon of club volleyball ins the country. Among Michigan's op- ponents will be last year's national runner-up Graceland College as well as Notre Dame, Illinois, Frostburg State, and Kentucky. "The schools represented are excellent in terms of club volley- ball," coach Peg McCarthy said. "This will be a good test for the upcoming Midwest Champion ships. It has not been a stated goal in practice, but we feel very optimistic about winning this tournament, barring any unforeseen injuries." 'M' wrestlers seek revenge at CMU a aokken K g Nattonat Jfonor Socli-t! General Meeting Thursday, Jan. 31 at 8:00 pm Wolverine Room, Michigan Union All members welcome by Jason Gomberg Daily Sports Writer Revenge will be on the minds of two Michigan wrestlers tonight as they and their teammates travel to Mount Pleasant, where the Wolverines (9-4) face Central Michigan in non-conference ac- tion. For sophomores Joey Gilbert and Lanny Green, tonight's dual meet offers them rematches with the CMU wrestlers who dealt them early-season defeats. During the November match in Ypsilanti, the 134-pounder Gilbert was disqualified for exercising unnecessary roughness against Jamie McCloughan (22-8), thus dealing Gilbert (22-6) his first loss. "He wrestled too rough," wrestling coach Dale Bahr said about Gilbert's performance at Eastern Michigan. "Tonight should be a very competitive and inter- esting matchup." At the 177-pound weight class, Green (21-8) squares off against Mike Galvin (25-8-1). "Their kid (Galvin) beat Lanny in an early tourney, but Lanny is really on a roll now," Bahr said. After recent clashes with na- tional wrestling powerhouses Le- high, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Iowa State, the Wolverines' hearts do not pound with fear at the prospect of wrestling the Chippewas.. Michigan has won all eight meets in its series with CMU, including the last two meetings by commanding margins of 39 points. A Maize and Blue victory appears secure, but Bahr avoids exhibiting any overconfidence. "They (CMU) are a fine col- lege team and a power in their conference," Bahr said. "But they're even younger than we are, and we have a little more talent at the key positions. We're expecting to win." The team looks toward senior Salem Yaffi (118) to lead off the meet with a good effort. "Salem has to come out and set the tempo for us," Bahr said, "If he comes out well, there is a chance we could take the first five or six matches." Another key match should be at 150 pounds, where Wolverine rookie Brian Harper meets CMU standout Doug Schyck. The 126-pound class, a dis- appointment for Michigan in 1991, is beginning to look brighter. True frosh Mike Mihalic, despite his 0-4 mark, has improved with each match. 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