Page 10- The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 8, 1991
'M' wrestlers to face
Bucks and Gophers
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Big Tens in future
of Blue track teams
Men runners tune up in Purdue4
by Josh Dubow
Daily, Sports Writer
As midterms are fast approach-
ing on the academic calender, the
Michigan wrestling team will face
its set of exams this weekend.
While coach Dale Bahr does not
worry about dual meet results, he
will use this weekend to gauge his
squad's progress.
"This will be a good determi-
nant of where we stand for the Big
Tens and NCAAs," Bahr said. "If
we can perform well here, we
should build confidence for the
post-season."
Friday, the Wolverines (10-4
overall, 4-1 Big Ten) will travel to
Columbus to take on Ohio State
(13-3, 3-1). The Buckeyes' lone
Big Ten loss came at the hands of
second-ranked Iowa. Michigan will
then return home Sunday to host-
Minnesota (8-3, 1-2) at 2 p.m. at
Cliff Keen Arena. This past
weekend, Minnesota and Ohio
State tied for second place at the
11-team Cowboy Invitational be-
hind the host, no. 1-ranked Okla-
homa State.
Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio
State, along with Purdue, should
battle for second-place honors be-
hind perennial champion Iowa.
Bahr looks at the Buckeyes as the
main competition for the runner-up
spot.
"We saw Ohio State wrestle
earlier in the year at Virginia
(National Dual Championships),
and they were very impressive,"
Bahr said. "They're probably the
favorite for second place, but we
shouldn't be too far behind."
While Ohio State has a deep
lineup, they have had problems at
118 pounds. The Buckeyes have
been rotating between Jay Ash-
more and David Range, but Range
is expected to wrestle this week-
end. While Range defeated Mich-
igan's Salem Yaffai in their only
previous meeting, Yaffai is con-
fident about Friday's affair.
"I lost to him about two years
ago," Yaffai said. "But from what I
have seen he has not really im-
proved at all."
The meet's best matches should
be at 134 and 177. At 134, there
will be a battle of nationally-
ranked wrestlers as Michigan's
Joey Gilbert faces Mark Marinelli.
Both wrestlers placed at the Big
Ten Championships last year and
are undefeated in Big Ten com-
petition this season.
The Wolverines' Lanny Green
(177) will have the toughest
weekend of any of his teammates.
Friday, Green goes against Dan
Ritchie, who placed fifth at Big
Tens last year and is currently
undefeated in the Big Ten this
season. Sunday will provide Green
with the stiffest competition of his
career as he faces defending Big
Ten champion, undefeated and
top-ranked Marty Morgan.
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by Jeff Williams
With one eye on the Big Ten
Championships in two weeks, the
Michigan men's track team isn't
disappointed with what it has
seen so far. Based on last week's
showing at Notre Dame, the Wol-
verines are' pleased with their
progress going into the Central
Collegiate Championships this
weekend at Purdue.
"Things were going a little
slow until last weekend, but then
we got some good performances,"
Michigan coach Jack Harvey
said.
Among those was a time of
1:49.02 for Neal Newman in the
800-meter run. Newman's mark
was good enough to qualify him
for the NCAA Championships in
March. Jerry Douglas qualified
provisionally for the NCAAs with
a time of 7.30 seconds in the 55
meter high-hurdles. In order to
qualify automatically he needs a
time of 7.28 seconds.
Brad Darr and Brad Barquist
both have a good chance of
qualifying for NCAAs. Darr has
been pole vaulting at the 17 foot
level (1 1/2 inches from the
qualifying height), and Barquist
has been competing well in the
3000 meter and mile events.
With these performers leading
the way this weekend, Harvey is
optimistic about the team's
chances at the Big Ten Cham-
pionships.
"If we get good marks this
weekend, it will set us up for the
Big Tens," Harvey said. "We're
not looking past the next couple
of weeks, but the Big Tens are
what we're shooting for."
He is also hoping that others
will step up and help carry the
load. Quarter-milers Van Cowan,
Ali Shokar and Brian Bozo are
part of that group. Shot putter
Mike Hennessey and hurdler
Rudy Redman are also expected
to be in a position to contribute at
the Big Ten Championships.
"We have some potential
point scorers that are sitting on
the fence right now," Harvey said.
"Hopefully they'll pull through
and be ready to move up to the
next level."
Michigan will get its main
competition this weekend from
Eastern Michigan, Purdue, Wis-
consin and Notre Dame.
Mike Barrowman will lead the Wolverines into Indiana this weekend.
Longhorns offer Blue
its toughest test to date
by Andy De Korte
Daily Sports Writer
Last challenge for women's track
by Becky Weiss
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The Michigan men's swimming
team has jumped to third-ranked in
the country, further distancing it-
self from the rest of the Big Ten.
But when the squad arrives in
Bloomington, it will not be the
highest ranked team present.
Texas, Indiana, and Michigan
will each face each other in a
double dual meet on Saturday, two
weeks before the Big Ten Cham-
pionships. No. 2 Texas should pro-
vide the Wolverines its toughest
competition this year.
When Michigan travelled to
California earlier this year, its fo-
cus and determination helped them
defeat then second-ranked Stan-
ford.
Assistant coach Mark Noetzel
said motivation and desire should
be no problem in Bloomington. "I
think they are (excited to face
Texas). It's going to be their
biggest challenge of the year, next
to NCAAs -- competing against
Texas in a one-on-one situation
where they're going to win or
we're going to win.
"It's going to be a high-pres-
sured event, although Indiana is in
it as well, that'll help buffer it a
bit; it's definitely going to be an
intense meet," he added.
The team has recently in-
creased its speed work in more dif-
ficult practices. The adaptation to
the intense workouts on the heels
of numerous meets should yield
observations about the mettle of
the team.
Fatigue could be a factor for
the swimmers who will not attend
the NCAAs. These athletes are do-
ing their hardest work of the sea-
son in preparation for the Big Ten
Championships.
By contrast, the athletes who
already have NCAA qualifying
times will continue to build their
training bases until after Big Tens,
when they will start to taper for the
NCAAs.
Daily Sports Writer
"This is the meet where the team
should really come together and see
where we are for the Big Tens,"
said head track coach James Henry
of the Simmons Invitational taking
place this Saturday at the Indoor
Track building.
This will be the last challenge
for the Wolverines before the
quickly approaching Big Tens, now
only two weeks away.
Henry thinks the two mile relay,
to be run by junior Carrie Yates,
sophomore Kristin McDonald,
frosh Chris Szabo, and senior Amy
Bannister will be a fast race, due to
competition from Eastern Mich-'
igan. Bannister currently leads the
Big Ten in the open half mile, and
last weekend at the Meyo
Invitational she set a personal best
mile time of 4:47.91.
"We're hoping with Amy'
anchoring we can pull out a win,"
said distance coach Sue Foster.
Junior Suzzie Thweatt, who.
finished second at the Meyo in the
55-meter hurdles, should also have
some tough competition in Eastern
Michigan hurdler Val Beckles.
Henry said of Beckles, "Suzzie has
never beaten her. It's one of those'
goals she's out to do."
According to Foster, junior
Megan Nortz and frosh Jessica
Kluge should have an easier time
with the invitational mile. "I don't
think there's going to be a lot of
competition for them, so they'll
have to go for good times," she
said.
The Wolverines are also
counting on consistent perfor-
mances from shot-putter Julie
Victor and frosh sprinter Richelle
Webb.
"She (Webb) is starting to
relax," Henry said. "She had a.
collegiate best last weekend and is
starting to be more competitive and
handle college competition."
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