Men's Swimming NCAA Championships Today and Tomorrow Austin, Texas The Michigan Daily SPORTS Softball at Indiana Today, 3 p.m. Bloomington, Ind. Paan 10i. Friday, March 29, 1991 .. a r. Cyclists pedal to improvement ... by Caryn Seidman Daily Sports Writer With an improved men's team and an extremely strengthened women's team, the Michigan co-ed cycling club is making a run at qual- ifying for the national tournament. The club, which began three years ago, has placed third in both of their meets -so far this season, at Ball State and Kentucky, and its members say that those meets were really just practice. "In our first two meets we did not have all our riders, and we just used the races as a tune-up," captain Scott Robinson said. "We hope to race at full strength this weekend, Saturday in Waterford and Sunday in Ann Arbor." Though Robinson and his team- mates still aim at making nationals, they now appear less optimistic about their chances. "It's not looking like we can do it this year," Robinson said. "I think Ball State and Missouri will finish first and second. I think we can finish third in the conference." That is an encouraging finish for a team which, according to rider John Blount, is just starting to get off the ground. The team is begin- ning to attract more and more riders every season despite being a demand- ing and rather obscure sport. "It's extremely challenging," Blount said. "Not only is it hard physically, but it's a tactical sport as well. Although it does not appear to be a team sport, it really is. You need your teammate's help." Robinson's training schedule demonstrates how physically de- manding cycling is. He trains three to four hours a day, sometimes just riding sprints, and other times he and his teammates simply go on long rides. 'Not only is it hard physically, but it's a tactical sport as well. You need your teammate's help' - John Blount, Michigan cyclist "I'm truly dedicated to this, it runs my life," Robinson said. "Over the last year, I have picked up my season because I saw there was room to improve." Along with his self-improve- ment, Robinson is hoping to im- prove the women's team from last year and get even more women in- volved in the sport. "If we have a strong women's team, it helps our push toward na- tionals, since they combine men and women into a team score," Robin- son said. First-year cyclist, Sandy Najar- ian, who is also a soccer player, placed second in two races last weekend at Ball State and third at Kentucky. "We are putting some pressure on her this weekend to go for the win," Robinson said. Robinson attributes the women's success this season to first-year coach, Kurt Schalden- brand. Last year, Schaldenbrand was a rider, and two years ago, he was president of the then-fledgling club. "He has put a lot of effort into recruiting women, and he has done a great job," Robinson said. "He also organizes our workouts and riding strategies." This weekend is a short one- kilometer course; the men have 40 kilometers to ride and the women have 20 kilometers to go. Because of the relatively short distance, it will be a fast race, requiring average speeds of roughly 28 miles per hour. At this high speed, the club's main goal is to beat Purdue. "They've just slipped by us in both races," Robinson said. "Some more power in the men's part should boost us past Purdue, right into second place." M' women golfers tee off season by Andy De Korte Daily Sports Writer Most students would enjoy spending an Easter or Passover 'respite in South Carolina this week- end. However, after travelling to San Diego, Calif., for Spring Break, South Carolina is something of a letdown for the Michigan women's golf team. The women golfers will see 'heir first competitive action of the season in the three-day South Car- olina Women's Invitational which starts today. The tournament is hosted by the University of South Carolina and played at the Wood- lands Country Club in northeast Columbia, S.C. Michigan coach Sue LeClair is generally afforded six golfers per road trip; however, she could only take five to South Carolina, which left her with a difficult decision. . The annual trip to California is U U S U N DAY DOUBLE FEATURE Get two small cheese pizzas for only $4.88 + tax. Additional toppings $1.00 per item - Covers both pizzas!! Valid Sundays Only. No Coupon Necessary. Expires 6-1-91. OPEN DAILY FOR LUNCH! important in determining LeClair's early-season meet participants. "When we go to California to warm-up and to train, I like to eval- uate the talent and see who is golf- ing well," LeClair said. "But be- cause it rained for the last threeudays of the trip, I'm not sure how help- ful the trip was." The weather in Michigan has al- lowed for little golf thus far, but the Wolverines have been hitting balls at a heated driving range for most of the winter. While the squad has played on a few of its home holes, the course officially opens on April 1. Senior Becky Hayes, the winner of Lady Wolverine Invitational last fall, will lead five golfers on the 5,891-yard-long, par-72 course. Erica Zonder will be right be- hind her. During the last ,tourna- ment of the fall at Ohio State, Zon- der pulled ahead of Hayes for the team lead in season scoring, 80.6 to 81.6. Kristin Beilstein, Wendy Bigler, and Mary Hartman are the other Wolverines making appearances at the season's first invitational. gold bond cleaners Quality Dry Cteaning and Shirt Service 332 Maynard St. across from Nickels Arcade 668-6335 DENVER - The National League expansion committee com- pleted its tour of the six contending cities by touring Denver on Tuesday. Douglas Danforth, chairman of the Pittsburgh Pirates and of the expansion committee, said he came to Denver with concerns about the prospective ownership group, but, "We have a higher comfort level with them now.- In the last few weeks, the group headed by managing general partner John Antonucci secured a $30 mil- lion commitment from Adolph Coors Co. and picked a site for a sta- dium, to be named Coors Field. "At first we were concerned that the general partner wouldn't be residing in Denver," Danforth said. "We're satisfied now that (Antonucci) will beliving here. We weren't convinced they could raise $100 million. Now we are. And the majority of that equity will be from the Denver area, and that's im- Going for it all Michigan swimmer Eric Namesnik and his teammates are in Austin, Texas, competing in the National Swimming and Diving Championships. The competition began yesterday and will continue through tomorrow. Complete results of the Wolverine tankers will be available in SportsMonday. National League tours Denver Associated Press portant to us, too. Coors is a big player, a strong corporate presence. We weren't convinced they would build a new facility for baseball. With the stadium bond vote, now we are." The Denver team would play its first two seasons in Mile High Stadium, currently home to the Class AAA Denver Zephyrs of the American Association. The commit- tee viewed the stadium site from he- licopters and spent some time at Mile High, then had lunch at the governor's mansion and watched a rally attended by about 2,000 peo- ple. In touting Denver as a regional franchise, Sen. Tim Wirth, D-Colo., presented the committee with a let- ter endorsing Denver's bid that was signed by 13 U.S. senators from Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Montana and Wyoming. The committee visited Buffalo, N.Y., and Washington on Monday. Last month, the group visited the three Florida contenders - Miami'0 Orlando and St. Petersburg. Danforth hopes the two new cities can be selected at the quarl terly owners' meetings on June 12- 13 at Los Angeles. However, some baseball officials want a vote post- poned until after the All-Star breakr On Monday, the committee cited Buffalo's solid ownership and firs- rate ballpark, but said the area's dep clining population might work against it. The Buffalo metro area has a population of about 900,000, By comparison, Denver's is 1.8 mil- lion. The committee said there were "no negatives" in the Washington bid, noting the area's 3.9 milliorl population. 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