Sports Monday Trivia Which Wolverine gridder holds the honor of being the highest drafted Michigan 0 football player since the AFL/NFL merger in 1967? (For the answer, turn to page 2) Inside Sports M iday 'M' Sports Calendar 2 Athlete of the Week 2 Women's Golf 2 Gill Again 3 Q&A 3 Basketball Recruiting 4 Men's Gymnastics 4 Men's Track 5 Women's Track 5 r ; \ f Sr, A, J!i , The Michigan Daily-Sports Monday April 22, 1991 Giants Selection ends anxious wait by Theodore Cox Daily Football Writer ASHTABULA, Ohio - Family and friends filled the house of fullback Jarrod Bunch yesterday afternoon, making for a festive mood while he nervously awaited where the NFL draft would place him next fall. Bunch was considered one of the "bubble" players that could have gone anywhere from the late first round to the early third round. The difference between being picked last in the first round and first in the second round can be more than $100,000 per year. Here is a timetable chronicling the events at the house, while Bunch sweated out the fate of his future. 12:30 - About 15 people have gathered in the living room around the TV watching ESPN's live coverage of the draft. Bunch is sitting calmly over on the sofa, in- tensely watching the screen. His at- . tention is focused on figuring out who is going where in the early rounds. His brother is sitting next to him with his girlfriend on the other side. Guests, such as his former high school coach, his preacher, and even former NBA'er Phil Hubbard, are slowly- trickling into the house. Former teammate in the back- field, and now Cleveland Brown running back, Leroy Hoard had called a short time before. Bunch Mich See BUNCH, Page 5 Bunc draft Bunch in first round Bunch eager to join Super Bowl champs _ by Theodore CoxA Daily Football Writer ASHTABULA, Ohio - After five hours of waiting in an overcrowded living room yes- terday afternoon, "the house shook," when commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced on z TV that Wolverine fullback Jarrod Bunch had been taken by the New York Giants as the last pick in the first round of the NFL draft. "I'm happy now," Bunch said. "Words can't explain it. To see your name announced is something that you can't explain, but we sat through it. I'm just happy to be a part of the New York Giants." The senior becomes the first Michigan player since Jim Harbaugh in 1987 to be se- lected in the first round. Bunch gained 515 yards, averaging five yards per carry, in the 1990 season. The 6-foot-2, 247 pounder is one of the quicker backs in the draft, running a 4.60 in the 40-yard dash. "When they (Giants) came and worked me out, they said they projected me as a player that could play in the league 10 years," Bunch said. x .Bunch will join former Wolverine players Bobby Abrams and John 'Jumbo' Elliott. "That's a team that loves Michigan play- ers," Bunch said. "It's always been a dream of mine to play on a Super Bowl team, and I have the opportunity to come right in and play. They told me they had only one fullback. I'll be looking forward to continuing to wear the blue. Hopefully, we'll get a Super Bowl ring in the next few years." The day was filled with suspense as it was the longest first round in the history of the draft. It wasn't until after 5:00 p.m. that Bunch got a call from Giants coach Bill Photo/JOSE JUAREZ Parcells. ryland game. Bunch's selection came as somewhat of a NFL draft. surprise to supporters in the gallery at a New York City hotel who screamed for the Giants to pick a much-needed wide receiver, a quarterback or even another linebacker. What they got instead was an heir apparent to fullback Maurice Carthon, who will turn 30 on Wednesday. Bunch might just be as good as Carthon, long regarded as one of the best blocking backs in the NFL. Bunch played the same role with Michigan this season and helped Jon Vaughn average 112.4 yards per game. Bunch will leave for New York Friday and spend the weekend with his future team. However, today it is back to work, as he is scheduled to drive back to Ann Arbor this morning. Teammate Jon Vaughn was the second person to call Bunch after the good news. Vaughn's future remained uncertain last night as drafting was discontinued. No round can begin after 9 p.m. Bunch was also contacted by his agent minutes after selection. One of the first things Bunch plans to do after he signs a contract is buy his mother a new house in Ashtabula. "That first round money sounds good to me right now," Bunch said. "Everything is looking promising right now. "I don't think the New York Giants would choose somebody that they don't think is a first-round player," he added. "They won the Super Bowl so they must not be that unintelligent to choose me." Bunch also took time out to remember all the people who had cheered him on. "Everybody really pulled for me all through my college career, high school career," he said, "and now it's another level. We just remembered to stay humble." -The Associated Press contributed to this story higan fullback Jarrod Bunch runs for a touchdown during last season's Ma ch was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of yesterday'sI MISUNDERSTANDING COSTS ALL-AMERICAN ROWAND-SCHMIDT FIFTH YEAR: Track star stripped of final season Women netters top Iowa, Minnesota by Josh Dubow ~ ~ 'Daily Sports Writer Five-time all-American Mindy Rowand- Schmidt thought she had a shot at a national championship entering the 1991 outdoor track season this March. But Rowand-Schmidt didn't even win another qualifying heat; she was ineligible. The events leading up to her annulment .. this past season hold less public appeal than many athletic disqualifications; she didn't test positive for drugs, she didn't accept ille- gal money, and she didn't flunk her classes. ,k Nevertheless, wrongdoing occurred. Some- one made a mistake, and Rowand-Schmidt is paying for it with her eligibility. After successfully completing her first R'cross-country and indoor track seasons in 1986-87, Rowand-Schmidt injured her right > ankle in March 1987. Track coach James Henry, along with former assistant Sue Parks, determined the injury serious enough to war- rant Rowand-Schmidt missing the coming outdoor season. At that time, they instructed her to apply for a medical hardship waiver, four years down the line. This waiver would have granted Rowand-Schmidt a fourth year of 4 competition this year. However, Michigan failed to comply with the Big Ten rules regarding medical hardships. O INFORMATION In April 1987, on the advice of Henry and Parks, Rowand-Schmidt tested out her ankle by running unaffiliated from the team - individually - in two Michigan meets which is a violation of Big Ten rules. The rule states: "The injury or illness must occur prior to the completion of the first half of the traditional playing season of the sport involved, and must prevent further competition in that season." The April meet in which she participated occurred after the halfway point of the outdoor season, thus making her ineligible for a waiver. "I didn't gain any competitive advantage from this," Rowand-Schmidt said. "I could have run in a road race, and still been eligible." Though she feels the rule is "stupid," Rowand-Schmidt knows her anger at the Big Ten is misplaced. Rather, she is disappointed with the Michigan Athletic Department. "Like my parents told me, 'We entrusted them to take care of you for four years, so you wouldn't have to worry about anything,' and then this happens," she said. "I've done every- thing by the book for four years. I turned down race money, I have good grades, I've done everything I've been asked to, and this is the thanks I get." However, the Michigan Athletic Depart- ment will neither publicly accept nor issue the blame; Interim Athletic Director Jack Weidenbach refused to criticize an individual. See INELIGIBLE, Page 7 by Josh Dubow Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's tennis team finished its Big Ten season with a bang by defeating Minnesota Saturday, 8-1, and scoring a 6-3 victory over Iowa yesterday. The victories gave the Wolverines (6-3 in the Big Ten, 14-6 overall) their first above .500 record in six years. Michigan coach Bitsy Ritt was extremely happy with her squad's season-ending performance. "I am very pleased with our Big Ten finish," she said. "I am looking forward to the Big Ten tournament this weekend. We should be seeded fourth in the tournament, and we were picked to finish fourth." Saturday !marked the return Of No. 1 singles player Christine Schmeidel who had been sidelined with an injury. In her return, Schmeidel lost to Minnesota's Jennie Moe, 6-2, 6-0. Schmeidel rested Sunday, and Stacy Berg moved from No. 2 to No. 1 singles. In Saturday's remaining eight matches Michigan dropped one set to the Gophers and won four matches - including all three doubles matches - by default. The default winners were Jennifer Lev at No. 6 singles, Schmeidel and Kim Pratt at No. 1 doubles, Stacy Berg and Lev at No. 2 doubles, and Frederika Adam and Amy Malik at No. 3 doubles. The Wolverines' No. 2 through No. 5 singles players all posted relatively easy victories. Berg won defeated Libby Nelson at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-3; Pratt edged past Victoria Cordova at No. 3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2; Kalei Beamon toppled Jenny Margues, 6-1, 6-4; and Amy Malik beat Vicky Kolaric in back-to-back 6-4 sets at No. 5 singles. After losing their first eight matches to Minnesota, the Wolverines have rebounded to capture the last two meetings. Michigan dominated Sunday's singles competition winning five of the six matches. Berg led the charge winning 6-1, 6-2 over Tracey Peyton. Beamon, Malik, Lev, and Adam all won straight set victories. Each of the four players moved up one spot from Saturday's match to combat Schmeidel's absence. The Wolverines won only one of See TENNIS, Page 4 Nelson hurls 'M' to big weekend Hitters by Jason Bank Daily Sports Writer One bad moment cast a dark shadow over an otherwise success- ful weekend for the Michigan soft- * ball team. The Wolverines (7-7 in the Big Ten, 26-16 overall) took three out of four games from Northwestern and beat Western Michigan in a doubleheader over the weekend. Friday, Michigan topped Northwes- tern, 5-0, before losing the second game, 2-1. Saturday, the Wolverines swept the Wildcats, 7-1 and 3-1. Yesterday, Michigan completed "I was trying to block the plate after the runner (Hawkins) tagged up," Cooper said, "but I blocked the plate before the ball got to me from center field. She ran into me and landed on my knee." Hawkins scored the decisive run on the play, giving Northwestern the slim victory. Senior hurler Andrea Nelson took the loss in re- lief of rookie Julie Clarkson. Cooper's injury is possibly a strained ligament, although she will know for sure when she visits uie doctor today. If the injury is se- 1) to improve her season record to 10-5. In the first game, the Wolverines broke a 1-1 tie with six runs in the seventh inning. Michigan shelled Hawkins and sent 11 batters to the plate in the final frame..X Junior reserve Sue Sieler was in- . serted in the lineup, and she re- 4 sponded with a three RBI game. Her single in the sixth scored sopho- more Patti Benedict and tied the game, 1-1. In the seventh, another Sieler hit scored two of the six runs scored in the inning. split with Purdue, weather by David Schechter and Rod Loewenthal Daily Baseball Writers i It was the kind of day when your hot chocolate didn't stay hot for very long -' sort of like the