68 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, October 23, 1995
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Michigan men swimmers defeat fifth-ranked California at Canham Natatorium
By Riyaz Bhimani
For the Daily
Some of the best swimmers in the
country gathered at Canham Natato-
riumthisweekend. California brought
the fifth-best team in the nation to
compete against defending national
champion Michigan.
The dual meet lasted two evenings
with an Olympic-style exhibition Fri-
day followed by a scored competition
Saturday afternoon. The Wolverines
defeated the Golden Bears, 131-110.
"I'm really pleased with our per-
formance," Michigan head coach Jon
Urbanchek said. "I didn't expect to
have the good results we did, but I'm
glad we won."
California is preparing for its con-
ference championships in November,
while the Wolverines' main focus are
the NCAA Championships next year,
as well as the Olympic trials.
In Friday's exhibition, freshman
Andy Potts put on an impressive dis-
play. He won the 1500-meter freestyle
by almost 12 seconds.
Potts followed that performance
with a win in the 1000 freestyle. Fel-
low teammate sophomore Steven Wil-
liams came in second place in the
event.
The most exciting event Saturday
evening was the 200 freestyle. Junior
John Piersma finished second to
California's Uger Taner after leading
for most of the race. The difference in
times was a mere .14 of a second.
"Taner is the best in the country in
this event, so finishing second isn't a
bad thing at all," Urbanchek said.
Piersma and his teammates have
tremendously large shoes to fill this
season after the graduation of Gustavo
Borges.
"Borges was the best swimmer on
the team," Urbanchek said. "When he
left, a lot of holes were created."
Urbanchek said he feels the Wol-
verines are "not very deep" in events
1didn't expect to have the ,good
results we did, but I'm glad we won."
- Jon Urbanchek
Michigan swimming coach
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rium record.
Richardson was particularly pleased
with how the upperclassmen com-
peted.
"The experienced people came in
and performed the way you would
expect them to perform," Richardson
said.
The Wolverines were also double
event winners. Jackson swept the
backstroke, winning the 100-meter in
1:05.23 and the 200 in 2:21.25. Gustin
swept the breaststroke, winning the
100 in 1:12.60 and the 200 in 2:38.34.
The Wolverines' efforts were over-
shadowed by four Stanford records.
Lisa Jacob set a pool record in the
200 freestyle, finishing in 2:02.43,
and set another record in the 100
freestyle, finishing in 57.99. 2
"(Jacob's 200 freestyle race.) was
an incredible swim," Richardsoit.sid.
"I've never seen anyone go 2,2. in
the 200-meter freestyle. She wasal-
most unbeatable."
Sarah Anderson set the pool's but-
terfly record with a 2:17.98. The Car-
dinal also set a record in the 400
freestyle.
Jacob, Jessica Tong, Michelle
Jesperson and Claudia Franco (zm-
bined to finish 3:54.45.
While it may seem that Stanford
rudely ushered Michigan out of the
Canham record books, continued solid
team performances should keep the
Wolverines on track to improvement.
"I think now the team is really
ready to focus on the quality of their
training," Richardson said. "I feel like
this team has the opportunity to be
very good."
like the 100 and 200 freestyle.
Still, the Wolverines put together a
convincing victory against the Golden
Bears. They proved that they are in-
deed a deep team with a tremendous
amount of talent.
All-Americans Owen von Richter
and Jason Lancaster placed in the top
two positions in the 200 individual
medley. The two swimmers battled it
out throughout the entire race, finish-
ing in front of four California swim-
mers.
Von Richter displayed his skill in
winning the 200 individual medley
and the 500 freestyle and finishing in
a strong second in the 200 butterfly
behind California's Taner.
The Wolverines' 400 freestyle re-
lay team of Lancaster, Chris Rumley,
John Reich and Piersma provided
some more excitement. The Michi-
gan team came from behind to defeat
the Golden Bear squad by more than
three seconds.
"I'm extremely pleased that we won
our opener this weekend," Urbanchek
said. "I didn't think we were as pre-
pared for Cal, but this should give our
swimmers a boost for the Olympic
trials and the remainder of the sea-
son."
Lions' losing ways at
RFK Stadium continue
Associated Press
The Redskins fans were booing
Darrell Green earlier in the game. By
the end, he had all of RFK Stadium on
its feet.
Green, part of a secondary that had
been picked apart all afternoon, inter-
cepted Scott Mitchell's pass 3:49 into
overtime and returned it seven yards for
a touchdown Sunday, giving Washing-
ton a 36-30 victory over the Detroit
Lions.
Ex-Lions kicker Eddie Murray sent
the game into the extra period with a39-
yard field goal with four seconds left in
regulation.
Detroit (2-5) has lost all 17 games it
has ever played in Washington. The
Redskins (3-5) have won 17 straight
overall against the Lions, the longest
current streak in the NFL.
Bears 35, Oilers 32
Erik Kramer and the Chicago Bears,
all shook up by a 98-yard interception
return just before halftime, held on in
the second half Sunday and beat the
Houston Oilers 35-32 for their third
straight win.
The Bears (5-2) built a 25-0 lead but
nearly squandered it after Houston's
Darryll Lewis scored on the 98-yard
return with eight seconds to go in the
half.
Lewis' one-handed interception and
sprint down the sidelines brought the
Oilers to within 28-15. Houston used
the spark to score another touchdown
and field goal in the third quarter to
close within three.
Kramer, who completed 24 of 41
passes for 349 yards, then moved the
Bears 73 yards for a crucial score, hit-
ting Jeff Graham with a 18-yard touch-
down pass with 10:18 left.
Packers 38, Vikings 21
Brett Favre tied a career best with
four touchdown passes and fill-in tight
end Mark Chmura caught five passes
for a career-high 101 yards and a touch-
down in Green Bay's 38-21 victory
over the Minnesota Vikings Sunday.
Favre hit 22 of 43 passes for 295
yards in leading the Packers (5-2) into a
first-place tie with Chicago in the NFC
Central.
Falcons 24, Buccaneers 21
Jeff George threw for 295 yards and
three touchdowns and Morten Andersen
kicked a 30-yard field goal midway
through the fourth quarter Sunday as
the Atlanta Falcons beat the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers 24-21 to move into a
three-way tie for first in the NFC West.
The Falcons (5-2) are off to their best
start since 1986 and ended Tampa Bay's
four-game winning streak and two-week
reign atop the NFC Central. The Bucs
(5-3) nevertheless reached the halfway
point with their best eight-game record
since 1979.
WALTER VANDYKE/Daily
The Michigan men's swimming team defeated Cal this weekend, 131-110.
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1. Minnesota at Michigan 15. Virginia Tech at West Virginia
2. Iowa at Ohio State 16. Kansas at Oklahoma
3. Michigan State at Wisconsin 17. Oklahoma at Missouri
4. Northwestern at Illinois 18. Utah State at Utah
5. Indiana at Penn State 19. Bowling Green at W. Michigan
6. Boston College at Notre Dame 20, Miami (Ohio) at Central Michigan
7. Kansas at Kansas State 21. EasternMichigan at Toledo
8. Nebraska at Colorado 22. Cornel at Brown
9. Southern Cat at Washington 23. Columbia af Princeton
10. Florida at Georgia 24. Dartmouth at Harvard
11. Ark. vs. Auburn @ Little Rock, Ark 25. Pennsylvania at Yale
12. Hawaii at Brigham Young Tiebreaker - Minnesota at Michigan, total
13; East Carolina at Southern Miss. points:
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PHONE;
TONYA BROAP/Dally
Michigan's Brooke Ashley dives In during Saturday's meet against Stanford at'
Canham Natatorium.
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