The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 3, 1995 - 13 NM' wrestlers to kick off season By Jennifer Hodullk )aiJy Sports Writer Looking for excitement from the 995-96 Michigan wrestling team? Well get your motor running, but Ion't head out on the highway just yet, >ecause you might not even recognize he Wolverines at the Eastern Michigan )pen Saturday. Although most of the team members ill participate this weekend, they will ot "officially" represent Michigan, nor port school colors. In addition, injury as depleted the lineup of many of last ear's standouts. This type ofopen format will give the onger members of the Michigan quad a chance to showcase their tal- nts at the college level and help to Itermine the starters at each weight lass. -'"This is our first real-taste of compe- ition," coach Dale Bahr said. "It will ;ve the younger kids a chance to see Lw they match up with college compe- ition." The, Wolverines will need some of [exnewcomers to step up if they are to ompete against a dominant Iowa team seeking its 23rd consecutive league title. NCAA All-American and Big Ten champion Chad Biggert (167 pounds) and All-American Jehad Hamdan (190) left some big shoes to fill when they graduated last spring. Freshmen Gyhandi Hill and Jeff Reese should vie for the spot at the 142- pound weight class. Joe Warren might also provide a challenge at this spot, adding depth in the middle weights. "(Freshman) Frank Lodeserto has looked good in practice with heavy- weights including assistant coach Kirk Trost," Bahr said. Trost captured an NCAA Champion- ship during his career at Michigan. Practicing has been Michigan's only staple so far this year. "The team has been practicing since September and practicing is not a chal- lenge after a while," Bahr said. "It's time for some competition." Jesse Rawls Jr. (177) and Brandon Howe (126) are 1995 NCAA Champi- onship qualifiers who will not wrestle this weekend. Rawls received All-American hon- ors in 1993-94, but was injured at last season's Big Ten Championships. He begins his senior season on the side- lines recovering from knee surgery. Howe qualified as an alternate for the 1995 NCAA Championship but will be in street clothes because of an injured shoulder. The Wolverines will also miss the veteran leadership of fifth-year se- nior Jake Young (rib problems) and the talent of sophomore Brian Aparo (in- jured elbow). "This is a low pressure tournament," Bahr said. "We are not going to press the injured wrestlers to perform." This weekend's event will be similar to the other dates on November's wres- tling calender in that they are open tournaments, but will provide valuable team experience and clear up lineup dilemmas. "Because there will be more than one competitor in most weight classes," Bahr said, "this tournament will help establish our starters and who goes to Las Vegas." Michigan's first team competition is at the Las Vegas Classic Dec. 1 and 2. Big Ten dual meets begin Jan. 4 when the squad travels to Penn State. SWIMMERS ontinued from Page 12 "This time of the year, these meets erve as yardsticks," Richardson said. We like to see where we are compared . the other teams and then make ad- istments." The Wolverines are coming offa strong reek of practice and two weekend victo- es in Evanston. Michigan beat the Wild- cats in a dual meet and then placed first in the Northwestern Relays. Two swimmers performed extremely well last weekend and should be called upon again. Sophomore Stephanie Morey fin- ished second in the 200-meter and 500 freestyle and senior Megan Gillam took first in the 50 freestyle. Both should be major contributors this weekend. A host of nationally competitive in- dividual swimmers comes with all of the top-flight competition. Southern Methodist's Berit Pugaard is a national champion in the 200 but- terfly and Nebraska's Penny Haynes is arguably the best breaststroke swim- mer in the nation. SMU's Sandra Cam, Texas' Danielle Straighter and Michelle Schroeder and UCLA'sJill Jenkins and Annette Salmeen highlight the field of swimmers. WALKER VANDYKE/Daily The Michigan field hockey team hopes to score an upset victory at the Big Ten Tournament at Penn State this weekend. Stickers By Mary Thewes Daily Sports Writer Ever since the Michigan field ho team was eliminated from the Big regular season race, the Wolverines1 focused their sights on a different of goal--to win the conference tou ment. Well, the tournament has arrive It will begin today at Penn State continue throughout the weekend. The tournament is single-el imina and Michigan hopes to hang arc until Sunday-and win all three gai The Wolverines, (4-6 Big Ten,l overall) are psyched for face-off ti "Spirits are high," defenseman. nifer Lupinski said. "We're ready. They should be ready. Since en the season last weekend, the Wol begin lague ines have been practicing hard in prepa- Sa ration for the tournament. ckey "We've been fine-tuning our game," Wi Ten Lupinski said. "We're communicating Sta have with each other and working well with T kind each other." wil irna- Friday, the sixth-seeded Wolverines shi hope to mesh when they face fifth- d. seeded Ohio State. Ca and These two teams played last Friday, def when Michigan beat the Buckeyes. The V ation win was the second this season for the vic )und Wolverines over Ohio State, both by Bes mes. shutout. tha 12-8 The other Friday match pits No. 3 Mi me. Northwestern and No.6 Michigan State. wa Jen- Top-seeded Iowa and No. 2 Penn F " State received byes for the first round ine ding games. ver- If Michigan wins, it will face Iowa "Th tourney turday. In the other bracket, the winner of the ldcat-Spartan contest will battle Penn te. The winners of Saturday's matchups 11 play for the conference champion, p Sunday. "We're really excited," sophomore rolyn Schwartz said. "We have a finite chance (to win)." Whether the Wolverines will emerge torious or not is debatable, though. sides Ohio State,theonlyotherteams t Michigan defeated this season are chigan State and Northwestern. t1 s swept by both Penn State and Iowa. Friday is zero hour for the Wolver-, s. We have to win," Schwartz said. here's no other option." Oregon (+2 1/2) at Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Texas Tech (+4) at Texas Texas Texas Tech Texas Texas LSU (+4 1/2) at Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama LSU nford (+14) ,atSouthern Cal Southern Cal Stanford Southern Cal Southern Cal Best bet Alabama Ohio St. Penn St. Iowa 5-5 .500 4-6 .400 6-4 .600 5-5 .500 Overall 42-37-1 .531 46-33-1 .581 44-35-1 .556 44-35-1 .556 Best bets 5-3 .625 5-3 .625 5-3 .625 6-2 .750 MOW S0"OCCER Continued from Page 12 a score out of a possible 30 points. A victory is worth six points, goals are worth one apiece (up to three for a game) and a shutout is an extra point. No points are awarded for a loss. Because of seeding, Illinois starts with three points, Michigan with two, Purdue with one and Iowa with zero. Michigan could advance to the national tournament with a loss. "We will probably advance even if we lose to Illinois," Burns said. "But it is important that we beat Purdue be- cause of the seeding." Michigan plays Purdue at 10 a.m. Saturday. With a victory, the Wolver- ines can prevent Purdue from leap- frogging them into the national tour- nament. "We can win a national champion- ship," Burns said. "If we can beat Illinois and get a high seed in the national tournament, we can win it all." MATCHUPS Continued from Page 11 ,. With only a hamstrung Greene in the a backfield, Michigan State was held to 49 yards rushing against Wisconsin last week. Both Greene and Renaud are question- *able for tomorrow's game. Whether they play or not might not make a difference to Michigan, though; it is the Big Ten's best against therun. They re-proved that against Minnesota, allow- ing the Gophers 46 yards rushing. a A repeat of that performance is pos- sible, especially if Renaud and Greene are still ailing. Advantage: Michigan State passing offense vs. Michigan passing defense: Ifyou're used to seeing Michigan State slug itouton theground, you're in fora bit ofasurprisetomorrow. The Spartans will throw and throw often, and then afterthat, they'll probably throw some more. Some of that will be dictated by a lack of a rushing game. However, Michigan State has simply become more liberal withthe pass. Tony Banks is in his second year as the Spartan quarterback and has missed three games this season, yet he ranks seventh on the school's all-time passing yardage list. Passing, though, is a risky business, evidenced by the 14 interceptions Michi- gan State quarterbacks have thrown this year. The Wolverines have picked off 12 themselves, and have also averaged 3.5 sacks per game. Michigan might not catch up to Banks 4hat often, as mobile passers like him haie historically given the Wolverines jrduble. However, Michigan handled Illi- nois' JohnnyJohnson and Memphis' quar- 4erbacks with ease. Advantage: Special teams: The Spartans would rate as strong in this department if only they had a punter. Chris Salani is averaging just under 37 yards per punt, although he does have an 83-yarder to his credit. When it comes to kicking and kick returning, though, Michigan State is in good shape. Chris Gardner is 8-of-10 on field goals and hasn't missed from inside 40 yards, and the Spartans have all-time kick return leaderDerrick Mason running back kicks and punts. Michigan finally showed some big- play capability in thereturningareaagainst Indiana a couple of weeks back, when Toomer returned a punt 56 yards. Kicker Remy Hamilton, meanwhile, has been solid allseason, and ifnothing else, punter Nate DeLong (39.7 yards per punt) isn't a liability like Salani. Advantage: Overall: Besides being overmatched in most every possible area, the Spartans are also the more mistake-prone ofthe two teams. They commit more penalties than any- body in the league and they've turned the ball over 22 times this year. Although all of this would seem to point to a blowout, there's just something about a blustery, cold day at Spartan Stadium against the hated Wolverines. A group of inferior-on-paper Spartans won by 10 on such a day in 1993; they'll lose by only that many this time around. 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Harp Susan Jolles Lucile Lawrence Timpani and Percussion Norm Freeman Ben Herman Howard Van Hyning Glen Velez Woodwinds and Brass Judith Mendenhall, Flute Elaine Douvas, Oboe John Ferrillo, Oboe Mark Hill, Oboe Linda Strommen, Oboe William Blount, Clarinet David Krakauer, Clarinet t Ricardo Morales, Clarinet Peter Simenauer, Clarinet David Carroll, Bassoon Leonard Hindell, Bassoon Judith Leclair, Bassoon Patricia Rogers, Bassoon Allen Won, Saxophone Ranier Delntinis, French horn David Jolley, French horn Philip Myers, French horn Mel Broiles, Trumpet Chris Gekker, Trumpet Vincent Penzarella, Trumpet Per Brevig, Trombone David Taylor, Bass trombone Stephen Johns, Tuba Conducting Michael Charry, Orchestral Amy Kaiser, Choral Voice Richard Barrett 1996 AUDITIONS New York January 4, 1996 February 26, 27, 28, 29, 1996 March 1, 1996 May 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 1996 August 1996 dates to be announced Chicago January 30, 1996 at Fine Arts Building Los Angeles January 31, 1996 at The Music Center of Los Angeles County San Francisco February 1, 1996 at War Memorial Opera House Movement Philip Burton Opera Brian Zeger, Chairm Christopher Alden Renato Capecchi Will Crutchfield Joan Dornemann Neal Goren Benton Hess Rhoda Levine Song Interpretation Antonia Lavanne Classical Guitar Frederic Hand Michael Newman Composition Christine Ben Robert Cuckson Leo Edwards Charles Jones David Loeb David Tcimpidis S I C Percussion Ensemble Jim Preiss, Director Historical Performance Ensembles The Manes Baroque Chamber Players, Nancy Wilson, Director The Mannes Camerata The Mannes Baroque an Ensemble, Arthur Haas, Director Techniques of Music Elizabeth Aaron Edward Aldwell Poundie Burstein Terry Champlin Robert Cuckson Leo Edwards Steven Freides David Gagne David Loeb Mei-Mei Meng William Needelman Frank Nemhauser Christopher Park Carl Schachter Programs of study: Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Master of Music, Diploma, Professional Studies Certificate Major studies: All orchestral instruments, piano, harpsichord, organ, voice and opera, guitar, composition, theory, conducting, historical performance instruments and voice. 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