December 08, 2008
(vol. 119, iss. 66)
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…2B - December 8, 2008 ortsM The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines win college portion of U.S. Nationals Beilein's experience is key By RYAN A. PODGES Daily Sports Writer It's been…
… weekend, it was clearly worth the wait. The Wolverines easily won the collegiate divi- sion of the meet, beating 13 other teams in the field, including No. 6 Florida, No. 8 Auburn and No. 20 Florida State…
… Thursday by domi- nating the first individual event, the 500-yard freestyle. Six of the top eight swimmers in the prelims were either collegiate Michigan swim- mers or members of Club Wolverine. Senior co…
… defend- ing national champion Arizona, which Michigan will likely face at the NCAA Championship meet, were spread around at other large competitions around the country. . The Wolverines will have another…
… games last year, Beilein's Wolverines have already beaten two top-five teams this sea- son and have a legitimate shot at making the program's first NCAA Tournament since 1998. Big wins like the one…
… teammates were the ones put- ting up the points, but it was clear Beilein was pushing all the right buttons. Beilein's quick turnaround of the Wolverines shouldn't come as a surprise. This is his 31st year as…
… make the NCAA Tournament this year. Then again, it might not. Regardless of when this season ends, with Beilein's steady hand, the Wolverines will keep improv- ing. -Sandals can be reached at nsandals…
… defensive pilfering helped the Wolverines dominate North Carolina State, 63-52, at Crisler arena on Friday. But No. 14 Duke stole the show in the second half Sunday, beating Michigan, 60-45, at Cameron Indoor…
… Stadium. The Wolverines have been plagued this season with slow starts, but that wasn't the case this weekend. They started quickly at Duke, and against North Carolina State they jumped out to a quick 18…