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…-four hours later, the final relay of the night - and of the three-day meet - featured two of the same Wolverine swimmers as the day before. But in the event that decided the Big Ten champion- ships, Michigan…

… fell short. The Wolverines finished sec- ond at the Big Ten Championships at Ohio State's McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion with 608.5 points, just four points behind Minnesota. The Golden Gophers took first in…

… to Columbus in January, were packed with spirited supporters from the ten teams. The Wolverines' fan sec- tion wielded the "Go Blue" cowbell while the Buckeyes sang to the tunes of their pep band on…

… on what he had to do to seal a Wolverine Big Ten victory. "I knew we had to get fourth to win it, Minnesota had to get second and I had to beat the guy next to me," Vanderkaay said. "I did that, but…

… was dug for the Michi- gan men's basketball team. The Wolverines' NCAA Tourna- ment chances looked buried after failing to get a much-needed win at Michigan State on Tuesday. But the Maize and Blue kept…

… victory wasn't easy. The Wolverines nearly fumbled their golden opportunity late in the game. Michigan entered the final min- ute with what appeared to be a secure 56-51 lead. Then, senior Les- ter Abram…

… committed a silly foul before Indiana even inbounded the ball, which allowed Hoosier for- ward Mike White to sink both free throws. On the Wolverines' ensuing pos- session, sophomore Jerret Smith threw an…

… Spartans. The Wolverines trotted out a new start- ing lineup on Saturday, with Smith and freshman Ekpe Udoh inserted in place of junior Ron Coleman and senior Courtney Sims. Michigan surged to an early 11…

…-2 lead thanks to the change. But after the Wolverines' initial jolt, the Hoosiers (7-5,17-8) charged back, embarking on their own 9-2 run. It cut the Wolverines' lead to just two heading into the second…

… half, but Indiana's accuracy was even worse. - The Hoosiers made just seven field goals the entire stanza, allow- ing the Wolverines to open up a 25- 18 lead at halftime. Indiana, known for its 3-point…

…-place showing in the ,650-yard freestyle to help Michigan in its two wins this weekend. Wolverines keep on rolling in routs By RYAN A. PODGES Daily Sports Writer The No. 5 Michigan men's swimming and divingteam…

…) since the 1980-81 season. The Wolverines won 14 of 18 swimming events including victories in all four med- ley races. Michigan had the top four fin- ishes in the 400-yard individual medley and went 1…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Early runs bury 'M' By CHRIS HERRING number of fans with them Daily Sports Writer didn't help the Wolverines in their uphill battle, either. Forward Ta…

… can't Whitfield admitted Michi- let other teams dig us into a gan didn't come out with hole each time." the desire it needed to beat Last night, the Wolverines a strong team like the Spar- once again…

… ninth-ranked Wolverines scored a season-low 48.350 on the beam and lost the lead and the meet to conference foe Penn State, 195.900 to 195.525. It's the fifth time in six meets that the team has had one…

… for the third-lowest score on any event this year for the Wolverines canbe attributedtotwo falls. It was the second-straight meet that a Michigan gymnast fell on beam. "You can't be up there thinking…

… hole with two quick losses in singles play. By meet's end, Kuehn was the only Wolverine to pick up a win for Michigan. "A majority of the team didn't compete well," Michigan coach Amanda Augustus said…

…. "Tennessee just competed harder than we did." Kuehn provided the lone bright spotintheWolverines'loss,standing out in both her matches. She defeat- ed Tennessee's Blakeley Griffith (6- 4, 4-6, 6-3), the No. 12…

… rout ings in the FILA Collegiate Ten- nis Rankings, and help to build her confidence as she continues to adapt to her new life as a Wolverine after transferring to Michigan for her final season. Despite…

… the Wolverines, whichbegan the season on a high note with an upset over then-No. 12 Vanderbilt. The team faces another tough test on Friday, as they welcome No. 6 Northwestern to the Varsity Ten- nis…

… chance against the top- ranked Wolverines. But Michigan, without the services of senior co- captain Justin Laury, was ripe for an upset. The Wolverines dug themselves an early hole by scoring a meager 32…

… Kent Caldwell's meet-topping 9.7 set, Michigan cut into the Gopher lead with an impressive floor show- ing. The Wolverines ran into more problems on vault, but Thompson and fellow sophomore Scott Breg…

…'sgymnasticsteamseemed to slip through a wormhole into Opposite Land on Saturday. The whole night was backward. The pommel horse, the first rotation of the night and usually one of the Wolverines' problem events, went…

… is tops, the Wolverines' struggles continued. By the end of the night, some- thing else happened which had never occurred this year: Michi- gan lost a dual meet. The Buckeyes posted their highest team…

… looked like we didn't even exist when we watched it. Yeah, it's motivating - it kind of pisses everybody off a little bit. " - Michigan goalie BILLY SAUER on the Wolverines re- ceiving little attention…

… record during its three- week stretch of early-season road games. After playing in Florida, Missis- sippi and California this season, the Wolverines (6-6) completed their longstint as the visitingteam…

… was the lone Wolverine with mul- tiple hits (two) in the first game. Sophomore Zach Putnam got the loss, allowing both of the Pirates' runs and dropping to 2-2 for the season. "The wind was blowing at…

… weren't able to get it done." The night game spanned 12 innings and nearly four hours. The Wolverines scored in the first and fifth and never trailed until East Carolina's two-out, game- winning single in…

… front of a Wolverine-friendly crowd. "The margin of error isn't that big, and your opportunities are definitely numbered," Roblin said. "It wasn't like we didn't play good baseball, but (East Car- olina…

…'s season was shaping similarly to the 2005 National Championship season: The 2005 Wolverines strung together 32 straight wins after dropping their season-opener. This year's squad had won 16 con- secutive…

… that kind of com- petition," Michigan coach Carol Hutchinssaid. "Westillhave some work to do." The ninth-ranked Wolverines (23-3) began the competition on Thursday and Friday sweeping pool play against…

…, the Wolverines couldn't deliver. As the game held scoreless in the third, Michigan had the bases loaded with two outs and sopho- more Teddi Ewing at the plate. Arizona pitcher Taryne Mowatt threw a wild…

… pitch that allowed a run to score but she maintained her composure by striking out Ewing to end the inning. With the Wolverines unable to convert further, the Wildcats struck back inthe nextinningwith a…

… level, that's what it is. It comes down to taking care of business every pitch of the game.'" Looking to take out their frus- trations against Penn State in their final game of the weekend, the Wolverines…

… bestbeam performance of her life. In the Wolverines' 196.675- 196.100 losing effort against No. 18 Missouri (11-6) on Friday, Kramer was a huge force in the team's second-highesthome score of the season…

… with sophomore all-around gymnast Thuener-Rego just per- forming on the uneven bars and balance beam because of chronic back problems, the team outper- formed all expectations. The Wolverines scored just…

… made one thing clear: in this sport, place Stanford by 169 points. The ton's fourth-place and Vanderkaay's guy in lane one that was running me age doesn't matter. Wolverines were the second-high- sixth…

… 14:49.10 one's expectations ended with an with sophomore Matt Patton and of 3:40.89. The Wolverines broke three equally impressive performance, junior Alex Vanderkaay earning "With 150 yards to go, I…

… But one Wolverine stood out in the previous round. pionships. The team boasted just people that we finished in the top from the rest. ChurellaandGillepsieexchanged two dual meet wins this season and 10…

…-66 loss to Florida State. The Wolverines didn't compete in the NCAA Tournament under Amaker and made the NIT three times, winning the championship in 2004 and falling to South Caro- lina in the title game…

… conference on Saturday, shortly after being fired. The Wolverines failed to make the earnent during all six years of Amaker's tenure, though they were ineligible for postseason play during two of those seasons…

… rescinded one scholarship every year for four years beginning in 2004-05 and put Michigan on a four-year probation term. Despite these obstacles, Amaker led the Wolverines to three 20-win seasons. His overall…

… Wolverines were postseason ineli- gible. Michigan finished 8-8 in the Big Ten each of the last two years. These middling conference results, as well as Amaker's inability to take Michigan to the NCAA Tourna…

… six games against rival Ohio State, Carr is just 1-6 in his last seven against the Buckeyes. The Wolverines made a bowl game each year under Carr's tute- lage, but have just a 5-7 mark in them. Martin…

… do we. Lee and the Wolverines will live in our hearts forever. The Wigglesworth family Jackson, Miss. From LSA-SG: You, too, can improve campus safety TO THE DAILY: LSA Student Government recently reaf…

… recently brought to Wolverine Access would have been a welcome change - if they were actually accurate, that is. Matthew Coakley LSA senior I 0 I tnworthy of native re in Michigan piece on former…