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…The Michigan Daily - SP0RTSMonday, March 9, 1998 - 78 Wolverines grab awards, Jut no title By Jacob R. Wheeler Vaily Sports Writer If the Michigan men's swimming team found any solace in its 714…

…-641 loss to underdog Minnesota last week at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, it was in the seven individual titles the Wolverines won. Michigan's domination at the top of most races was no different…

… 1:46.36, But the next Wolverine to finish was Chris Laskowski - two seconds and eight places behind Malchow. In contrast, the Gophers made the difference in the preliminaries, placing four swimmers in…

… sixth. Thirty maize and blue banners signi- fying the Wolverines' 30 Big Ten cham- pionships hang on the walls of Canham Natatorium. But now, Minnesota has taken two of the last three titles, leaving…

…" Gelt lak1st comiplete kr.'. the 'or l t e w l Andy Potts and the men's swimming team may not have won their 12th Big Ten Championship in 13 years, last week in Minneapolis. But the Wolverines think ey…

…- final round to Penn State in Overtime. MvIchigan ptured first-ever Big Ten tourney ctory over innesota in. t1~ first round. EMen's. swimming Came up short to arch-enemy linesota. de Wolverines coilidn…

…'t overcome the depth of the Golden Gophers. S Women's track - on confer- ence tie. ast title by the Wolverines -was in 1994. Five individual titles were captured by ftichigan - tlteebyTan ; Lget one.. each by…

…. Jerod Ward, the other Wolverine on the all-Tournament team, looked like a first-round NBA pick. He was hitting threes, blocking shots, ripping down rebounds and basically looking like a dominant player…

… Bullock pulls down a rebound in front of Purdue's Chad Austin yesterday. The Wolverines won the inau- gural Big Ten Tournament with a 76-67 victory over the Boilermakers yesterday at Chicago's United Center…

… Championship banner from Minneapolis and proudly hoist it to the rafters of Don Canham Natatorium. Michigan trailed after two days of the Feb. 26-28 meet, but that happened last year, and the Wolverines pulled…

… December 9, 1998 115) N. MEXICO. Inc. Another MAC attack Wolverines hope Eastern Michigan is the charm By Andy LatTonight's game SoWho: Michigan at Easten Michigan Former Eastern Michigan coach Ben Braun…

… against the Eagles,who have sufferedatandem Fisher promised Braun and the Eagles that, if oflast-second losses in their new arena. The Wolverines they ever built a new arena, the Wolverines andcoach…

… No. 13 Michigan wrestling team learned this lesson firsthand over the weekend as the Wolverines whipped rival Ohio State, 31-3, on Friday, but fell to No. 1I1 Purdue, 18-15, on Saturday night. The two…

… matches were Michigan's first home meets of the season. The Wolverines spent every weekend in January on the road. "It would have been great to win both," Michigan coach Dale Bahr said. "But I'll tell you…

… Wolverines claimed two other milestones during the match. Michigan senior captain Jeff Catrabone pinned his man at 167 for his 150th career victory, while fellow Wolverine Bill Lacure earned his 100th career…

…Gain, at 177, and Ryan Balcom, at 190, also earned big wins for the Wolverines. Balcom, an Ann Arbor native, competed for the first time at home and earned a 5-3 overtime victory against Ohio State's Bo…

… night for the Wolverines. Purdue's lineup featured seven ranked wrestlers. The difference in the match came down to just one tiny second. With the Wolverines leading 7-6, No. 3 Lacure met No. 11, Purdue…

…-American - we expected him to win. When he lost there, I felt we lost the match." The Wolverines will try to get back to their win- ning ways this weekend at Minnesota against the No.' 3 Golden Gophers, and will…

… close out the dual-meet season at home against Indiana on the Feb. 20. LOUIS BROWN/Daily an's wrestling team soundly beat Ohio State Friday before dropping a close n to Purdue on Saturday. Wolverines…

… Wolverines began the season ranked fourth in the nation, but the trau- ma caused by the December death of -teammate Jeffrey Reese in December - combined with injuries to starters Bill Lacure and Teya Hill…

… - led to some expected defeats and a drop in the kings. But now, the No. 13 Wolverines are slowly climbing back up the ladder. Victories over Ohio State and two close losses to ninth-ranked Michigan State…

… season, the Michigan men's golf team heads for Huntington, W. Va. to compete in this weekend's Marshall Invitational. The Wolverines will be looking to rebound from consecutive poor out- ings. Michigan…

… (Ohio) are consid- ered to be the tournament's favorites in Huntington. As he has all season, Mike Harris will head the Wolverines' lineup this weekend. Harris, who won two tour- naments during the fall…

…-76-72. Keith Hinton will also be joining Harris in Huntington. Hinton, who is the only Wolverine other than Harris to compete in all eight tournaments this year, is also coming off a strong performance last…

… Iowa. The Wolverines hope that they will be able to duplicate the feat at Belleville Lake, like their win two weekends ago against No. 3 Virginia. *The Wolverines are coming off a very impressive showing…

… against top- ranked Washington last weekend in San Diego. They finished just over three sec- onds behind the defending national champ. In doing so, the Wolverines became the first team in the last two years…

… built our confidence. We now know that they are beatable." In the varsity-eight race against Washington, the Wolverines got off to a poor start. Washington got ahead early and had a fairly convincing lead…

… at the 1,000-meter mark. Despite all of this, the Wolverines had a great spurt at the end of the regatta, coming just a few lengths short of another upset. In Iowa, the Wolverines are com- peting…

… the second straight season that the Wolverines face the Hawkeyes. Last season's meeting in Iowa City yielded good results for the Wolverines, as the competition turned into a mismatch. The Wolverines…

… the Hawkeyes would be detri- mental to Michigan's status for Nationals. "The later into the season we get, the more important the races become," said Wolbert. The Wolverines are still in pursuit of the…

… same goal they started the sea- son with - getting to Nationals, she said. In addition, the Wolverines would like to compete at Nationals as a team, not just as individual boats. Unlimited rail From…

… recorded her seventh shutout of the season which tied her for the school record. So, now that the season might be er for the Wolverines, all they can do is wait and look towards next year, when they hope…

… the joys are like. "Next year, hopefully, the third e is the charm." NCAA bound? Check out whether the Michigan field hockey team, did indeed receive an NCAA Tournament bid, after the Wolverines…

… Wolverines finished "a disappointing and underachieved sixth-place;' Harvey said. Michigan scored in only five events and captured three con- ference titles. The Wolverines finished with 62 points, while…

… still far away from that." This season the Wolverines had the best tandem of distance runners in the country. Kevin Sullivan beat recent American mile-champion Paul McMullen at Notre Dame. John Mortimer…

… Malicke, Chris Fox, Marty Turco and Matt Herr were honored for their contribution to Michigan hockey. "I remember (former Wolverine) Ricky Willis saying 'Mucks, it's going to be you sitting here in four…

… Arbor, the Wolverines have posted an impressive 127- 28-1 record. Michigan has won three Great Lakes Invitational titles, three CCHA regular season titles and three CCHA playoff titles and made three…

… five others remained. Over the next three years, they lived together and became the best, of friends. As sophomores, they helped the Wolverines capture their first NCAA title since 1964, and last season…

… thought that was great leadership from this class." And with the leadership and strong play of the senior class, the Wolverines have had another excellent year, compiling a 26-9-1 record. But more important…

… Wolverines would be playing close games during the first half of the season and would return to blowing out teams in the second half of the season. Wrong again. In fact, Michigan games are just as nailbiting…

… now as when the season began. This past weekend is a prime exam- ple. The Wolverines had Bowling Green by the short-and-curlies Friday after exploding to a 4-1 first-period lead. By the end of the game…

…, Michigan was clinging to a one-goal lead and escaped with a 5-4 victory. The Wolverines have been doing this tight-rope act all season long. If you want to sum up the 1997-98 regular- season Michigan hockey…

… campaign without using any words, all you need to do is show a tape of the final 1:24 seconds of last Saturday's game. White-knuckled and most certainly out of Maalox, the Wolverines man- aged to pull out a…

… given him few chances to relax on the bench. Back on Oct. 11, 1997, the Wolverines played their first game of the season against higher-ranked Minnesota. Trailing by two goals early, the Wolverines…

… distinction of being a marked team, the highlight of every other team's schedule. Again, I don't know how the Wolverines will do in the postseason. Michigan can beat anyone in the coun- try or be beaten by…

… Saving grace MARGARET MYERS/Daily Robert Traylor's interior play was a big reason Michigan was able to beat Duke last month, and the Wolverines will need him inside tomorrow against Michigan State as well…

… Duke with an 89-83 overtime loss to Eastern Michigan. His, and the rest of the coaching staff's problem all season: to get the Wolverines to play with the same intensity, the same kind they showed…

… weeks ago, used a 68-percent second-half shooting per- formance and a 3-point clinic Saturday afternoon to defeat the Wolverines, 88-78, in front of a rowdy crowd of 14,714 at Williams Arena. "Our defense…

… consecutive time, a streak that dates back to the Fab Five days in 1993. With the loss, the Wolverines dropped to fifth place in the Big Ten and fell three games behind confer- ence leader Michigan State with…

… game, and White's 15 weren't far from her usual 21. But, with White shooting an icy 5-of-20 from the floor, and Figgs barely better at 6-of-16, Michigan's stingy defense evoked memories of the Wolverines…

…' Jan. 9 victory over the Boilermakers at Crisler, when the Wolverines limited the duo to 14-of-40 from the floor. "I think we were getting pretty good looks," Figgs said of the V V 11ILL;) X. Igga duo…

… secondever NCAA tornament invitation yesterday. The 10th- seeced Wolverines face No.7 seed UCLA in the frst round in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Mar. 12. See the full bracket on page 2B. Look for more coverage in…

… on the way to a 22-point performance. In the quarterfinal victory over Wisconsin, she had 12 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Wolverines could be a force in Big Dance Evaluate stu National…

…BASKETBALL The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - February 9, 1998 - 5B I ROSE Continued from Page 1B me's first 37 minutes. I don't need to be in the arena to know that the Wolverines can't come…

… points, the Wolverines ain't gonna win. It's pret- simple. I'd rather be in Lego Land, to be honest. It's four stories tall, made entirely out of Legos and inspires more looks of disbelief than Robert…

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… captured the first Big Ten Tournament championship in the league's history. The Wolverines defeated Purdue in the championship game, 76-67, at the United Center. Michigan appeared tentative at the start of…

… Invitational. The Wolverines were as successful as they cared to be, taking only one of three dual meets, losing in the process to Big Ten rival Minnesota. The Wolverines triumphed over the southernmost team of…

… we'd take the leftovers at the swim meet." Several strong personal perfor- mances were handed in by the Wolverines, taking three of the 10 NCAA consideration times that were recorded over the weekend…

…. His 9:00.57 set a Georgia pool record and beat his closest competi- tor, fellow Wolverine Mike McWha, by 10 seconds. Malchow, a co-captain, dominat- ed in the 200-yard butterfly and 200- yard freestyle…

…, as the Wolverines were swept in both meets in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles. "It's an area where we suffer from a lack of depth," Namesnik said. "We are relying heavily on the freshmen we've brought…

… the relay after winning season opener on roa events. The Wolverines fa win a relay event this weeker "Right now it's a weakn we've been working on it and improving," Namesnik said. Both the freestyle…

… events, relays need to be in top form championship season, where with strong relays and teany traditionally do well, Na said. The Wolverines like sch tough meets early in the because it better prepares th…

… pointed out. If the Wolverines are t future meets, they need to cc improving, especially it freestyle events. "We can't dwell on the los, we have to look at them as le experiences, especially for the men…

… rested for Saturday's matchup with Ohio State, a much more formidable opponent. The Wolverines never trailed the Buckeyes, but could never get more than a handful of points away from them. Egged on by…

… cheerleaders and their mascot, Brutus, the Buckeyes had the Wolverines on edge until freshman Scott Werner turned around what had been a disappointing day, clinching a 127-116 victory. His first swim of the day…

… laughed. The best part of his four years as a Wolverine though? "You learn about life," he said, still dripping on the Canham Natatorium tile, "You grow up." 6 JOHN KRAFT/Daily Tom Malchow isn't at the…

… more important IICAGO - The table, about three feet off the Wolverines' NIT title run last spring and dominated as the NCAA Tournament approaches. nd, was only the initial obstacle for Robert the…

… competition this past December at the Puerto Should Michigan, the No. 3 seed in the South, sur- or. Rico Classic. vive its first-round matchup with Davidson, it likely it the Wolverine center had dealt with…

… about 300 pounds, and I'm watched on television last season as the selection g. pushing 240 on a good day," Miller said. "You have committee left the Wolverines out of their postseason aylor, who at 6…

… key Wolverines graduating this sea- st person off it as he bounded over the tables to going to wear you down and he'll have more leverage son, Traylor realizes this may be his last opportunity the…

…. MARGAREL MYERS/Daily Robert Traylor drives toward the basket in Michigan's victory over Purdue yester- day. The Wolverines' big man and Big Ten Tournament MVP averaged 17.3 points and 12.7 rebounds for the…

… Minnesota provided some excitement, neither the Wolverines' suc- cess nor the Gophers' surprises were complete- ly unexpected, as both were on a roll down the stretch of the conference season. Here are the…

… behind the 3-point arc to spark the Wolverines this weekend. When Reid's shot is falling, Michigan's offense goes from good to nearly unstop- pable. But the most impressive part of the whole weekend was…

… the way the Wolverines won yesterday. For much of the season, it's been pretty simple: if Louis Bullock doesn't shoot well, Michigan loses. Period. But yesterday, Bullock couldn't shoot the ball into…

… Lake Michigan. The Wolverines won anyway, and did so against a tough Purdue team. It's the latest sign of growth from a team that already has a penchant for rising to the occasion in games that matter…

… - and it's certainly an encouraging sign for next weekend. After all the events of the past several months, a couple things can be said about the Wolverines: They play well in tournaments (they've won…

… up the puck, which dribbled only a few feet in front of Galatiuk, and put it in the top-right corner of the goal. The 3-1 lead with less than seven minutes remaining sealed the game for the Wolverines…

…. "Maybe we wore them down a little bit at the end of the third period." Maybe? A simple look at the scoreboard clearly indicates that, as the Wolverines scored all four goals in the third period - the…

… Wolverine, Hayes began to understand his potential as a hockey player. "When I got here, I didn't think I was too far behind, but I did have a lot to learn," Hayes said. "When I made the lineup my first game…

… Wolverines above Lake Superior for the CCHA tournament title. Berenson said Hayes has always had it in him - although he's definitely a dif- ferent player than he ever was before. So why now? Confidence, of…

… Wolverines struggled with Lake Superior's defense. "I don't think we're a team that gets frustrated," Rominski said. "For two peri- ods we don't score any goals, in the third period we're still coming out…

…. Michigan teams are teams that don't get frustrated." Michigan's play in the third period was a complete turnaround from the first period, when the Wolverines couldn't generate any offense despite having…

… clutch-and-grab. You'll be in the corner and they'll have you pinned there for five or six minutes. You could have a whole dinner in there." While the Wolverines were struggling to score in the first two…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 9, 1998 Golfers putt into second invite this week Team still searching for right mix as fall season passes halfwvay point The Wolverines will need to have…

… Tuesday at the Legends of Indiana Intercollegiate. The Wolverines head to Cincinnati this weekend for the 18- team Xavier Invitational. The field for the Sunday/Monday tournament consists of only four Big…

… about itself right now than with its competitors. Junior Mike Harris came into this season as the only Wolverine linkster with varsity experience. With his young and inexperienced lineup, Michigan coach…

… Jim Carras has used the fall season to figure out which of his less experienced players will be part of his starting five for the remainder of the year. In the Wolverines three fall matches, Carras has…

…." Tuiasosopo was 7-of-14 for 77 yards in relief of Huard last Saturday. The sophomore also ran seven times for 70 yards. R ro ; a :, d i i. . p DAVID ROCHIINDdoIy Sean Ritch~ln and the Wolverines face a…

… 4 1 Michigan on vacation The Michigan hockey team had a bye last weekend, while the rest of the CCHA was in action. The Wolverines will hit the ice again Friday against Alaska-Fairbanks at Yost Ice…

… NHL or not, so if I didn't, I was prepared to leave and get on with my life." That principle is something Berenson still holds dear. The Wolverines' all-time winningest coach has a long history of…

… Wolverines can now say a bunch of hellos. Five new freshman - Henry Beam, Jeronie Barnes, Ben Cox, Danny McCain and Chris Schultz - along with sophomore Ron Nano, join the Michigan squad that will begin…

… competition at the end of this month. The Wolverines begin their latest cam- paign with three months of individual- based tournaments, lasting from late September through January, with a month- long break in…

…'s basketball team might be a bit of an understatement. In fact, it could be ft ued that this is the most important tfwo-game stretch that the Wolverines will play all season, or at least until 11w Big Ten…

… tournament in late February. 'The Wolverines (2-2 Big Ten, 10-3 overall) host No. 25 Purdue on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and then travel to No. 11 llinois for a game on Sunday at 2 p.m. Both the Boilermakers and the…

… the '96 season. The Wolverines Ito defeated Temple, which had fallen Michigan in the first round of the 4CAA tournament last season. The Wolverines can credit a deep r6*xperienced unit returning many ey…

… between" Pittenger and Melka. Junior Carrie Ricker looks to com- pete for playing time also. MIDDLE BLOCKER: The Wolverines also endured a loss at this position in the offseason, with the graduation of all…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 9, 1998 23 Marcus Knight has changed his thinking - and emerged as a force for the Wolverines By Jim Rose His is the kind of story you root for. For a…

… the Wolverines' starting wide receivers. WARREN ZINN/Daiy University of Michigan Men's Soccer Club Late Tryouts September 13 10:00 am-12:OOpm Contact Head Coach Steve Burns 741-9866 or". Msoccer1@aol…

… the Wolverines to the Big Ten Tour points and 13 rebounds against Purdue ... His solid Michigan earn victories over Iowa and Minnesota .. named the Big Ten Tournament Most Valuable Playe points and 13…

… Information Associates Majors: Accounting, Finance, Business, MIS, CIS Information Session (for all interested students) February 25, 1998 Business School Wolverine Room 4:30-6:00 p.m. Interviews on February 26…