…-ranked Wolverines showed that, healthy or not, they are still ready for the Big Ten season, which starts Friday. Chalk that up to coach Joe McFarland's training regimnen. Throughout the weekend, the Wolverines proved…
… them to use all of their timeouts in the~meet. "They were just tired and backing up." But the meets were never as close as the scores suggested, as the Wolverines ensured that whenever situations got…
… competing for the first time since injuring her wrist 15 months ago. The Wolverines had already taken the doubles point with victories in the first two matches against visiting H unganan natives Szandr' and…
… every opportunity to slam the ball past the two BYjOESMITH Wolverines. But the mental toughness of the Michigan duo kept hope alive. Their patience frustrated the Blue Demons into many unforced errors…
… Championship. The Wolverines will compete against the top six singles players from each Big Ten school in this non-scoring individual event. Of the 16 seeds in the 64-player draw, Michigan owns two of the spots…
…, No. 2 seed Matt Wright No. 8 seed John Long. The high seeds and astrong singles lineup give the team hope that a Wolverine can bring home the title. "This is the first year that I believe that I can…
… win it," Wright said. "I'm playing the best I have played in my four years of college." Currently ranked No. 3 in the Big Ten, the Wolverines will have a chance to pfme b on top. "I think that wte hav…
…'sest throughout the lineup," Michigan coach Mark Mees said. "It gives the chance for someone that plays No. 3 or 4 to play against another No. L." The tournament will be the last time the Wolverines will compete in…
… Lansing When: Tomorrow,Sunday and Monday The latest The Wolverines send eight members to the championships induding No. 2 seed ---senior Matt Wright. TOMORROW Sibling rivalry takes aim at tennis opener…
… No. I singles for the Wolverines. Still, the two sisters could face each other in doubles. "Although they are not playing each other in singles," DePaul coach Mark Ardizzone said, "There is a good…
… talk to eachother at least three times a week. "We want each other to play really, really well, but of course I am rooting for my teammates." The Wolverines look to keep their perfect home opening record…
… we are: The Wolverines are currently janked 74th in the Intercollegiate Ttmis Association national rankings. Admission is free to all home games, which the team hopes to spur a greater attendance this…
… preseason poll, the Wolverines areranked No. 3 in the Big Ten, behind Minnesota and defending Big Ten- champs Illinois. Despite a strong Big Ten lineup, the team is confident that they can achiex , vh wt…
… linbug am .ui he s nors, and they hav\e a ie.asn to ci uood. The Wolverines retum f e of their top six players roimi n 011ea r thinihed second in the Big enit last scasn "We fe l that the Bg is some- thing…
… Wolverines seek to continue their winning trend against Miami. Thursday January 13, 2000 Yost with the most: Regional returns to 'M' Freshmen bring depth to Blue tennis By Chris Grandstaff you did Daily…
… final time, saluted to the Espec still present Yost crowd, knelt and kissed wearing the frozen surface. alwaysa The act came on the heels of the for the Wolverines' amazing upset of defending Fighting…
…. Lund led the team in singles victories with 69 in her first three seasons and last season became only the second Wolverine to be named Big Ten sports- woman of the year in tennis. Not only are they…
… things up. "Whose Wolverines when Leon walked into Crisler Arena for the first time in the fall of 1998. Just like in Battle Creek, it wasn't easy for Leon to get in the flow. He shot just 29 percent from…
… red onoge liPr ers amu Itic. It ra r utat andtsadi oeir e ratiOS.n, FpWease c ee actors( for Pe a nde.ustice bb or icp'hotmail.com W 'hen Race Breaks Out Panel Discussion 8am, Wolverine Room For more…
… Music Wpents a nd fac I in t hool usi jw VIA wo that corn- memora~e or. ig lite and legacy. I'ntegrationSegregation and the Fight o lck equality 2-4pm, Wolverine Room Michigan Union For more information p…
…}rvirometal Justice movement. 1?nantomy of The Witchhunt Against Anti-Racists in Ann Arbor 5pm, Michigan Union Wolverine Room Caroline Wong, 313.330.5073 nwroc~umich.edu Fnpredz f~i i psRights Come to th's vent to he…
… the season, but lost to current No. 1 Texas in its first meet. If the Wolverines feel slighted when the Cardinal comes to town, they are entitled to. Both Messner, a junior who went to Dexter High…
…'t swim on paper," Urbanchek said of Stanford's superior times. "The rest is going to be done in the water." The Wolverines get their first taste of competition against Stanford on Friday at 6 p.m. in an…
… meant it or not, Olson won't be wrestling again this year. But the season must continue for the Wolverines. Now the team's main concern becomes finding a way to win without the No. 1 174 pound wrestler in…
… home - Dave Huntzicker finds niche as a top Michigan defender 3y Uma Subramanian Daily Sports Writer No one ever gave the 1997-98 Michigan hockey team a chance. That year, the Wolverines played 0…
…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 11, 2000 'X' MAN PURRS LOUDER THAN WOLVERINE Armored Saint Exploding with theatrical charismaDMX and his crew of Ruff Ryders' push the evolving genre of…
… ANTONIO, inc. Dallas at PORTLAND. inc. UI1t £iIi& owu u Tracking 'M' teams CheCk out the No. 9 Michigan men's swimming and diving team this weekend. The Wolverines face No.- Stanford at Canham Natatorium…
…WJ won't tug an answer out of the futate. The past season is in the books. The Wolverines fared better than expected - and might have soared higher still had it not been for two people. Any chance at a…
… do the Wolverines replace the best 174- pound wrestler in college athletics? They can't - figuratively or literally. Michigan does not have a natural 174 wrestler on the roster, as evidenced by the six…
…-point for- feits the Wolverines gave up in the Virginia Duals' remaining matches. That is where the thread comes in. Wrestling statistics are normally dominated by abbrevia- tions such as W, L and WGT. But…
… to Mike Comrie who drops it off to Andy Hilbert (right) on the breakHilbert" slap-shot goal put the Wolverines up 2-0 and solidified the win. Michigan State 0 Back from Team USA, Hilbert and Jillson…
… Michigan State's Adam Hall. The Wolverines returned to Ann Arbor Thursday morning after a month overseas with Team USA at the World Junior Championship in Sweden. Fans in East Lansing were eager to see Hall…
… an insurance policy for the Wolverines so far this season. It started as just a health policy - with Brandon Smith down and Brian Ellerbe in need of a starting forward, Blanchard was there. But as the…
… season wore on, Blanchard's coverage became com- prehensive. At Detroit, as the Wolverines mounted a second-half comeback, Blanchard was there on the defensive boards. At Georgia Tech, as Kevin Gaines…
… Blanchard is both. YOUNG GUN: Michigan's perimeter game ailing, the door was open Saturday for a larger-variety Wolverine to step up the inside game. Seemingly without warning, Chris Young found his touch…
… foresaw a resurgence in Michigan's inside play. "I told the kids, after (the Wolverines) got their butts kicked at Minnesota, they'll be focused," Keady said. "They'll go inside, because no one touched it…
… - they did everything for us tonight." DOUBLE FAULT: Turnovers have haunted the young Wolverines throughout the first half of the sea- son. And although the 22 give-aways against Purdue may be an inflated…
… pesky Kent saw the Wolverines commit only 14 turnovers in each game, their second-lowest total of the season. In every other; victory (save Colorado State), Michigan gave the ball away more than 15 times…
… Michigan in the first overtime, twice driving along the baseline for layups to give the Wolverines a four-point lead. FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Groninger 4-5 .800 Crawford 27-34 ,794 Smith 9-12 .750 Freshmen…
… the visiting team is supposed to lose in overtime, or that you pay for mental mistakes in the Big Ten. In the wildest of fashions, at the most crucial of times, the Wolverines went out and earned their…
… Wolverines. When he plays well, the Wolverines can win. But when he is off, they are in deep trouble. Sunday Jan. 16 /llinois at Michigan, Crisler Arena, 1 p.m. Michigan passed the test, winning one of two…
… conference road tests. Now the Wolverines begin their first conference homestand against the ltlini (1-1 Big Ten, 9-4 overal), last year's upstart team in the Big Ten. Can Gaines and Crawford handle lightning…
… over Arizona State, but had to leave the state on a sour note after Michigan's two-meet winning streak was ended by Arizona this past weekend. The Wolverines entered the weekend ranked 10th in the nation…
… dominant in Tempe with seven first place finishes than the next day in Tucson with just four. In the Wolverines first meet against the Sun Devils last Friday, the seven first place efforts came from six…
… different swimmers. With every Wolverine that came in first, another one was often close behind as Michigan had three 1-2- 3 finishes. Sophomore all-American Tim Siciliano had two of the first place fin…
…Wha following. Sophomore Chuck Kennedy was right behind to make the race a 1-2-3-4 finish for the Wolverines. Siciliano's other fr t pla'e finish was in the 200-yard individual medlcy with a time of 1…
… came in the 1,000-yard freestyle with Thompson's time of 8:57.56 ahead of McWha and freshman Justin Drake. Three standout freshmen took the other first-place finishes for the Wolverines, each coming in a…
… 200-yard swim. Garrett Mangieri's 1:38.55 in freestyle, Paul Ely's 1:51.14 for the but- terfly, and Ryan Earhart's 1:48.18 in the backstroke helped the Wolverines coast to victort In Tucson, the races…
… were measured in meters rather than yards. The Wolverines did not have the same kind of all-around success as they had the day before. Instead of six diffcr nt Wolverines hav- ing first place finihes…
… first appearance togeth- er as a doubles team, seniors Brad McFarlane and John Long led the Wolverines in the individual meet. McFarlane and Long advanced to the round of 16, after defeating some stiff…
… Kosta Zinchanka. "For John and I to come together and play like this is pretty encouraging," McFarlane said. The most impressive match for the Wolverines came in their loss to West Viginia's Mike Dektas…
… at the tournament. He defeated Marquette's Kent Davies in his first match of the consolation round. For Rolfand Edelson. the tournament was their first compeuition for the Wolverines. Held and Shaya…
…! HIGHEST QUALITYI FASTESTSERWICE! * 1002 PONTIAC TR. U 994-1367 ' Walker), the Wolverines' biggest star was a player known for her defense. Senior co-captain Stacy Thozaas carved out a place in history when…
… Ingram, and Anne Thorius more than held their own against some of the nation's top teams. Unfortunately, the Wolverines' com- mittee of low-post players struggled to make a name for themselves while being…
… going to be the Michigan women's basketball team's night. After a solid defensive effort from the Wolverines had the shot clock winding down, Indiana guard Rainey Alting banked in a 3-pointer over three…
… Ten and 10-4 overall. With two minutes to play in the game, the Hoosiers (1-2, 6-8) led by 10 points and appeared to be in command of the game. But the Wolverines, playing with- out injured point guard…
… Wolverine bringing in the cavalry either. Michigan will also welcome back its top left winger Geoff Koch from a groin injury. Top defenseman Jeff Jillson and sniper-center Andy Hilbert also will rejoin the…
… 3-1 downing of the Wolverines in the GLI finals Dec. 30, Michigan State has now made it three straight tournament titles. The Spartans have now won I11 of their 12 tries on the banks of the Detroit…
…'s lunging body instead of the net as the highly touted goaltender thwarted every late Wolverine attack to preserve the win for the Spartans. "Blackburn played great and made some unbe- lievable saves that won…
… the game for them," Cammalleri said. Michigan State put things out of reach for the Wolverines at 10:57 when Brian Maloney put the Spartans up 3-1 and Michigan away for good as Ron Mason's squad raised…
…-3 overtime win, Michigan shook pesky foe Lake Superior off Its back and recorded its first victory over the Lakers this season. The Wolverines were not as lucky with the Spartans falling 3-1 in the GLI final…
… Michigan the win was sweet redemption against a pesky conference foe that gave the: Wolverines a two-game drubbing at home earlier* this season, and had swept the Wolverines a ago. "We definitely remembered…
… hope to continue as it gears up for Friday's battle in Eat Lansing - a battle that could help erase the sour taste of the GLI loss. Until then pizza will have to do for Peach and- the Wolverines. ing two…
…- 9255 .59-01199, 1 of 7 2~3,LAAESUPE I- 'OK4 10199. By Geoff Gagnon Daily Sports Writer DETROIT - As Michigan's Mark Kosick addressed the media after leading the Wolverines past Lake Superior State to…
… goaltending storylines, on December 30, Josh Blackburn created one more as he took the bench for the Wolverines against Michigan State. Blackburn, who had not played since foot surgery sidelined him in October…
… tournament MVP, honors. SAM HOLLENSHEAD/Daly Wolverines played with an adjusted line- up during the holiday tournament. "I feel good about playing again,' Berenson said. "We feel good about the type of hockey…
… State. And the Wolverines won't have much time to reflect on what they've learned before facing the Spartans again. Michigan will look to wrap up a rather prolonged two-game series against Michigan State…
… see them to be in the top four of the Big Ten." - Colorado State coach Ritchie McKay, on the vastly improved Michigan squad after the Wolverines beat his team, 87-80, on Sunday. Michigan .87 Player of…
…, one would Daly Sports Editor And no team is - with the exception of imagine. But that doesn't mean Michigan'ss MINNEAPOLIS - Quick quiz: How the Wolverines. youth will be overwhelmed when they take 4…
