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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…

… ti The Michigan Dailv - Sports Mondav March 9, 1992 Michigan. blasts No. 2 Indiana Wolverines prove their worth in 68-60 upset John Niyo p Tea-m m'-essag sent to nati on Michigan sent a…

… to play, it was clear what that mes- sage was. 'Yes, we can win the big game,' the Wolverines were saying emphatically - during the game and after. "People questioned whether this team could win a big…

… made only one of their last eight free throws in the last 6:32. See INDIANA, Page 5 Wolverine center Juwan Howard attempts to challenge seated Hoosier Greg Graham for the ball in the first half of…

… Michigan's matchup with Indiana yesterday. The Wolverines upset the Hoosiers, who were No. 2 in the nation coming into the game, 68-60. 'M' wrestlers struggle to sixth-place finish by Shawn DuFresne Daily…

… Michigan coach Dale Bahr expected additional Wolverines in his lineup to qualify. The Wolverines, who finished second at last year's championships, clawed to a sixth-place finish with 66.25 points. Iowa…

… tough weight class in the Big Ten. Getting out of here (to NCAAs) is a confi- dence builder." Three Wolverines who were sup- posed to make their mark in the Wisconsin Field House exited early, much to…

… Spartans. Michigan State beat Michigan, 277.50-270.75, in Sunday's meet, ef- fectively ending the Wolverines' chances for a NCAA Eastern re- gional bid. "The team's season will be over after the Big Ten…

… have troubled the Wolverines all year - injuries and inconsistency ,- doomed them against the Spartans. Although top gymnasts Brian Winkler, Royce Toni and Jorge Camacho returned for Michigan af- ter…

… 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…

… 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…

… freestyle and 400 IM (con.). All five of the relays earned at least consideration times, and the team will be able to swim them at nationals. CONFERENCE'S BEST: Seven members of the Wolverines made the 1993…

… All-Big Ten conference team at the weekend meet. The members were Borges, Gunn, Hay, Sharp, Van Tassell, Wouda and Wunderlich. WAIT AND SEE: Other Wolverine swimmers have met the considera- tion times…

… freestyle). AWARD WINNERS: The Wolverines swept Big Ten Swimmer, Freshman and Coach of the Year awards. Wouda was the second Michigan swimmer to be named Swimmer of the Year. The other was Brent Lang. Sharp…

…-State, Earlham College and an Indiana club team on Saturday, the Wolverines were able to defeat only the weak Earlham team. The spikers fell 3-1 in both matches against the Thunder. Unlike Michigan, Tri…

… advantage, provided Tri-State with an emotional edge that helped defeat the Wolverines. Defense was a crucial factor in the Tri-State/Michigan matches. With middles Chad Stielstra and Todd Collins providing…

… solid hits and blocks, the Wolverines' defen- sive play was its Achilles heel. Despite the fact that the Thunder were much shorter than Michigan, the Wolverines were not able to dig their offense. "They…

…- tainly broke from tradition. Paced by a relentless scoring attack in which seven different Wolverines contributed with goals, and by Michigan junior goalie Nika Skvir's diligent tending of the Wolverine…

…, Iowa over the weekend. Heading into the competition, the Wolverine relay, consisting of seniors Carrie Yates and Amy Bannister, junior Kristine Westerby, and sophomore Jessica Kluge, was tied for 10th in…

… the national standings. However, the Wolverine quartet finished in 8 minutes 39 seconds, demol- ishing the 8:44 automatic qualifying time. The relay improved upon its national ranking as well…

… per- sonnel for nationals, to be held in Indianapolis this Friday and Saturday. Bannister also qualified previously in the open 800-meter run. In Ames, the Wolverines pursued a slightly different…

… distancing herself and her teammates from the remainder of the field. In other competition, Wolverine runners trav- eled to Eastern Michigan attempting to duplicate their teammates' performances. "Our main…

…, 15-9, in his final match. Earlier, Biggert had defeated Tim Conley of Michigan State, 12-1. Five Wolverines now must pre- pare for the NCAA championships, to be held March 19-21 in Oklahoma City…

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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…

… after Sunday's loss to Purdue knocked the Wolverines (12-4 Big Ten, 20-6 overall) from the Big Ten summit, they find themselves in a fa- Wniliar position: looking up at No. 1. Michigan will play Penn…

… second half) 7-2.' Two games ago, I didn't want that. Now, we're back in a position where we are still in total control of what Michigan does," Fisher said. However, for the Wolverines to gain sole…

… year collegiate veteran John Paul ('91) is one ex-Wolverine in the lineup for Motor City. Otherwise, all that DiGiovanni has to guide him is an assumption that his club may be in better shape than the…

… employ afast-paced, "wear- them-down" offense and defense. Michigan attempted a similar plan against the Tampa Bay Lacrosse Club over spring break and was defeated. Right now, the Wolverines are in better…

… 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…

…: Jackson leads the Wolverines in scor- ing, assists and rebounds this season. King can't lead Michigan to big victories? King accomplishes some- thing that Webber, Howard and Rose had never done - beat rival…

… Tournament is remarkable. Overrated? Underachievers? Mr. Walton, I believe Jackson and King are finally done proving you wrong. 'M' stakes NCAA claim Wolverines' win over Penn State raises hope for bid By…

… sit back and put it into perspective." The Fab Five made their mark on college basketball and now the curtain has fallen. DUG "LAS ''A"ER/ aly Maceo Baston and his Wolverine teammates swatted the…

… Michigan a 10-point lead and the Nittany Lions seemed to wilt after that. The Wolverines took a 36-27 lead into halftime. In the second half, Jackson contin- ued his onslaught, amassing a team- high 20…

…'s tennis team began its season in a very unimpressive fashion, losing four straight times. Perhaps the Wolverines needed to be in Ann Arbor to start playing good tennis. They finally entered into the win…

… column this past Friday at Liberty Sports Complex. In their first home match of the young season, the Wolverines defeated the Fighting Illini, 5-4. Team captain David Kass, the nation's fourth…

…-ranked collegiate player, might have been the difference. Kass has been bothered by tendinitis in his elbow and was expected to be sidelined from the competition. At the last moment, the Wolverine ace was inserted…

… Devore, 6-1, 6-3. Teammate Terry London followed suit with a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Dave Nasser. The Wolverines were defeated in both the fifth and sixth singles matches. Illini's Sadri Gueche was…

… hurt us."' Devore and Chaudhuri posted a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Michigan's Rubenstein and Lingon. The match was inconsequential because the Wolverines had already iced the triumph. "This was very…

… important for us to get our first win under our belt," the coach said. "It eliminates a lot of pressure the guys were feeling. We can now move on from here." The Wolverines did indeed move on, in similar…

… Brakus and Grand, and Occomy and Giraldo over Kass and London, tied the competition at four wins apiece. In the final match, Michigan's tandem of Rubenstein and John Lingon sealed the Wolverines' second…

… Krajewski in three sets, while the Wolverines slipped by the Illini, 5-4. Spring training Tigers LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - It's easy to get philosophical about spring training. But that's mostly for poets, and…

… Thursday. Tueday March 9, 1999 Wolverines take solace in NIT Michigan's Tim Sicillano and Jeff ,'K Hopwood (right) were named 1999 Big Ten freshmen of the year.. KELLY MCKINNELL/Daily 'M'swimmiers should…

… Lions were supposed to finish third on paper, possibly battling the injury-riddled Wolverines for second. "Not a big surprise," Michigan coach Jon Urbanchek said. "We kinda suspect- ed them all the way…

… men's golf team is teeing off for the first match of its 1995 spring season. The Wolverines are currently in South Carolina, gearing up for the Ben Hogan Invitational on Fripp Island. The first round of…

… State, Penn State and Purdue join the Wolverines as the only represen- tatives of the Big Ten. Today is the first time Michigan has taken the clubs out of the bag since October. The Wolverines closed out…

….ancaster awhile," Lancaster says. "But you don't get to for long." Not when you're a swimmer. Not at Michigan. From October to March, Lancaster and his Wolverine teammates have had one goal - one pursuit which has…

… has gotten Michigan far. The Wolverines have been ranked No. 1 all year and are favored to finish that way. But they need their freshmen. Lancaster and von Richter have been a big part of Michigan…

…'s success and will need to perform well if the Wolverines are to win their first na- tional title since 1961. "They may be only freshmen, but they're going to be major contribu- tors," Urbanchek says. "We can…

… team (0-2 Big Ten, 2-5 overall) is approaching its 1992 season with realistic goals. Last year, the Wolverines finished fourth in the Big Ten, behind Indiana, Wisconsin and North- western respectively…

… Wolverines have already lost to both Wisconsin and Northwestern, so they are currently in the No. 4 position. "Our goal is to be No. 2 or 3 in the Big Ten and we can still do it," said eighth-year Michigan…

… happy to be facing the Wolverines in two weeks. Ranked 18th or 80th, Michigan is a scary oppo- nent. Except maybe Princeton's Pete Carrill. Carrill's prototype slow, half- court, mistake-free team would…

… likely frustrate Michigan into a shame- fully early exit. But the Wolverines are just erratic enough to beat any team they play. They were in December, when they took Duke to overtime. They were yesterday…

… on the hioh har 4ood for a Ohio State's Jim Knopp. The pommel horse was a surpris- ing weakness for the Wolverine squad. Senior Glenn Hill and sophomore Seth Rubin scored con- siderably lower than…

… Michigan women's gymnas- tics team returned home Saturday to beat Western Michigan at Cliff Keen Arena and maintain their unbeaten home record. The Wolverines (3-0 Big Ten, 11-2 overall) improved to E 6-0 at…

…, a major improvement over last year, when the Wolverines ended up seeded 13th in the region. -i …

… weekend in the first round of the CCHA playoffs. - In the Buckeyes, the Wolverines face an opponent they have swept this season and outscored by a 25-10 count. In the two games at Yost F~U/N SU winner vs…

…, had the week- end off when its exhibition game with the Soviet Red Army game was canceled. The Wolverines ended the regular season three points ahead of Lake Superior. The CCHA playoffs, which run…

… 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…

…. Workshop takes place at: Wolverine Room, Michigan Union c Sunday, March 12th, 1995 9:00 -11:00 AM F$CUS I NC O R P 0 R AT E D Careers in Software Engineering Decision Focus Inc. (DFI) has openings for…

… Hellenic Students Association, meeting, 998-1044, Michigan Union, Wolverine Room, 8 p.m. Q intervarsity Christian Fellowship, 764-5702, Dana Building, Room 1040, 7 p. Q Queer Unity Project, meeting, 763…

… subjects are no longer seven years old. They're all grown up in his latest documentary, 35 Up, a film which was 28 years in the making. The Wolverines' men's basketball team improved its standing for the…

…'s standard stood for 14 years ... Felsner has led the Wolverines to their first ever CCHA regular-season championship this season ... Projected as one of the leading candidates for the 1992 Hobey Baker Award…