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September 06, 1990 (vol. 101, iss. 1) • Page Image 37

…The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition -Thursday, September 6, 1990- Pag5 WOLVERINES DROP FROM UPPER ECHELON Wrestlers slip by Jeff Sheran Daily Sports Writer The Michigan wrestling team ranking…

… slipped con- Fritz Lehrke,1 siderably last season, finishing 31st nationally, as op- January, andi posed to 5th in 1989. Half as many Wolverines quali- who wrestled fied for the national tournament as did…

… moved up to 158 after fellow Amine injured his knee at Iowa State. ass loomed large when tournament time as Michigan lost its only would-be top ig Ten Championships. It followed that Wolverine placed as…

… rnament, a disappointment for a team that th in the country for much of the season, LA's, no Wolverine advanced to the place- s. Lehrke, seeded fifth, dropped his second aches en route to an early exit, as…

September 06, 1990 (vol. 101, iss. 1) • Page Image 35

Wolverines would spend the year in their usual bottom location - predicting Michigan for eighth place. Michigan, however, saw the season unfolding a different way, shooting for the upper division and a…

… possible NCAA tournament bid. Led by a core group of seniors, last year's Wolverines accomplished these goals. Michigan reached the 20-win plateau for the first time in team history, including a team high…

September 06, 1990 (vol. 101, iss. 1) • Page Image 34

… women's volleyball team lost to Wisconsin, 15-4, 15-7, 15-2. It was the seventh straight Big Ten loss for the Wolverines. After the match coach Joyce Davis said three words that summed up all of last year…

…: ,-W e were bad." For the second straight season, Michigan went 1-17 in the Big Ten. The. only highlight of the fall was when the Wolverines (11-20 overall) Beatfirst*place Minnesota, 10-15, 15-8, 15…

… have a nice player from Canada, a strong offensive player at 6-foot-2 1/2 inches and a nice player from Chicago., The Wolverine hopes for im- provement will key on six players. Senior Julia Sturm will…

Wolverines have an up-and- coming program that just missed the NCAA tournament last season. Former NHL Star and coach, as well as Michigan graduate, Red Berenson should lead a young team into the promised land…

… with a new coach and a new league, and the changes resulted in significant improvement for the Wolverines. After a disappointing season (6-10-4 overall; 1-6-1 in the Big Ten) in 1988, Michigan improved…

… to 9-9-2 overall; 3-7 in the newly-formed Midwest Collegiate Field Hockey Conference. The Wolverines hopped aboard the maiden voyage of the MCFHC after the Big Ten dropped field hockey as a varsity…

…-ranked Boston College and St. Louis. Hopes for strong finish were sunk, though, as the Wolverines dropped four of its final five games. Smith has some holes to patch if she hopes to keep Michigan afloat this…

… them." The Wolverines finished last in the 1989 competition. The highlight of the championships for the Wolverines was first year student, Debbie Geiger's bronze medal performance on the balance beam. "I…

… Gordon on the uneven bars, and Laura Lundbeck on the floor exercise. The Wolverines had an inconsistent regular season, compiling a 5-7 record. After a season ending injury to top all-arounder Christine…

September 06, 1990 (vol. 101, iss. 1) • Page Image 38

… deserved NCCA bid. "I just think we were shafted," Berenson said of the NCAA selection committee's decision to send Bowling Green to play Maine in the first round. The Wolverines defeated third- seed Bowling…

… the first Wolverine to win the Doc Losh Trophy as Michigan's scoring leader since the award was established in 1978-79. Roberts also was the first rookie to lead Michigan in scoring since Gary Butler in…

… provide offense to the Wolverine attack. The left winger tallied 20 goals and 24 assists, but the leadership he will supply to this young team will be more important. With only four seniors on this year…

… to junior Tim Keough and a first-year netminder from Canada. Sharples provided the Wolverines with a solid goalie game in and game out, and Michigan hopes Shields or Keough find the same consistency…

… Tom Kent Daily Sports Writer Mindy Rowand made her last long distance kick as a Wolverine. Alana Davis took one final lunge toward the tape. Dyan Jenkins received the baton and Lisa DeVries cleared the…

… impact, and junior Kim Haluscsak will be among the leaders in the distance this year. However, the distance team didn't steal the spotlight. When the Wolverine sprinters and hurdlers were healthy they were…

September 06, 1990 (vol. 101, iss. 1) • Page Image 36

…. tans throughout the winter, the Wolverines are one of the most competitive teams in the nation despite typical Michigan winters. Last year, the Wolverines just missed third place in the NCAA Swimming and…

… Diving Champ- ionships, and were forced to settle for fourth place behind the warmer climate teams of Texas, Southern California, and Stanford. Leading the Wolverines is Barrowman, a senior from Rock…

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