September 02, 2003 (vol. 114, iss. 1) • Page Image 57
…The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2003 - 3E The Victors 'Four Wolverines zvhzNCAA am zonsh is Champion! Bertin is the one By Eric Chan Daily Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo…
… confident that if I wrestled seven minutes the way I wanted to, that I would win, and that's what happened." Tirapelle beat Bertin earlier in the season, but the Wolverine avenged that loss at the Big Ten…
… record, and helped lead the Wolverines to a fouth-place finish at the event. DiGiore sticks vault to win By Julie Master Daily Sports Writer Michigan has another national champion on its hands, and this…
… never really thought it would happen. But as the year went by, I started getting more and more confidence and having Big Tens under my belt definitely helped." With this confidence, the No. 5 Wolverines…
… next day and be within a tenth of that score is great." The Wolverines competed in the National Quali- fier, which consisted of two groups of six teams that 'needed to finish in the top three of their…
… respective groups to move on to the final. Fifth-year senior and captain Scott Vetere led the Wolverines by placing in the top 10 in three events on the way to his run- 'ner-up all-around finish. On pommel…
… and matched the season high for the team. Senior Brian Peterson also posted his highest score of the season on pommel horse with a 9.300. With these combined efforts, the Wolverines advanced to the…
… Signorelli grabbed top ten finish- es as well, making them the two highest placing freshmen. At the end of the night the Wolverines walked away with their fourth-place finish behind repeat champion Oklahoma…
…, Ohio State, and Big Ten champion Penn State. After the night's events, the Wolverines were able to send top-eight finishers Vetere (on the pommel horse), freshman Andrew DiGiore (on vault), and senior…
… and finished in fifth- place on their events. It was an amazing weekend for the Wolverines and they were proud to finish on a strong note. "This season was a lot better than last year," Golder said…