September 05, 1991 (vol. 101, iss. 141) • Page Image 63
… Entering the postseason, Michi- gan wrestling coach Dale Bahr was hoping for a second-place finish in the Big Ten and a top 10 finish in the NCAAs. The Wolverines accom- plished their first goal, but fell…
… Wolverines were conference finalists: seniors Salem Yaffai (118 pounds) and Fritz Lehrke (190), *sophomore Joey Gilbert (134), and first-year wrestler Sean Bormet (158). The other three qualifiers were…
… classes as strengths, the Wolverine coach was unable to patch holes at 126 and 167. The loss of sophomore Jason Cluff (126) to academics in January forced rookie Mike Mihalic into the starting lineup…
…. After dropping all four contests there, the Wolverines returned home, only to fall to the Akron Zips. Then it was on to the Central Michigan Tournament, where, after losing to Louisville in the first…
… never came. When the first half of the conference's double round-robin schedule fin- ished Oct. 17, there was still a goose egg under the 'W' which signified the Wolverines' Big Ten victories. Their…
…, so the squad travelled to Marquette, Mich., to play a series of matches. Much to their delight, the Wolverines came home with three victories, sweeping Oakland and host Northern Michigan, while go…
…-conference match, a loss to Western Michigan, pre- cluded the second half of the Big Ten schedule. The Wolverines dropped three in a row to fall to an 0-12 conference mark. But then came the break Michigan needed…
…. Sixteenth-ranked Illinois arrived in Ann Arbor on the tail end of a road trip. The Illini had swept their first two opponents, but on the night of Nov. 3, it was Illinois' turn to be broomed. The Wolverines…
… performances. The Wolverines lost the services of a number of their athletes to in- juries. During most of the year, Michigan competed with only about half of its scholarship athletes. The Wolverines placed…
… probably would have placed in the half-mile." Despite the team's problems, one of the Wolverines was able to com- *pete, and do well. Junior Julie Vic- tor was the most consistent and suc- cessful performer…