University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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F reshman Kevin Roulston displays his pommel hors abilites. Roulston had a third place finish in the all-arouri competition at the Illinois and Perm State dual meet. AMERICAN photo courtesy of Sports Informatiq 1974 HARD BIGRAS OB GARDEN EY CULBERSON JIONTY FAUB PIERRE LECLERC SCOTT PONTO JEROME POYNTON CHUCK STILLERMAN 1981 DARRELL YEE 1982 RICK KAUFMAN KEVIN MC KEE 1986 SCOTT MOORE BROCK ORWIG 1987 MITCH ROSE SCOTT MOORE s photo courtesy of Sports Information ophomore co-captain Jose LaLo Haro performs his floor routine. Haro was one of five Wolverines to perform in the all-around competition and was named All Big Ten. 178 Sports Overall: 8-10 Big Ten 1-4 1 17 at Windy City Invitational Fourth 1 24 Penn State Iowa Third 1 31 at Illinois Third 2 14 Minnesota W 2 21 at Illinois-Chicago. W 2 28 at Stanford W 3 7 at Santa Barbara Invitational Fourth 3 12 Michigan State 3 20-21 Big Ten Championships 3 28 at Michigan State 4 4 at NCAA East Regionals 4 16-18 at NCAA Championships scores not available at press time

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F GregKessler reshman Sarah Behnke spikes past two MSl ! blockers. Behnke lead the Wolverines with 19 total kills in their first State pride match of the season. Over the years many athletic rivalries devel- oped between Michigan and Michigan State. One of the newest was the Rock the House-State Pride Match. This event consisted of two volleyball matches cosponsored by the respective athletic programs and the Big Ten conference, one oc- curred at each school. The first of these for the 1997 season took place on Oct. 3 at Cliff Keen Arena. The arena was packed on game night, with an attendance nearing 10,400. Most were Wolver- ine fans, but there was a definitive State presence. Even before the game started, a sense of competi- tion filled the air. Indeed, both sides looked upon this event as a matter of school pride. According to coach Giovanazzi, We ' re looking forward to this. Having Michigan State as an opponent is ideal. Michigan State fan Chris Rush agreed. State takes this rivalry pretty seriously. ' Unfortunately for Rush, the Wolverines hand- ily beat the Spartans three matches to one, thanks to strong team playing. Truly, the superior play- ing of middle blockers Linsey Ebert and Sarah Jackson, outside hitters Anne Poglits andjeanine Szczesniak and setter Linnea Mendoza rallied the team to victory. By Dan O ' Brien Overall: 21-12 Big Ten: 13-7 8 29-8 30 U.W. Husky Tournament 8 29 vs. Idaho L 2-3 8 30 vs. Rhode Island W 3-0 8 30 vs. Washington L 9 5-9 6 All Sport Volleyball Challenge 9 5 vs. Florida State L 2-3 1-3 9 6 vs. E. Michigan W 9 6 vs. Montana W 3-0 3-0 9 12-9 13 LSU Tiger Invitational 9 12 vs. Central Florida L 1-3 9 13 vs. Connecticut W 3-0 9 13 vs. Louisiana St. W 3-0 9 19 at Duke W 3-1 9 20 at North Carolina W 3-2 9 26 at Minnesota W 3-2 9 27 at Iowa W 3-2 10 1 Northwestern W 3-0 10 3 Michigan St. W 10 10 at Wisconsin L 3-1 0-3 10 1 1 at Illinois W 3-0 10 17 Penn State L 0-3 10 18 Indiana W 3-0 10 24 at Purdue W 3-0 10 26 at Ohio State L 1-3 10 29 at Northwestern W 3-0 1 1 2 at Michigan State L 1 1 7 Illinois W 1-3 3-2 1 1 8 Wisconsin L 1-3 11 14 Iowa W 3-0 11 15 Minnesota L 1-3 11 21 at Indiana W 3-1 1 1 22 at Penn State L 0-3 1 1 28 Ohio State W 3-1 1 1 29 Purdue W 3-1 12 4-5 at NCAA Tournament 12 4 vs. Temple W 12 5 vs. Texas A M L 3-2 0-3 Junior outside hitter, Jeanine Szczesniak rises to the occasion against Northwestern. During the season, Szczesniak was Michigan ' s top server averaging 0.4 aces per game. Shelby Wong Volleyball 177

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liens. Gymnastics Wolverines Timbl Toward - By Jaime Weitzel One-third of the way through the season, the University men ' s gymnastic team had competed in three meets. At the first of these, the Windy City Invitational, the team finished in the middle of the pack, a major achieve- ment in theeyes of Coach KurtGolder. In only his second year with the team he had been enlisted to rebuild, Colder was equally pleased with their performance at a triangle meet with the University of Iowa and Penn State. When Kurt Colder had walked onto the scene in 1996, the team was 0-8. Colder remarked of his new strategy, We choose to compete against tough teams. Our schedule is stronger than most people expect but the team is headed for growth and we want to set high standards by scheduling top opponents. In time our win-loss record will come back more favorable. The highlight of the season was finishing in the middle and beating several Big Ten opponents, an noteworthy accomplishment for this team in transition. Certain individuals helped the men ' s gymnastics team bounce back with Golder ' s guidance. The team boasted Kevin Roulston, Thefiit te veiy -Coat the 2 ranked freshman all-around gymnast. Tim Nagra, a senior, was expected to repeat as an All-American. Kenneth Keener, a freshman, was nationally tied for sixth on the rings. Many fans of the sport had great expectations for sopho- more Jose Lalo Haro. Randy D ' Amura ' s leadership skills stood out as influencing the growth of the team as well. This season the team was relatively young. Next year the team will be even younger, predicted Colder, But it will be stronger. The major goal of the team in the following season was to finish in the middle of the Big Ten. The future for this team looks very bright, the proud coach commented. We have a good solid foundation. In a couple of years we will be in national contention. The Wolverines came away from a meet in Illinois with a third place finish. Michigan ended the meet with 223 points and was edged out by Illinois (226 points) and Penn State (224 points). The meet in Illinois proved to be a showcase for the abilities of Kenny Keener with his top performance on the rings (9.7) and Justin Toman with his personal best floor excercise (9.15). photo courtesy of Sports Information Front Row: Head Coach Kurt Colder, Kevin Roulston, Kenny Kenner, Randy D ' Amura, Jose Lalo Haro, Bryan Pascoe, Justin Toman, Trainer [en Nauman Row 2: Undergraduate assistant coach Jason MacDonald, darn Hattersley, Chris Peyton, Ethan Johnson, Tim Dehr, Assistant Coach Mike Burns, Jesse Coleman Row 3: Edwin Ledgard, Tim Lauring, Tim DeGraw. PIERRE LECLERC SCOTT PONTO JEROME POYNTON HUCK STILLERMAN raoi V pARRELL YEE ,1982 ' KAUFMAN MC KEE BROC 1 wire scor s photo courtesy- of Sports Information enior Tim DeGraw shows his flexibility in the team ' s dual meet against Iowa. DeG raw earned the title of All-American after his junior season in Ann Arbor. Men ' s Gymnastics 179