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

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Competitors to Under as Wolverines 7 pfsn to Trie- riniyi By Dan Hennes By Dan Hennes The Lady Wolverines entered the 1997-1998 season riding high after capturing their eleventh straight Big Ten Champi- onship. The Wolverines hoped to better last year ' s 8-4 record and a 6 national ranking. The tankers opened their season strong with impressive wins including theirfifthstraightvictory over Penn State to put Michigan at a 5-0 mark for the season. The win also garnered the team a top-ten ranking at 5. We have a really good team this year and we are looking for great things from the freshman class, said sophomore swimmer Je nnifer Arndt. The notewor- thy freshman recruiting class brought in the best talent from around the country. The class included Stephanie Armstrong a l6-timeprep All-American, Kasey Har- ris, an 11 -time prep All-American and five-time Michigan state high school champion Jenny Crisman. Our training trip to Hawaii will provide us with the opportunity to come together as a team, continued Arndt. The team had a strong core anchored by the experience of seniors Talor Bendel and Rachel Gustin, and sophomore Shannon Shakespeare. Bendel was a l6-time All- American, 12-time Big Ten Champion, and NCAA Champion. Fellow senior Gustin earned an NCAA Championship, eight Big Ten Championships, and was a ten-time All-American. In her first year, Shakespeare garnered seven All- American honors, five Big Ten Champi- onships, and was selected as co-Big Ten Swimmer of the Year. I am excited for Big Tens and I think the team will swim well with the addition of the freshmen to our team, commented Shakespeare. 10 for great freshman er Arndt photo c Front Row: Amanda Crews, Cathy O ' Neill, undergraduate assistant Rebecca Craig, Kerri Hale, undergraduate assistant Gabrielle Devereux. Shelly Olivadoti. Kasey Harris. Leslie Hawley Row 32: Theresa DeSitter. Shannon Shakespeare. Kimjohnson. Ellen Fraumann. Karin Bunting. Kara Kaltenbach. Jill Unikel, Hanna Shin Row 3: Rachel Gustin, Stephanie Armstrong, Missy Sugar, Talor Bandel, Amy Fritsch. Lisa Butzlaff. Tanja Wenzel. Jenny Kurth Row 4: Jen Arndt. Linda Riker, Jennifer Eberwein, Laura Sadler, Jen Crisman. Alegra Breauz. Emily Cocks s photo courtesy of Sports Information enior sprinter Kimjohnson propels herself to the finish line. Johnson holds the Big Ten record for the 200m free relay, 400m free relay and 800m freestyle relay in addition to her Championship meet record for the 800m free relay. Women ' s Swimming 189

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Overall 9-0 Big Ten 6-0 10 25 Michigan State W 10 26 at Northwestern Relays 1st 11 7 at Minnesota Invitational 1st 11 21 Penn State W 12 4-6 at Notre Dame Invitational 1st 1 2-3 at Rainbow Invitational 1st 1 16 at Eastern Michigan W 1 30 Indiana W 1 31 Notre Dame W 2 6 at Ohio State W 2 13-15 Michigan Open 1st 2 19-21 at Big Ten Championship 1st 2 27-28 Last Chance Invitational 1st 3 12-14 at NCAA Diving Zone Meets 3 19-22 at NCAA National Championships 4 1-5 at U.S. Spring National Championship scores not available at press time Sophomore freestyle swimmer Shannon Shakespeare swims her way I one of her five Big Ten Championships. In addition to her BigTen title Shakespeare won a gold medal in the 100 meter free and a silver me in the 200 meter free at the Canadian National Championship. - ' - fc photo courtesy of Sports Informal! photo courtesy of Sports Informal! Three-time All-American and Michigan tri-captain, Kerri Hale, swims an eighth place finish at the Big Ten Championships. Hale was a selected as an Academic All-BigTen and recipient of the Michigan Athle Academic Achievement award. 188 Sports

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B utterflier Tom Malchow swims to the Big Ten championshi] in the 200m butterfly. Malchow also holds the 800m freestyle relay titlt and was a silver medalist at the 1996 Olympics in the 200m butterfly.l photo courtesy of Sports Intormatio at Eastern Michigan W at Texas L at U.S. Open 3rd 2nd at Dallas Morning News Classic 10 31 11 7-8 12 4-6 1 23-24 1 31 2 6 2 7 2 13-15 2 26-28 3 12-14 3 26-28 4 1-5 Indiana Michigan State at Ohio State Michigan Open at Big Ten Championship at NCAA Diving Zone Meet at NCAA National Championship at U.S. Springs Scores not available at press time Eking his way to the finish, Derya Buyukuncu pulls through for the tin the 200m backstroke at the Big Ten Championships. BuyukunJ ok the title in the 200m and 100m backstroke championships f| three consecutive years. 190 Sports