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

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One for the Team The women ' s cross country team sees many leaders emerge throughout the season, helping the Wolverines emerge as BigTen Champions. The women ' s cross country team glided to a successful 2001 campaign, led by some talented young runners who showed the promise to elevate Michigan from a successful program to a dominant one. Sophomore Lindsey Gallo consistently led the Wolverines, finishing with the team ' s best time in all six meets. The most impressive day for the Wolverines came at the Big Ten Championships, where Michigan finished behind only national power Michigan State to place second in a highly competitive field. The team continued their tradition of excellence, maintaining their fourteen-season streak of top three finishes at this meet. Junior Jeanne Spink, freshmen Andrea Parker and Edna Kollartis, and senior Katie Ryan accounted for five performances in the top 40 overall. Gallo also spurred the Wolverines on to a second-place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational, bettering fifteen other squads. Her time of 17:47 was eighth overall. Other notable meets team were the lona Invitational at Bronx, NY, the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio, and the NCAA Regional in Indiana. The Wolverines finished seventh, third, and seventh respectively in these sizable gatherings featuring many schools. Perhaps the most disappointing meet for the team was the Wolverine Invitational, in which respectable individual times were only enough to salvage fourth place out of seven schools. The team ' s most distinguished postseason award went to Katie Jazwinski, who received Michigan ' s Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor, a distinction given to graduating student-athletes with the most notable scholastic and athletic accomplishment. Four other Wolverines, Gallo, Spink, sophomore Katie Easton, and junior Jane Martineau, earned places on the Big Ten Academic All-Conference Team for their fine scholastic achievement. By Eric Rajala and Kristen Fidh Pacing her strides, sophomore Andrea Parker concen- trates on Breathing as she runs past onlookers. Parker finished eighth n the Sundodger Invitational out of 234 athletes Amir Qomju, Athletic Media Relations photo The women ' s cross country team huddles in celebration after its close victory. Michigan finished first out of 1 1 teams at the Mel Brodt Invitational. Athletic Media Relations photo Scoreboard Detroit Mercy Invitational Mei Brodt Invitational Sundodger Invitatidnal Indiana State Invitational Michigan Intercollegiate NCAA Pre-Nationals Eastern Michigan Classic Big Ten Championship 1st of 5 1st of 11 1stof9 2nd of 20 3rd of 15 10th of 38 Not Scored 1st of 11 SPORTS 143

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Scoreboard CCC Championship Notre Dame Invitational Michigan Intercollegiate NCAA Pre-National EMU Open Big Ten Championships 1st of 11 2nd of 21 2nd 011 2 6th of 36 Not Scored 3rd of 10 Sprinting towaros the finish ' ine. iunior Nek Stanko passes opponents from Tennessee. Stanko finished fourth at the Central Collegiate Championship. Amir Qamzu, Athletic Media Relations photo Leading the Pack With experienced runners on its roster, the men ' s cross country team places third at the Big Ten Tournament. By Han-Ching Lin and Kristen Fidh The men ' s cross country team wrapped up a strong season at the Big Ten championships, hosted by Indiana. The Wolverines proudly walked away with a third-place finish, falling short to Wiscon- sin and Ohio State. The Wolverines had proved themselves a team to be reckoned with, displaying the talent of individual runners, as well as a strong togetherness . Sophomore Nate Brennen (24:06.1) and freshman Nick Willis (24:15.7) led the Wolverines placing third and seventh, respectively, and also earning All-Big Ten Honors. The two, along with freshman Sean Moore (24:55.7) and sophomore Tarn Leach (25:10.9) all ran personal bests. Despite the loss of two All-Ameri- i - HI -ANENSIAN cans, Mike Wisniewski and Mark Pilja, both of whom were major factors in last season ' s suc- cess, coach Ron Warhurst was still confident that Michigan would be contending in the 2003 NCAA championships. Four Wolverines would be returning with NCAA experience We lost some of the guys who were able to jump out in front, but this year with the experi- ence we had, we were stronger than a year ago. Another huge factor contributing to Michigan ' s success was the great attitude each player brought to practice and the meets. School of Art junior Nick Stanko, an expe- rienced member of the team and a valuable player throughout the year, felt that working together was their greatest strength. The team was most definitely a different team from previous years. The group dynamics of t team was what got us through the season, ai it brought us some high team finishes. Duri: our practices over the years, there have arwf been a few runners who took it upon themselv to separate themselves from the group. TL year, however, everyone felt like a vital part f the group, so there was little to no separati ' i during our practices. This group effort translatl into a race situation in which we were able ' comfortably get out as a team together. Cc fident that the team would take this into n ; season, Stanko expressed one of the qualit of the team that was helpful to him throughd the season. Having someone next to me duri: the first few miles of a race who I was comfc able with helped me to perform at my be;

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Trying to pin an Indiana opponent, senior Tony Holifeld brings his adversary down by me left arm. Holifeld helped the Woteines beat the Hoosiers 25- 1 3 1. Neff photo After compiling takedowns in each of the first two frames, junior Foley Dowd struggles with Indiana opponent Greg Schaefer. Dowd won the decision 6-3 in the 1 33-pounds division. T. Akinmusuru photo Scoreboard Lehigh W 26-12 Cliff Keen Invitational 7th of 45 Cleveland State W 25-6 Midlands Championships 10th of 16 Oregon W 35-6 Central Michigan L 13-19 Boise State W 21-9 Iowa L 1 1 -29 Northern Iowa W 26-14 Cornell L 16-19 Arizona State L 13-27 Illinois W 19-13 Indiana W 25-13 Northwestern W 35-12 Minnesota L 12-22 Michigan State L 15-16 144 ' ' !!- -rilGA