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

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Wolverines Are By Todd Bonney The 1997-98 Men ' s Golf team had one of the best seasons in the University ' s history. Led by senior Kyle Dobbs, the team finished 25th in the nation. Indi- vidually, Kyle Dobbs shot a 144 (73-71) to finish in a playoff for the final spots of the individual championship. Hebogeyedthe second playoff hole to miss ad- vancing, but still tied for 24th place. Senior Kyle Dobbs not only shot the low score at the NCAA Championships, but he was the season scoring leader for the golf team with an average of 74.08 strokes over 36 rounds of play. His low round of the sea- son was a 68 which he carded at the Stanford Invitational. He was also medalist at the Big Ten Conference Championships were he shot a two- under par, four round total of 278. The last Wolverine to place at the Big Ten Conference Championships was PGA Tourprofessionaljohn Morse in 1980. Dobbs finished his Michigan career as the team scoring leader for th ree of his four years. Senior Keith Hinton eyes hisnextshot. Hinton tied for 15th at Northwestern with a 221 total. The biggest improvement for the year came from seniors David Jasper and Brent Idalski. Jasper con- cluded his senior campaign with a scoring average of 74. 16 which beat his previous best average of 76.52 by more than two strokes. Jasper also twice shot a 72 or better 10 times and shot a low round of 70. He finished among the top five in tour- naments four times which was a tremendous improvementfrom his previous career best at l6th in a tournament. Idalski crushed his previous scoring average of 78.94 by over three strokes to finish his senior season with an average of 75.33. He shot his best round of 70 three different times throughout the season. Sophomore Michael Harris played in 13 tournaments this sea- son and finished with the third best scoring average on the team with a mark of 74.26. Isaac Hinkle, a senior with one more year of eligibility, was fifth on the team with a scoring average of 77.48. He also finished the year with the low round of anyone on the team with a mark of 67. 192 Sports photo courtesy of Sports Information

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Swim iving By Dan Hennes The Wolverines opened the season with great expectations. The tankers came off an incredible season winning their 30th Big Ten Championship title with a record of 6-3 in dual meets and undefeated at 4-0 in the Big Ten. The title was the Wolverines ' 7th in the 1990s and 1 1th in the past 12 years. In addition to the title, Michigan senior John Piersma captured the Swimmer of the Championship award. The Big Ten Cham- pionship is going to be a challenge this year, as it has been against Minnesota, commented coach Jon Urbanchek. Michigan edged the Golden Gophers by 17 points last season to secure the Big Ten title. The divers will have to be at their best and score well at the conference meet. In order for us to win another Big Ten title, it will take the efforts of both the swimmers and divers to make it happen, commented Dick Kimball, the University ' s diving coach. The Wolverines also excelled in the classroom as seven swimmers and divers were named Academic All-Big Ten Athletes and nine were recognized by the Uni- versity with Athletic Academic Achievement awards in 1997. Theteamche isasoood Jfiisit has M been anytinw in the 1990s; Coach Jon Urbancliek The team felt there was no reason that they should falter this season. The team chemistry is as good as it has been anytime in the 1990s. Our work ethic is good, and the team ' s leadership is excellent, which should result in over- achieving performances. We need that to be in the Top 4 at NCAAs, continued Urbanchek. Throughout the season Michigan held their place in the NCAA top-ten poll with a 7 ranking. The team was backed by Senior Derya Buyukuncu who was selected as an All-American nine times, a two-time Olym- pian for the Turkish team, 1996 Big Ten Swimmer of the Year and eight-time Big Ten Champion. Junior freestyle swimmer, John Reich, returned as an NCAA Champion, Big Ten Champion and two-time All-American. Reich had a tremendous NCAA meet last year, and should have an equally good sea- son this year, asserted Urbanchek. The Wolverines ' talent was anchored by senior co-captain Chris Laskowski and sophomore co-captain and All-American Mike McWha. photo courtesy of Sports Information Front Row: Francisco Suriano Siu, Raymond Papa, Thomas Almeida Row 2: John Reich, Chris Rumley, Dawson Hughes, Andy Potts, Derya Buyukuncu, Jay Zawacki Row 3: Joseph Palmer, John Piersma, Owen von Richter, Mike McWha, Toby Booker, David Stephens, Steven Williams, JohStites Row 4: Scott Meyer. Chris Laskowski, Tom Malchow, Jeff Flermoen photo courtesy of Sports Information | enior co-captain Owen Von Richter takes a breather after finishing his 400m IM I heat at the Big Ten Championships. Richter finished fourth in the race and was also a member of the 1995 NCAA national championship team. Men ' s Swimming Diving 191

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photo courtesy of Sports Information The University of Michigan Golf Course is one of the nation ' s best collegiate golf courses. The course was locatedon South Campus just south of Crisler Arena. Fall Schedule 9 13-15 at Falcom Invitational T-3rd 9 27-28 at Northern Intercollegiate 8th 10 5-6 Wolverine Invitational 1st 10 14-15 at Kroger Classic 4th 1 1 8-10 at Stanford Invitational 7th Spring Schedule 3 7-9 Fripp Island Invitational T-3rd 3 28-30 Tanglewood Intercol. T-7th 4 1 1-12 Marshall Invitational 5th 4 18- 19 Legends of Indiana 8th 5 2-4 Kent State Invitational T-4th 5 9- 1 1 Big Ten Championship 3rd 5 15-17 at NCAA Central Regional Championships 5 1 5 -First Round llth 5 16 - Second Round 8th 5 17 -Third Round 8th 5 28-31 NCAA Championship 5 28 - Round 1 Results T-24th 5 29 - Round 2 Results 25th M; ' ichael Harrischips a shot onto the green. .Harris, a sophomore, was the team ' s only returning regular player. He began his season shooting 73, 73, and 75 in the first tournament of the season. photo courtesy of Sports Information Men ' s Golf -193