The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MAY 2018 THE WOLVERINE 67 OLYMPIC SPORTS UPDATE his first career home run April 13 in the first inning of U-M's 10-4 vic- tory over Maryland … U-M's 6-3 win over the Terrapins April 15 was the team's 17th straight triumph and fifth straight series sweep. MEN'S GOLF Michigan posted a 900 total to place ninth out of 13 teams at the Aggie Invitational April 7-8 in Bryan, Texas … Senior Kyle Mueller came in fifth place at the event with a 3-under-par 213, and was U-M's top individual finisher … Junior Nick Carlson did not participate due to a shoulder injury, marking the first event he'd missed in three seasons; he returned to the lineup April 14-15 in the regular-season finale at the Boilermaker Invitational, though, and posted two straight 76s — scores that were four strokes above par … Mueller recorded a 4-under 140 to- tal to tie for runner-up honors at the weather-shortened event, marking his sixth top-five finish of the season … He finished below par and among the top 12 in each of the first nine scoring events this season … U-M came in eighth place out of 17 teams at the affair, and will next partici- pate in the Big Ten Championships April 27-29 in Baltimore. WOMEN'S GOLF Michigan tied its best finish of the season at the Bryan National Colle- giate April 6-7 in Greensboro, N.C., by checking in eighth out of 16 teams … Freshman Ashley Kim tied for 12th at the event (a career-best) with a spring- low 224 total … It marked the third straight tournament she was U-M's top finisher … The showdown marked the conclusion of the regular season for the Wolverines, who will next com- pete in the Big Ten Championships April 20-22 in Maineville, Ohio. MEN'S GYMNASTICS 8-4 OVERALL, 2-2 BIG TEN Three different Wolverines — sophomore Mitchell Brown (14.30) plus freshmen Jacob Moore (14.65) and Nick Guy (14.40) — tallied career bests on the vault table in a 407.350- 407.050 setback to No. 8 Penn State at home March 24 … Freshman Cam- eron Bock, meanwhile, posted a ca- reer-high 14.55 on parallel bars, while sophomore Mack Lasker grabbed his first event title and set a new ca- reer high on pommel horse (14.45) … U-M swept all six events against No. 17 Illinois-Chicago March 31, tal- lying season highs on the pommel horse (67.900), parallel bars (69.150) and high bar (69.550) … Michigan was listed No. 5 in the April 2 edi- tion of the College Gymnastics As- sociation rankings … The Wolverines posted a score of 408.600 to finish second (behind Illinois) out of seven teams at the Big Ten Championships April 6 in Ann Arbor … Bock took fourth in the all-around (82.800) to earn All-Big Ten first-team recogni- tion … He became Michigan's first rookie to earn all-conference honors in the all-around since 2011 … U-M will compete at the NCAA Champi- onships April 20-21 in Chicago. MEN'S LACROSSE 7-5 OVERALL, 0-3 BIG TEN The Wolverines posted the pro- gram's first top-five win with a 13-12 upset at No. 4 Notre Dame March 21 … It was the first road win over a ranked foe and just the second over a ranked opponent … Junior mid- fielder Brent Noseworthy tallied five goals and an assist in the biggest win in program history … He was later named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and earned a spot on the USILA Team of the Week for the performance. WOMEN'S LACROSSE 5-10 OVERALL, 1-4 BIG TEN Fifth-year senior attacker Bianca Brueckner racked up a career-high six points in Michigan's 14-7 vic- tory over Detroit-Mercy March 25, while junior attacker Adriana Pen- dino matched a career high with five points … The Wolverines assisted on five of their 14 goals in the win over the Titans, marking a season high in assists … Junior goalie Mira Shane's 14 saves during a 16-9 loss to No. 2 Maryland March 31 were tied for the second most in a single game in pro- gram history. ROWING After a 3-0 start to the year, Michi- gan's first varsity eight boat picked up its first loss when it finished sec- ond to Princeton March 24 in Princ- eton, N.J. … U-M's first varsity four did post a win at Princeton … U-M won seven of the nine varsity races it participated in against Virginia and Clemson March 31 in Columbus, Ohio … On April 3, Michigan's first varsity eight boat earned Co-Big Ten Boat of the Week recognition after it won both of its 2,000-meter races against Clemson and Virginia … On April 1, the U-M Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS) an- nounced that senior coxswain Alexis Jones was one of four recipients for the 2018-19 Bonderman Fellowship, which offers four College of Litera- ture, Science and the Arts graduat- ing seniors $20,000 to explore the world over a span of eight months … Michigan was victorious in all seven of its morning session races against Indiana April 7 in Belleville, Mich., before claiming another six wins against Iowa in the afternoon edition … The CRCA/US Rowing Coaches poll placed the Maize and Blue at No. 10 in their April 11 rankings … U-M's second varsity eight boat came in second to No. 1 Washington on Lake Las Vegas April 14, but finished ahead of No. 3 Texas … The Big Ten Championships will be held May 13 in Indianapolis. Senior Kyle Mueller finished below par and among the top 12 in each of the first nine scoring events this season. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN PHOTOGRAPHY