The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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inside michigan athletics watched the movie 'Good Will Hunting' with the team the other day. That was a really good one." Dream Vacation: "Australia has always appealed to me. I have always wanted to go there and see what it's all about, so I'll do that at some point. Favorite Professional Athlete: "Kevin Sullivan and Nathan Brannen are Canadian distance runners who both went to Michigan and competed in the Olympics. I have always aspired to be like them." Major: "Movement science." What He Wants To Do After Michigan: "My mom is a nurse practitioner, and I got the opportunity to go to the hospital with her a couple times. That was an atmosphere I could see myself in. I don't know what position I want to be, but I can see myself working in a hospital." His Overall U-M Experience: "I love it. Everything has been fantastic, from academics to athletics, it has been more than anything I expected, and those expectations were hard to top. I'm very happy with my team and coaches. We get along very well, and they're all so welcoming. It's been a really easy transition." — Andy Reid Maize And Blue Notebook International Success • A 2012 Summer Olympics participant and the NCAA 2011 and 2013 allaround national champion, senior Sam Mikulak took sixth place in the allaround competition and fourth place on high bar at the 2013 World Artistic Championships Oct. 3-6 in Antwerp, Belgium. Mikulak and his teammates, the reigning NCAA champions, will host an intrasquad meet Dec. 7. Michigan's Cliff Keen Arena will host the 2014 NCAA Championships April 10-12, marking the first time since 1971 U-M has hosted. A Day To Remember • On Oct. 20, the Michigan women's soccer team scored a 3-1 victory over Purdue, and the U-M field hockey squad rallied to beat Ohio State 2-1, making for a memorable Sunday afternoon. However, the highlights extended beyond the team accomplishments to a rare record-setting day for two individuals — seniors Nkem Ezurike and Rachael Mack. Playing in the earlier contest, Mack scored twice, including the overtime game winner, to achieve program records for career goals (69) and points (157). Later that day, Ezurike would go on to score a pair of markers to become the program's all-time leading goal scorer with 45. She also sits fourth in career points with 107. • Sophomore Ronit Yurovsky enjoyed an incredible 24 hours Oct. 14-15,