The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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debut season in Ann Arbor. Women's swimming and diving 200-yard freestyle relay team: The Wolverines have a young group of talented swimmers in the race that could make a big impact in several events. At the U.S. Winter National Championships Dec. 5, the relay team of sophomores Zoe Mattingly and Ali DeLoof, and freshmen Madeline Frost and Julia Fiks Salem secured an NCAA provisional time with a 1:30.40 finish. Men's tennis senior Alex Buzzi: After a 17-14 singles record as a sophomore, Buzzi had a breakout season last year, posting a 20-7 record in singles matches and a 9-2 doubles record with partner Evan King (now graduated). Buzzi is off to a strong start this year, reaching the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Individual Championships Oct. 27. Women's tennis sophomore Amy Zhu: After a promising rookie campaign in which she racked up 22 singles wins (against 14 defeats), Zhu is poised for a big sophomore season. At the ASU Thunderbird Invitational Nov. 10, she went a team-best 3-1 in singles matches, including a 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Arizona State's Desirae Krawcyzk in the consolation round. Men's track and field senior hurdler Ali Arastu: A captain as a junior last year, Arastu was closer than any other Wolverine to winning a Big Ten individual championship, taking second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 50.9. He was a first-team All-American in the event last year, and will have his eyes on championships in his final season. Women's track and field distance runners: The Wolverines took four of the top five spots in the 1,500-meter run at last year's Big Ten Championships, but champion Amanda Eccleston and Rebecca Addison have graduated. Redshirt sophomore Shannon Osika (fourth with a time of 4:23.0) and fifth-year senior Jillian Smith (fifth with a time of 4:23.72) will have a chance to jump to the top of the leaderboard and get Michigan some clutch points. Wrestling freshman heavyweight Adam Coon: After capturing four consecutive Michigan high school championships with a career record for 212-3, Coon is off to a fast start with the Wolverines. As of Dec. 13, he had posted a perfect 13-0 record, with four wins in dual meets and a tournament championship at the prestigious Las Vegas Invitational. — Andy Reid an impact on the guy next to you, and it's going to have a domino effect on the whole team. It's a great feeling. You always want to work hard for the guys around you, and it's so much easier to do that than try to motivate yourself solely. "It makes it easy to go to the pool in the morning when you're tired and it's cold outside, when you know you're going to the pool with 40 of your teammates and they're all working hard with you. It's fun, and it makes it all worthwhile." ❏