The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS MAIZE AND BLUE NOTEBOOK NEW HIRES • Michigan announced Adam Steinberg as the new men's tennis coach replacing Bruce Berque (2005-14). "Adam comes to Michigan with national championship experience and a track record of consistent success at the highest level of collegiate tennis," U-M athletics director David Brandon said. "We believe he can lead our men's tennis program in a positive direction." Steinberg spent the past 12 seasons at Pepperdine, winning a national championship in 2006 while leading the Waves to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, including five Sweet 16 and two Final Four showings. The Penn State (1984-88) graduate and tennis alumnus coached 11 Pepper- dine players to 27 ITA All-America honors during his career. He previously coached at Alabama (1998-2002) and St. John's (1991-95). • Michigan has also tabbed a new water polo coach, hiring Dr. Mareclo Leonardi to replace Matt Anderson (2003-14), in becoming only the third head coach in the sport's 15-year varsity history. "His experience as a player and coach at all levels of the sport will be extremely valuable for our program and the young women under his tutelage," Brandon said. "Marcelo has built a very consistent program that achieves in the pool and the classroom, an expectation that matches our goals at Michigan. We look for great things from our women's water polo program in the future." Leonardi spent the past five seasons the head coach at Cal State North- ridge, compiling a 115-64 record with four 20-win campaigns. In 2014, he guided the Matadors to runner-up finishes in the Big West regular-season standings and the conference tournament. WOLVERINES HONORED • The Big Ten recognized 55 Michigan student-athletes with its Distin- guished Scholars award. In order to qualify, a student-athlete must be in their second academic year, and hold a minimum 3.7 grade-point average from the previous academic year, excluding summer school. U-M saw 32 female athletes and 24 males athletes across 20 sports rec- ognized, including a high of 10 in men's swimming and diving. Track and field and rowing produced the most female student-athletes with seven in each sport.