The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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The Wolverines featured four com- petitors earning six All-America hon- ors. Sophomore Nicole Artz earned first-team recognition on both balance beam (tied for first, at 9.900) and in the all-around (tied for third, at 39.325); sophomore Talia Chiarelli made first- team on balance beam (tied for first, at 9.900) and floor exercise (tied for sec- ond, at 9.925); senior Sachi Sugiyama finished first-team on floor exercise (tied for fourth, at 9.900); and freshman Brianna Brown was named second- team in the all-around (39.325). 2. Rowing — Mark Rothstein's rowing squad finished a solid second in Big Ten competition, then raised its game to place 10th overall at the NCAA Cham- pionships in Gold River, Calif. The Wol- verines featured only four seniors, but still managed to earn a spot in the top 10 for the 15th time in the program's history. Senior port/starboard Jessica Eiffert and senior port Alex Spaulding earned recognition as 2015 Pocock All-Americans. 3. Women's Tennis — Ronni Bernstein's tennis squad — regular season Big Ten champions in six of her eight years at the helm — finally broke through at the conference championships this year. The Wolverines had made the Big Ten Tournament finals for 10 straight years and lost each one. This time around, they got it done, knocking off Ohio State, 4-0, in the championship match. The Wolverines also went on, led by senior Emina Bektas — the Intercollegiate Ten- nis Association Midwest Region Senior of the Year — to the NCAA round of 16. 4. Field Hockey — Marcia Pankratz's No. 13-ranked Wolverines experienced a very solid season and were just a break or two away from winning the Big Ten. They finished tied for second in the regular season, then lost a heartbreaker in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on their own field to No. 10 Northwestern, 2-1. Fifth-year senior midfielder Ainsley McCallister earned second-team All- America honors from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. 5. Women's Cross Country – Mike McGuire's crew took third place in Big Ten competition and then finished 18th at the NCAA Championships. Senior co-captain Brook Handler proved the Wolverines' top finisher at the national competition, placing 89th. — John Borton Sophomore Talia Chiarelli was one of four Wolverines to earn All-America hon- ors; she was named to the first-team in balance beam and floor exercise. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS