The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Water Polo Senior Ali Thomason: Thomason is one of the fastest players in the country and dominates the sprint to start each period. She is an outstand- ing scorer, with 115 career goals, and a excellent defender, with 149 career steals, making her one of the best all-around players on the team. In her junior year she was a member of the Collegiate Water Polo Association All-Tourna- ment team and was an all-conference first-teamer. Women's Gymnastics Junior Nicole Artz: Artz is one of the top all-around gymnasts in the country. Last year, she finished tied for third at the NCAA Championships in the all-around. In her two years at Michigan, Artz is a five- time NCAA All-American and was the 2015 Northeast Region Gymnast of the Year. She's a three-time Big Ten champion, winning the all-around title, uneven bars and balance beam last season. A team captain for 2016, she is also ac- complished in the classroom as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection. Men's Gymnastics Sophomore Dmitri Belanovski: In his freshman season, Belanovski was named team MVP. At the Big Ten Championships last year, Be- lanovski scored in three events (still rings; parallel bars and high bar) leading Michigan to a third-place team finish. At the NCAA Championships, he placed third in the high bar to earn All-America honors. Wrestling Redshirt Junior Conor Youtsey: After a slow start that saw him drop out of the national rankings during the Big Ten dual season last year, Youtsey turned it on in the postseason, placing fifth at the Big Ten Champion- ships before claiming his first All-America citation with a sixth-place NCAA finish. Youtsey edged Virginia Tech's third-seeded Joey Dance with an overtime takedown in the round of 12 and backed it up with a decision against Okla- homa State's Eddie Klimara in his next bout. He entered the season ranked fifth nationally in the 125-pound weight class, but has slipped to 16th following a 3-4 start. Wrestling Junior Adam Coon: Even though he's eligible for an Olympic redshirt, Coon is wrestling for Michigan in 2015-16 after falling just short in the NCAA final last season. He went 32-5 last year, matching his freshman year win total. Coon entered the season ranked No. 2 in the heavyweight class and is now No. 3 through Dec. 9. He is also training to make the U.S. Olympic team in Greco-Roman wrestling. Women's Track And Field Senior Cindy Ofili: One of the more decorated athletes in women's track and field history at U-M, Ofili Michigan records in the indoor 60-meter dash (7.37 seconds), indoor 200-meter dash (23.69 seconds),