The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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OLYMPIC SPORTS UPDATE mel horse (69.400) and parallel bars (71.850), in addition to an overall high team score of 430.900 … Sopho‑ more Dmitri Belanovski recorded a career‑best 87.050 in all‑around com‑ petition to place fifth in the event … The full team takes a break from competition until the middle of March, while several Wolverines — Belanovski, freshman Emyre Cole, freshman Anthony McCallum and senior Nolan Novak — will compete in the Winter Cup Feb. 18‑20 in Las Vegas. WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS (8‑1 OVERALL, 4‑1 BIG TEN) The No. 3 Wolverines had firmly established themselves as one of the top teams in the nation as of Feb. 15, ranking third nationally with an av‑ erage team score of 196.993 … U‑M scored a season‑high 197.425 in a Feb. 8 tri‑meet with Eastern Michi‑ gan and Maryland … The Wolver‑ ines placed first in the event, includ‑ ing season bests on vault (49.300), uneven bars (49.350) and balance beam (49.450) … Junior Nicole Artz recorded her best individual perfor‑ mance Feb. 8, leading the Wolver‑ ines in the all‑around with a score of 39.550 … Freshman Olivia Karas is undefeated on the vault through‑ out the season, earning a 9.95 in her most recent outing that included a perfect 10.0 score from one judge … Michigan will take part in the Big Ten Championships March 19 in Lincoln, Neb., before hopefully qualifying for NCAA Championships April 15‑17 in Fort Worth, Texas. Freshman Olivia Karas is undefeated on the vault through the season's first eight meets for the No. 3 women's gymnastics squad. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS