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May 2016 Issue

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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  OLYMPIC SPORTS son Ristovski was named to the WNIT All‑Tournament Team after averaging 15.2 points and a team‑high 5.8 re‑ bounds per game during U‑M's run … Sophomore guard Katelynn Flaherty set a single‑season U‑M scoring record with 774 points on the year (22.1 points per game) and became the second Wol‑ verine ever to be awarded All‑America honorable mention by the WBCA … Michigan will graduate only Ristovski among its top four leading scorers from this season. MEN'S GOLF U‑M closed out its regular season with a seventh‑place showing out of 16 teams at Kepler Intercollegiate April 9‑10 in Columbus, Ohio … The Wolverines also placed eighth out of 15 teams at Texas A&M's Aggie Invitational at the Traditions Club April 2‑3 in Bryan, Texas … Sophomore Kyle Mueller led regular starters with a 71.78 stroke aver‑ age through nine events, while senior Chris O'Neill was not far behind with a stroke average of 72.39 … O'Neill was named one of five finalists for the presti‑ gious Byron Nelson Award, given annu‑ ally to a college golfer exceeding both on the golf course and academically … Michigan will next compete in the Big Ten Championships April 22‑24 at Victo‑ ria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Ind. WOMEN'S GOLF Michigan finished 11th out of 15 teams at the Bryan National Collegiate April 1‑3 in Greensboro, N.C., though sophomore Kathy Lim equaled a career best with her eighth‑place individual finish … Junior Grace Choi led all Wol‑ verines with a 73.65 stroke average through eight events, while senior Cath‑ erine Peters stood in second with a mark of 74.26 … U‑M will next tee it up at the Big Ten Championships April 22‑24 at Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis. MEN'S GYMNASTICS (5‑15 OVERALL, 1‑6 BIG TEN) No. 11 Michigan had three gymnasts achieve all‑conference honors at the Big Ten Championships April 1‑2 in Co‑ lumbus, Ohio … Freshman Anthony McCallum set a new school record on vault en route to an individual title with a score of 15.675, while junior Anthony Stefanelli earned a second‑place finish on floor (15.20) and freshman Emyre Cole earned first‑team All‑Big Ten lau‑ rels for his sixth‑place finish in the all‑ around competition … Several U‑M gymnasts were slated to compete at the 2016 NCAA Championships April 15‑16 in Columbus, Ohio. WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS (23‑8 OVERALL, 6‑3 BIG TEN) No. 7 Michigan finished third out of six teams at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional April 2, falling just short of a bid to the championship meet … U‑M won its 22nd Big Ten Championship March 19 in Lincoln, Neb., with a cumulative score of 197.125 … Junior Nicole Artz tied for an individual title on beam with a score of 9.925, while sophomore Brianna Brown took home the Big Ten crown on bars with a career‑high 9.950 score … Artz, Brown and freshman Olivia Karas were named to the All‑Big Ten Cham‑ pionships team, while Artz and Karas were announced as regular‑season All‑

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