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August 2016

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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ing performers in both long and short events, as well as demonstrating a very lengthy recruiting reach. From an elite freestyler in Felix Aubock, all the way from Vienna, Austria, to some of the best out of the state of California, to lo- cal standouts from the outskirts of De- troit and Ann Arbor, Michigan's signees for 2016-17 continue to underscore a high level of future expectation. 2. Ice Hockey — Michigan's hockey recruiting gets a firm quality confir- mation with three of its recruits taken in the first seven rounds of the NHL Draft this year. All figure to remain Wolverines for the time being, but certainly are capable enough to draw the attention of the big boys. Michigan's hockey recruiting goes well beyond that top trio of forward Will Lockwood, goalie Jack LaFontaine and forward Nick Pastujov, however. Mike Bottom's 10-swimmer, two-diver class is one of the nation's top groups of incom- ing recruits and is the best among men's Olympic sports at Michigan in 2016. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS

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