The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS new women's basketball coach at the end of April, she lauded the Wolverines' facilities, academic standing and campus, saying they would all be important tools on the recruiting trail. And she's already putting them to good use. Since she took over, Michigan has secured three TO HOT START IN RECRUITING When Kim Barnes Arico was announced as Michigan's WOMEN'S BASKETBALL OFF commitments. The first came from point guard Shannon Smith, who will be transferring to Ann Arbor from North Carolina, where she averaged 3.0 points and 1.7 rebounds a game last season as a redshirt freshman. At Gaston (N.C.) Forestview, Smith led the team to a guard nationally and the No. 53 overall player in the 2013 class by HoopGurlz. "She is a strongly built 5-7, who uses short and quick dribble moves to penetrate the lane, can take a hit and has the powers of concentration to still finish shots," HoopGurlz noted of Thompson. She averaged 11.0 points, 4.9 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game last season. Phoenix St. Mary's guard 2010 state championship and won the North Carolina Miss Basketball Award. Due to NCAA transfer rules, the 5-7 Smith will be able to play in 2013-14 as a redshirt junior. In June, the Wolverines picked up a commitment from Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra standout Siera Thomp- son, who is rated a four-star prospect, the No. 13 point for all but the pommel horse on the second day of action, putting his roster spot in jeopardy. However, Team USA named Mikulak to its five-man squad, believing he had shown enough potential to be a high scorer when healthy. He becomes the first U-M gymnast in program history to compete for the Americans (and the ninth gymnast overall to go to the Olympics). Phillips, meanwhile, averaged 6.2 Kim Barnes Arico was named U-M's head women's basketball coach in April, and she quickly hit the recruiting trail. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN make the finals and medal, but I have to take it one round at a time. "In 2009, at the World Champion- Danielle Williams joined the 2013 Michigan class with a verbal commitment in July. She is a three-star prospect and ranked the No. 84 guard in the coun- try by HoopGurlz. — Andy Reid ships, I made it to the semifinals but let that get to my head and didn't execute Peter Vanderkaay Swimming 400m freestyle Tyler Clary* Athlete Event/Pos. points and 6.4 rebounds in just a shade under 19.0 minutes per game for a Ca- nadian team that had to win its final two games — over Argentina and Ja- pan — after losing two of its first three at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The Canadians persevered for 58-41 and 71-63 victories, earning their bid, and making Phillips the first athlete in U-M women's basketball history to make an Olympics (Trish Roberts, who competed for the U.S. in 1976, later became a coach at Michigan). Gall is friendly with all of the U-M Michael Phelps^ Swimming Multiple Davis Tarwater* Connor Jaeger* Tiffany Porter* Nate Brannen Jeff Porter* Nicole Sifuentes* Track Nick Willis Track Track Sam Mikulak* Syque Caesar* Track Track Track the race I wanted to. But I'm stronger mentally now and stronger physically to go all three rounds that it will take to have a chance to medal. — Michael Spath " TRACKING MICHIGAN'S LONDON OLYMPIANS Sport Swimming 200m butterfly Charlie Houchin* Swimming 800m free relay USA Geena Gall* Swimming 800m free relay USA Swimming 1500m freestyle USA 800m run 100m hurdles Great Britain 2006-09 1500m run USA 1500m run New Zealand 2003-05 1500m run Sarah Trowbridge* Rowing Janine Hanson Tom Peszek* track representatives and is eager to unite with the Michigan Olympians in other sports in the streets of London. And like her fellow Wolverines, she's hoping to return to the States with hardware around her neck. "I definitely know that I have more in the tank and I can run faster than what I did at the U.S. Trials, ing into the Olympics believing I can " she said. "I'm go- Gymnastics All-around Gymnastics All-around Betsey Armstrong Water Polo Goalie Krista Phillips* Mike Bottom* Dr. Josh White^ Mark Hill^ * Michigan head coach; ^ Michigan assistant coaches; ~ Michigan letter winner Jon Urbancheck* Bob Bowman* Steve Fraser~ Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming Wrestling Barbados Ireland USA USA USA Country Serbia 110m hurdles Rowing Women's 8 Rowing * First-time Olympians; ^ Volunteer assistant coach Coaches Basketball Center Sport Double sculls Men's pair Canada Canada Bangladesh 2009-12 USA USA USA Canada USA USA Canada 2003-06 2007 2002-05 2007-10 U-M 2008-12 2009-12 2010-12 2005-08 2002-05 2004-07 2011-present 2003-05 Country U-M USA USA USA 2003-06 2008-10 2005-08 2003-06 2011-present 2007-10 2006-09 1982-2004 2005-08 1978-80 AUGUST 2012 THE WOLVERINE 17