The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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to do, but I feel like I left on a high note." She did indeed, leading the Wol- "I know I still have a lot of work verines to their first Big Ten title since 2004 and their first runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships since 2001, garnering first-team All-Big Ten and All-America honors in the process. "Rowing is a team sport, but she was the leader of the team," Eiffert said. "She's the hardest worker. She just kills herself every day, and she'll show up when she's sick as a dog and still outwork you. She's just such an amazing role model for the rest of the team. 15. April Fronzoni Year and Offensive Player of the Year, she had 18 goals and 40 points. 16. Jennie Ritter team All-America honors twice as a pitcher, recording a sin- gle-season record 451 strikeouts. 17. Sara Griffin of the Year, recording a school-record 24 doubles and a .408 batting average. 18. Molly McClimon Track/X-Country Named a first-team All-American and the Big Ten Player Softball 1996 ships in cross country, and helped the distance medley relay team to a national title. 19. Felice Mueller team All-America honors and Big Ten Rower of the Year distinction. 20. Sue Frederick-Foster Track/X-Country Led U-M to a runner-up finish at nationals, collecting first- Rowing 2012 turing Big Ten titles in her signature events — the mile and the 3,000-meter run. Earned All-America honors in the 1,500-meter run after cap- 1983 Earned individual Big Ten and NCAA regional champion- 1994 Became the first Wolverine in school history to earn first- Softball 2006 Named a first-team All-American, the Big Ten Athlete of the Field Hockey 2003 boat because she will give you every ounce of her energy before she would ever stop pulling. Fellow senior Emily Eiffert on Mueller "Without her, our team would not have succeeded this season." have succeeded this season." Mueller will continue her rowing "Without her, our team would not career now that her time at Michigan has ended, and she possesses a bright 21. Kelly Holmes "As a competitor, I want her in my future after winning gold medals in both 2010 and 2011 in the women's pair at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships. She has also earned a bronze medal as a member of the U.S. women's eight. "Felice never felt like she was a su- perstar, and because of that, she also felt like she needed to be the hardest- working rower on the team," Roth- stein said. "She wasn't a real vocal leader, but a great leader by example that set a standard for her teammates to emulate. "She will be the athlete that the next generation of Michigan rowers will want to be like." ❑ victories, including 12 shutouts, in a Michigan single-season- record 48 appearances. 22. Sarah Cain Named a second-team All-American after recording 33 Softball in the all-around, vault and floor exercise, and earned All- America honors in four events. 23. Kelli Gannon Named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year after winning titles Gymnastics Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year after recording 45 points. 24. Alicia Seegert the first softball player in school history to garner first-team distinction in 1986. 25. Ann Colloton Earned second-team All-America honors after becoming 1987 breaststroke events and repeated as the Big Ten champion in the 200-yard race. 26. Sue Schroeder try and was a track All-American in the 5,000-meter run after finishing in second place. 27. Cathy Schmidt Earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in cross coun- Track/X-Country 1,500-meter run to garner All-America honors in both track events. 28. Anne Kampfe 400-yard individual medley after winning Big Ten titles in the two events. 29. Mary Mactaggart Earned All-America honors in the 200-yard backstroke and Swimming team All-Big Ten recipient while she qualified for the NCAA Singles Championships. 30. Lisa Anderson Named the Big Ten Sportswoman of the Year and was a first- Tennis the 200-yard individual medley. 31. Katie Jazwinski Tiffany Ofili was a two-time honoree as U-M's Female Athlete of the Year, picking up the award in 2008 and 2009. PHOTO COURTESY U-M MEDIA RELATIONS Was the Big Ten champion in the 200-yard backstroke and Track Swimming 1991 the 5,000-meter run and took first place in the event at the Big Ten Championships. Garnered All-America honors for the second year in a row in 2002 — Michael Spath AUGUST 2012 THE WOLVERINE 29 1984 1997 Placed third in the 1,000-meter run and sixth in the Track/X-Country 1986 1985 Took home All-America honors in the 100- and 200-yard Swimming 1990 Repeated as a first-team All-American and was named the Softball Field Hockey 2001 2000 1997