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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS MAIZE AND BLUE NOTEBOOK en's swimming and diving programs this summer, Mike Bottom announced his staff in late August, naming Rick Bishop and Dr. Josh White associate head coaches, Mark Hill and Danielle Tansel assistant coaches, and retaining KZ Li as the diving coach. "We're building a foundation of success here at the University STAFF COMPLETION • After being named head coach for both the men's and wom- of Michigan, and these four individuals will do a fantastic job in mentoring and coaching our student-athletes, "Josh and Mark have done an outstanding job with our men's team the last several seasons, and I am excited to move forward with them. "Rick is one of the best developmental coaches in the country and has a pedigree of success from his experience with USA Swimming, as well as international, Olympic and collegiate success. "The work Danielle has done at SMU and the University of " Bottom said. Student-Athlete Of The Month Senior Rower Colleen Macke Studying for two labor-intensive majors can be a mental grind for any college student — especially one who is also a varsity athlete. But for Colleen Macke, a senior coxswain on the Michigan row- ing team, none of it feels like too much work. Macke, who earned Academic Richmond made her one of the brightest and fastest-rising as- sistants in the country. "All four are outstanding coaches and their experience, energy, and enthusiasm will excite our programs here at the University of Michigan. I am very energized for this next chapter in Michi- gan swimming and I can't wait to get started. staff, welcoming back 2012 volunteer assistant coach Wayne Welton as the final piece. Welton joins assistant coaches Sean Kenny and Nick Schnabel, volunteer assistant Aaron Etchison and director of baseball operations Derrick Ross. • First-year baseball coach Erik Bakich has also completed his " All-Big Ten honors last spring, will graduate from Michigan in 2013 with degrees in biology and Ger- man — and she has thoroughly enjoyed her academic career, as well as her rowing career, which saw her and the Wolverines win a Big Ten championship and fin- ish second at the NCAA Champi- onships last spring. When she was in high school, Macke took a few German classes and enjoyed learning the language. She signed up for one as a freshman, and although she doesn't expect her Ger- man studies to factor into her future professional career, she stuck with the classes. "German is more of a hobby than anything, Macke earned Academic All-Big Ten honors last spring, and she will grad- uate from Michigan in 2013 with degrees in biol- ogy and German. PHOTO COURTESY U-M ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS FALL BALL • Michigan fans looking to catch their first glimpse of the baseball team under Bakich's guidance can attend an after- noon game Oct. 9 against the Ontario Blue Jays or take in the intrasquad Maize and Blue World Series Oct. 18-19 and Oct. 21 (if necessary). Carol Hutchins' softball team, meanwhile, is traveling to Tra- verse City, Mich., for a four-team tournament Sept. 29-30. The Wolverines will meet Western Michigan, Ferris State and Central Michigan all on day one with brackets for day two to be deter- mined. U-M will also host the NPF All-Stars Oct. 4 and Eastern Michigan Oct. 10 as it wraps up its fall schedule. COUP FOR MICHIGAN • The nation's No 2 wrestler in the class of 2013, Adam Coon, has committed to Michigan and will wrestle instead of playing football in college, intermatwrestle.com reported. A three-time state champion and a FILA Cadet (17 and under) "I've always enjoyed the classes, and then when I got here, I knew I wanted to continue, because the department is so much fun. "They offer a lot of interesting and unique courses, which " she said. I have really enjoyed taking. There was one called 'Ger- man Soccer. taken. We all picked a team from the Germany national soccer league, and we followed them all year. We wrote reports on how our teams performed and everything. It was so much fun, and we were learning so much the whole time. "It's never too hard to balance everything I have to do, because I've been so lucky to find two majors that I find really engaging and interesting. ' That was probably one of the best classes I've to use her biology major when she goes out into the pro- fessional world. "Biology is my main area of study, World Championship titlist in the heavyweight division, the 6-5, 260-pound Coon was being recruited by Michigan State, Northwestern and Wisconsin in football, but chose instead to wrestle for Joe McFarland. "It was a very difficult decision for him," his father, Dan Coon, terested in evolution. Biology offers you the chance to take a lot of different classes within the science department, so you get a good variety. " she said. "I'm really in- told the esteemed wrestling website. "He has not completely given up on playing football again … is open to playing football later on if wrestling doesn't work out. "He had a lot of options. That's the gift he has. A lot of kids don't have all the options that he had. So he had to sort things out. We did a lot of pros and cons. Coon joins 149/157-pounder Ben Whitford (No. 4 overall) and 157-pounder Brian Murphy (No. 11) as top-20 recruits pledged to the Maize and Blue in 2013. " 14 THE WOLVERINE OCTOBER 2012 She has enjoyed classes like behavioral psychology, though she has yet to zero in on an area within biology that she'd like to continue with professionally. "That's the question for every senior, always, " thinking about going to grad school in the medical field." For Macke, her experience at Michigan has been a dream " she said. "I'm come true. Her parents went to Michigan. Her sister, Erica, was a rower on the team (2008-10). And she grew up in Ann Arbor, going to Pioneer High School. "I was destined to be a Wolverine, gotten such a great education. It's been fantastic." " she said. "And I have — Andy Reid While Macke has enjoyed her German studies, she plans "

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