The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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36 THE WOLVERINE AUGUST 2017 SUPERLATIVES FROM 2016-17 Michigan Highlights Spring From A Year To Remember YEAR IN REVIEW The women's gymnastics team was one of two Michigan squads to win both its conference regular-season and tournament championships; the water polo team, which competes in the CWPA, was the other. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTORS' CUP Michigan landed just outside the top five nationally in the rankings de- termined by a points system involv- ing the top 10 varsity sports for each gender over the course of the year. The Wolverines put 1,133.25 points on the board, well behind perennial win- ner Stanford (1,563.00), but not far be- hind No. 5 North Carolina (1,154.00). Ohio State finished second behind BY JOHN BORTON M ichigan athletics featured a wild ride in 2016-17, from a near miss on a national championship in women's cross country to a basketball plane scare turned Big Ten title and beyond. Individual accomplishments abounded, while team high- lights included elite national finishes, Big Ten championships and a sixth-place finish in the Learfield Directors' Cup standings for the best overall athletic department. Here's a breakdown on what the Wolverines accomplished over the past year, across the entire spectrum of sports on the University of Michigan campus: