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SPORTS

3 Spartans golfers on All-Midwest team

Megan Homanick
June 6, 2005

MSU Men's Golf senior Andrew Ruthkoski, sophomore Matt Harmon and freshman Ryan Brehm were chosen for the PING All-Midwest Region Team on Friday. All three are now eligible for the PING All-America team honors as selected by the American Golf Coaches Association of America. Harmon, Ruthkoski and Brehm played in all 11 events for the Spartans this season, recording the second, fourth and fifth lowest stroke averages in school history, respectively. Harmon led the team with a 72.53 stroke average, which was second only to former Spartan Eric Jorgensen's 72.00 average from 2002.

SPORTS

Sprinter becomes key runner for team

Megan Homanick
May 31, 2005

MSU freshman sprinter Jeremy Orr hasn't had a typical track season, but that's what makes the Big Ten Men's Outdoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year award he won last week even more impressive. "I didn't really expect it," Orr said last Tuesday.

SPORTS

MSU crew to race at rowing championships

Megan Homanick
May 26, 2005

The MSU women's crew team will race at the CSUS Aquatic Center on Lake Natoma in Sacramento, Calif., at the NCAA Rowing Championships on May 27-29. This is the eighth consecutive trip the Spartans are making to the NCAA Championships and fourth with an entire crew.

BASKETBALL

Spurs, Pistons will be in finals thanks to lack of defense from Suns, Heat

I was watching the San Antonio versus Phoenix game the other night and started laughing to myself - in reference to the Suns' performance, particularly on the defensive end of the floor. While Quentin Richardson is jogging back on defense, tapping his fists at the corners of his forehead, Manu Ginobili is flying past him for a layup.

SPORTS

Men's Golf places 13th at Central regionals

Megan Homanick
May 23, 2005

The MSU Men's Golf team missed a chance to compete at the NCAA Championships, after finishing 13th in the Central Regional Championship this weekend at Notre Dame, Ind. The Spartans were one of 12 teams to have their first round delayed Thursday by thunderstorms, which pushed back tee times three-plus hours.

SPORTS

Women's Golf finishes 17th at NCAAs

Megan Homanick
May 23, 2005

The Women's Golf team didn't expect to win an NCAA title this season, but what they did do is gain valuable experience at this year's NCAA Championships at Sunriver, Ore., where they finished 17th out of 24 teams. "It was a great spring," head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll said.

SPORTS

Men's, women's track finish 10th in Big Ten

Megan Homanick
May 19, 2005

The MSU Men's Track team finished 10th at the Big Ten Championships this past weekend in Columbus, Ohio. On Saturday, senior Julien Williams leaped 25 feet 1 3/4 inches in the long jump, which placed him second overall and earned the Spartans eight of their 33 team points.

SPORTS

Baseball wins away game at Central, 11-0

Megan Homanick
May 19, 2005

The MSU baseball team was victorious on Tuesday afternoon, defeating Central Michigan 11-0 in Mount Pleasant. The Spartans (21-28) got two-RBI games from four players: sophomore shortstop Troy Krider, freshman designated hitter Tony Clausen, sophomore catcher Kris Morris and freshman second baseman Steve Gerstenberger. The Spartans finish their season this weekend, when they travel to Evanston, Ill., to take on Northwestern in a four-game series beginning at 3 p.m.