ICE HOCKEY
Icers add fifth recruit to 2002 class
MSU’s newest hockey recruit has some Wolverine ties.Nenad Gajic, an 18-year-old center, has verbally committed to MSU coaches for next season.
SPORTS
Golfers named to Ping Midwest regional team
Junior golfers Eric Jorgensen and John Koskinen were both named to the 2002 PING All-Midwest Region team by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The honor is the second in as many days for Jorgensen, who was named to the 2002 PING All-America third team Monday.
SPORTS
U.S. Curtis Cup team selects Spartans Bastel
Women’s senior golfer Emily Bastel was named to the eight-member 32nd United States Curtis Cup team Monday, becoming only the second Spartan ever to earn the accolade.
BASEBALL
Lugnuts come up with win to save face in series
Lansing - The Lugnuts got a strong pitching performance and some much needed hitting to avoid being swept for the first time this season.After losing the first three games of the series by a combined score of 29-4, Lansing (28-29) defeated Peoria 7-2 Tuesday at Oldsmobile Park, 505 E.
BASEBALL
Malek headlines Spartans picked in MLBs First-Year Player Draft
Three MSU baseball players were drafted in Major League Baseball’s 2002 First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday. Junior right fielder Bob Malek headlined the list as the first Spartan selected. He was drafted in the 4th round by the New York Mets.
SPORTS
Detroiters bask in glory of Game 7 victory
Detroit - With the Pistons long departed from the NBA Playoffs and the Tigers playing well below .500, the focus of Detroit sports fans is centered on the Red Wings.
SPORTS
Womens golf signs three recruits
The women’s golf team signed three recruits over the weekend.The new players include Dayna Burleigh of Horsham, Penn., Rachel Meikle of Fort Wayne, Ind.
BASEBALL
New dugouts, lockerooms set for U sluggers
By Kristofer Karol The State News Most teams revel in being able to play at home.
SPORTS
Struggling Lugnuts shutout by Chiefs
Lansing - The Lansing Lugnuts had a bad combination Sunday - no hitting and poor pitching. The Lugnuts (27-28) lost 7-0 to the Peoria Chiefs at Oldsmobile Park, 505 E.
SPORTS
Womens crew records top 10 finish at nationals
The women’s crew team concluded its season with a ninth place finish at the 2002 NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships at the Eagle Creek Reservoir in Indianapolis.MSU finished with 29 points in the three-day event.
SPORTS
Jorgensen slips in final round, finishes 17th
Junior Eric Jorgensen tied for 17th in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship at Ohio State’s Scarlet Golf Course on Saturday.Jorgensen shot a final round, two over-par 73 to finish with a four day total of 283 (72-69-69-73).He shot a strong front nine with eight pars and a birdie on the ninth hole.
SPORTS
Spartan runners finish strong at nationals
MSU senior Paul Terek ended his career at MSU by earning a second-place finish in the decathlon at the NCAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday in Baton Rogue, La.His second place showing is the highest in MSU history for a male competing in the decathlon.
SPORTS
Jorgensen shoots 1 over par in NCAA first round
Junior golfer Eric Jorgensen is one over par (72) after the first round of the NCAA Men’s Division I Championship on Wednesday.
SPORTS
Best new diving coach
MSU swimming coach Jim Lutz named Eric Best the new men’s and women’s diving coach on Wednesday.
SPORTS
5 Spartans to compete in U.S. Womens Open qualifier
Women’s golf coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll and four women’s golfers have a date set with the U.S.
SPORTS
54 U athletes make Big Ten Academic All-Conference
Fifty-four MSU athletes were named to the spring Big Ten Academic All-Conference Team on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Its official: Taylor will not play for U again
Marcus Taylor has no intention of returning to MSU next season.In a press conference Wednesday night, Taylor apologized for misleading Spartan fans and made it clear he intends to be drafted in the 2002 NBA Draft on June 26.“I’ve been working my whole life to get to this point, where I’d be able to put my name in the draft with confidence,” Taylor said.
SPORTS
Womnes golf finishes 19th, Bastel an All-American
Women’s golf finishes 19th, Bastel an All-American The women’s golf team finished in 19th place out of 24 teams at the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships in Auburn, Wash. The Spartans four-day total of 1,202 was highlighted by their final-round score of 289.
SPORTS
U sends 5 to nationals to represent Spartans
Five MSU track athletes will represent the green and white in an attempt to attain All-America status.The Spartans will begin competition today at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Baton Rouge, La.The group is headlined by senior Paul Terek.
SPORTS
Jorgensen begins competition as sole-mens golfer
Jorgensen begins competition as sole men’s golfer Men’s golfer Eric Jorgensen will be MSU’s sole representative at the NCAA Championship, which starts today in Columbus, Ohio.