In-stater Mason commits to women's basketball

Senior Katrina Mason of Murray Wright High School in Detroit verbally committed yesterday to Michigan for the 2001-'02 season of women's basketball.

Mason made the decision after her recruiting visit last weekend to campus.

"I felt comfortable," Mason said. The way Michigan coach Sue Guevara "coaches made my decision go toward Michigan."

The 6-3 Mason plays both center and power forward. According to her high school coach Virginia Lawrence, she has improved a lot from her freshman year.

"She's developed an outside shot," Lawrence said. "She has a great hook shot and her defense has grown."

Lawrence said she has averaged better than a double-double per game over the past two seasons.

-from staff reports

Intermat ranks wrestling No. 7 in pre-season poll

The Michigan wrestling team, which returns all but one starter from last year's team, finds themselves ranked No. 7 in the Intermat pre-season poll.

Michigan will enter the new season with eight wrestlers ranked in the top 20 in their respective weight classes. After missing almost all of last year with a knee injury, Otto Olson will again be the pre-season No. 1 at 174 pounds. Michigan finished last year fifth in the Big Ten and 13th nationally.

-from staff reports