Touted by its own website as Michigan’s number one club volleyball program, Legacy has garnered a reputation around the collegiate volleyball community as a breeding ground for elite-level talent. And Michigan coach Mark Rosen’s program seems to be a common destination for many of the club’s top level recruits.
But the transition from the high school game to the college game can be tough. Sidor found herself intimidated. She had to learn a whole new offense and defense while adjusting to college life. Even for someone who averaged nearly 30 points a game her senior year of high school, this presented a lot of challenges.
Now, a year later, she can already see improvements in both her game and her confidence.
After their first full week of official practice, the Wolverines have put those weird circumstances behind them and are looking forward to just playing basketball with each other again, even if they have to do so wearing masks.
His success garnered interest from various universities in the United States, but Pilon eventually chose Michigan for its strong golf program and prestigious academics.
Michigan men’s lacrosse assistant coach Justin Turri ‘bubbled’ in Utah with the PLL’s Chrome.
It’s not often you find a group of people that are diehard women’s college basketball fans. Much less a group of women who went to school when they could only play basketball at lunch time in their bloomers. And these three women might just be the biggest women’s basketball fans out there.
With gyms closed and no end to quarantine in sight, Paul Juda initially found it challenging to motivate himself. Juda, a sophomore standout and reigning Big Ten Freshman of The Year on the Michigan men’s gymnastics team, decided to use the unexpected shut-down to take time off from his intense training regimen.
“Athletes are humans too, at least I am,” Juda said. “I let my body take a little bit of a break. You never know how stressed out you are until you take a break.”
This past August, the Michigan golf teams and Ann Arbor community lost a key member in Charlie Green, who passed away at age 84.
For the typical Michigan fan, Charlie’s would not exactly be considered a household name. But, to many entrenched in the golf lore here at Michigan, Charlie Green was synonymous with the program.
In sports, your team is a family.
Developing a relationship keeps the team together, and the closer it is to a family, the better. But the Michigan wrestling team is a step above the others, featuring three pairs of brothers — the Amines, Corrells and Mattins.
What has the program done to attract so many siblings? For the Mattin brothers, it’s the family connection. Their commitment to wrestling together started a long time ago.
Like many Michigan club sports, the student-led lacrosse team faced a litany of uncertainties coming into the new year. With safety precautions impacting everything from practices to scheduling and recruiting to team bonding, the lacrosse team was forced to adapt in order to enter its ninth season in the National Collegiate Lacrosse League.