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June 19, 2013

: Erin Kirkland/Daily

Michigan football seniors ready to lead team 134

BY ALEXA DETTELBACH

During the first weekend in June, Hoke took his small senior class out west where the players trained with the U.S. Navy SEALs and hosted a youth football camp in Pasadena. The Wolverines also visited the Rose Bowl, allowing the seniors to visualize the goal they’ve held since they put on their wingtip helmets for the first time.

June 18, 2013

Voleyball

: Adam Schnitzer/Daily

In South America, Volleyball finds success and fun outside of comfort zone

BY ZACH SHAW

Playing 10 games in 11 days, the Wolverines shrugged off fatigue, culture shock and even travel-delaying political protests en route to a 9-1 record.

June 19, 2013

Baseball

: Marissa McClain/Daily

Michael O'Neill and Patrick Biondi head to New York after being drafted

BY JEREMY SUMMITT

The two outfielders played together at Michigan for three seasons, and now their future baseball careers have them crossing paths in New York City. O’Neill was drafted in the third round (103rd overall) by the New York Yankees, while Biondi waited a few rounds before the New York Mets selected him in the ninth round (266th overall).

June 17, 2013

: Allison Farrand

Michigan falls short of Directors’ Cup

BY ALEXA DETTELBACH

The University of Michigan finished in third place in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, is given annually to the schools with the most successful athletics in 10 men’s sports and 10 women’s sports.

June 10, 2013

Men's Track and Field

Men’s track and field coach, Fred LaPlante, retires after 16 years

BY ALEXA DETTELBACH

Michigan men’s head track and field coach Fred LaPlante announced his retirement on Monday, marking the end of a short head-coaching career as the 11th coach in program history

June 10, 2013

: Patrick Barron/Daily

On Baseball: The season of rebuilding ended up being even more

BY MAX COHEN

From the time his players arrived on campus in the fall to the end of the season, first-year Michigan coach Erik Bakich instilled a winning culture in a program that had many more losses than wins in recent memory.

June 11, 2013

Men’s Track and Field

Aratsu highlights Wolverines’ performance at NCAA Championships

BY ZACH SHAW

But after competing against the best in the nation, the Wolverines mustered a 44th-place finish behind the fourth place finish of junior Ali Aratsu in the 400-meter hurdles.

June 05, 2013

Men's tennis

: Patrick Barron/Daily

On Men’s Tennis: Losing Evan King hurts, but there's much to look forward to

BY LEV FACHER

For most teams, losing the lone senior from an eight-man roster wouldn’t be quite so tumultuous. But with Evan King, the face of the Michigan men's tennis team throughout the better part of his four-year college career, a loss could prove to be quite crippling.

June 09, 2013

Women's Track and Field

Eccleston, Addison, Tobel and Pendleton compete in NCAA Outdoor Championships

BY MICHAEL KESSLER

The Michigan women’s track and field is making slow and steady strides, and they concluded the outdoor season by sending four athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships at the University of Oregon’s historic Hayward Field.

June 05, 2013

: Nicholas Williams/Daily

Report Card: Grading Michigan’s 2013 season

BY ERIN LENNON

As it is in the classroom along with the softball field, after the final comes the grade. The Daily softball beat issues its report card for the season.

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