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Michigan Wolverines
Logo
UniversityUniversity of Michigan
ConferenceBig Ten, CWPA
NCAADivision I / FBS
Athletic directorWarde Manuel
LocationAnn Arbor, Michigan
Varsity teams27 (13 men's, 14 women's)
Football stadiumMichigan Stadium
Basketball arenaCrisler Center
Baseball stadiumRay Fisher Stadium
Other venuesYost Ice Arena
Cliff Keen Arena
MascotNone
NicknameWolverines
Fight songThe Victors
ColorsMaize and blue[1]
   
Websitewww.mgoblue.com

The Michigan Wolverines comprise 27 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except women's water polo, which competes in the NCAA inter-divisional Collegiate Water Polo Association. Team colors are maize and blue, though these are different shades of "maize" and "blue" than those used by the university at large.[2] The winged helmet is a recognized icon of Michigan Athletics.

In 11 of the past 20 years (through 2014–15), Michigan has finished in the top five of the NACDA Directors' Cup, a list compiled by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics that charts institutions' overall success in college sports. UM has finished in the top ten of the Directors' Cup standings in sixteen of the award's twenty-two seasons.

Conference affiliations

Conference Year Joined Sport(s)
Big Ten Conference 1896 Primary Conference
Collegiate Water Polo Association 2001 Women's Water Polo

Championships

National team championships

As of July 2, 2014, the University of Michigan has won 36 NCAA team titles.[3]

Overall, UM's 36 official NCAA Division I titles ranks tenth all-time behind UCLA, Stanford, USC, Oklahoma State, Texas, Arkansas, LSU, Penn State, and UNC. In NCAA D1 men's sports only, UM ranks sixth all-time in championships behind USC, UCLA, Stanford, Oklahoma State, and Arkansas. UM's official NCAA Division I national championships have come from ten different sports – this broad-based success matches the University of Texas for fourth place in the NCAA record book. Only UCLA and Stanford, each with titles in 16 varying sports, and USC in 15, have more diverse championship histories than the Wolverines.

University of Michigan teams have also been national runners-up 37 times in 13 different sports: men's basketball (5), women's cross country (1), women's field hockey (1), men's golf (3), men's gymnastics (2), women's gymnastics (2), men's ice hockey (3), women's rowing (2), softball (1), men's swimming and diving (10), women's swimming and diving (1), men's outdoor track and field (1), and wrestling (5).[14]

Athletic facilities

[15]

Facility Tenant Capacity Constructed Notes
Belleville Lake Women's Rowing N/A 1999 The Michigan Boathouse was built in 1999 and is the facility the rowing team uses. The men's team is a club sport and uses separate facilities on Argo Pond.
Donald B. Canham Natatorium Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Water Polo 1,200 1988
Cliff Keen Arena Men's Gymnastics, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling 1,800 1956 Originally named Matt Mann Pool and was home to the men's and women's swimming & diving teams from 1956–88. It was converted into an arena and named Varsity Arena in 1988. It was dedicated and named after longtime wrestling coach Cliff Keen in 1990.
Crisler Center Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Women's Gymnastics 12,707 1967 Was known as Crisler Arena until December 22, 2011.
Ferry Field Men's Outdoor Track & Field, Women's Outdoor Track & Field N/A 1906 Former home to the Michigan football team from 1906–26.
Michigan Stadium Football, Men's Lacrosse 107,601 1927 The Michigan lacrosse team's primary home is Michigan Stadium, while Oostberbaan Fieldhouse is a secondary home to the team as they will play the 2012 season opener there.
Phyllis Ocker Field Hockey Field Field Hockey 500 1995
U-M Golf Course Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Women's Golf N/A 1931 One of six of golf courses designed by Alister MacKenzie.
U-M Indoor Track Building Men's Indoor Track & Field, Women's Indoor Track & Field N/A 1974
U-M Soccer Stadium Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer 2,200 2010 Part of the U-M Soccer Complex.
Varsity Tennis Center Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis Indoor: 632 Outdoor: 600 1997 The indoor tennis building is named the Preston Robert Tisch Building and the outdoor tennis courts are named William Clay Ford Outdoor Courts.
Wilpon Baseball Complex Baseball 4,000 2008 Ray Fisher Stadium was built in 1923. However, it is part of the Wilpon Complex and it is more commonly called by the Wilpon name.
Wilpon Softball Complex Softball 2,800 2008 Alumni Field was built in 1982. However, it is part of the Wilpon Complex and it is more commonly called by the Wilpon name.
Yost Ice Arena Men's Ice Hockey 6,637 1923 Opened in 1923 as Yost Fieldhouse. The hockey team moved in during the 1973–74 season.

Other facilities

Facility Sport Constructed Notes
Al Glick Fieldhouse Football 2009 Al Glick Fieldhouse is the largest indoor football practice facility in the world.[16]
Bahna Wrestling Center Wrestling 2009 Training and practice facility for the wrestling team.
Donald R. Shepherd Training Center Women's Gymnastics 2002 Training and practice facility for the women's gymnastics team.
Junge Family Champions Center Multiple 2005 Center used for press conferences for the football, men's & women's basketball and men's ice hockey programs. As well as major athletic announcements and banquets.[17]
Newt Loken Training Center Men's Gymnastics 1913 Training and practice facility for the men's gymnastics team.
Oosterbaan Fieldhouse Named after former player and coach Bennie Oosterbaan it now serves as the current home for the men's and women's lacrosse team, as well as a practice facility to several other sports. Baseball, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Softball, Men's and Women's Soccer, 1980 Multi-sport indoor practice facility with a FieldTurf surface.
Weisfeld Family Golf Center Men's and Women's Golf 2012 Indoor practice facility for the Men's and Women's Golf teams. It is the first Geothermal building on campus.[18]
William Davidson Player Development Center Men's and Women's Basketball 2011 Training and practice facility the Men's and Women's Basketball teams. Part of Crisler Center.

Future facilities

Facility Sport Completion Date Notes
Michigan Indoor Stadium Men's and Women's Lacrosse Fall 2014 Indoor field house to serve as permanent home to both Men's and Women's Lacrosse programs. Includes practice fields and weight rooms. Capacity is speculated to be between 6,000–8,000

Varsity sports

The University of Michigan Athletic Department sponsors teams in 14 men's and 15 women's NCAA sanctioned sports:[19]

Baseball

Main article: Michigan Wolverines baseball

The men's baseball team won national championships in 1953 and 1962 and has sent 138 players to the major leagues.[20][21] Michigan has appeared in the College World Series seven times. Notable alumni include George Sisler, Barry Larkin, Jim Abbott, Arizona Diamondbacks' pitcher J. J. Putz, and Kansas City Royals' second baseman Chris Getz. Another important figure in the history of Michigan baseball is former Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey, who was the head coach for four years in 1910–13 and recruited Sisler to Ann Arbor.[citation needed] The current coach of the Michigan Wolverines is Erik Bakich, who came to the University of Michigan after the 2012 season when Rich Maloney stepped down. Michigan has won 35 conference championships, made 22 NCAA Tournament appearances and won those 2 national titles. For 13 seasons from 1990 to 2002, Michigan won a lone Big Ten title in 1997 and made just one NCAA appearance in 1999. In 2015, Coach Bakich led the program to its first NCAA tournament berth since 2008 after needing to win the Big Ten Tournament to qualify.

Basketball

Men's basketball

Main article: Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Retired basketball jerseys
Number Player Years
22 Bill Buntin 1963–1965
33 Cazzie Russell 1964–1966
35 Phil Hubbard 1975–1979
41 Glen Rice 1986–1989
45 Rudy Tomjanovich 1967–1970

The men's basketball team plays its games at Crisler Center. The Wolverines have won 14 Big Ten regular-season conference titles, as well as the inaugural Big Ten Tournament in 1998, which it later forfeited due to NCAA violations. The team has appeared in the NCAA Final Four on seven occasions (1964, 1965, 1976, 1989, 1992*, 1993*, 2013) and won the National Championship in 1989 under Steve Fisher. The program later vacated its 1992 and 1993 Final Four appearances due to NCAA violations. Other notable players who played for Michigan include Roy Tarpley, Loy Vaught, Gary Grant, Terry Mills, Glen Rice, Jalen Rose, Rumeal Robinson, Rickey Green, Phil Hubbard, Jamal Crawford, Juwan Howard, Chris Webber, Jimmy King, Cazzie Russell, Daniel Horton, Campy Russell, and Mark Hughes.

During the 1990s, the program became involved in a scandal involving payments from a booster named Ed Martin to four players: Chris Webber, Maurice Taylor, Robert Traylor, and Louis Bullock. The scandal ultimately resulted in four years' probation and a self-imposed ban from postseason play in the 2002–03 season. UM also voluntarily vacated regular season wins and NCAA tournament games from selected past seasons. Vacating the results of 113 games won while the four players were eligible, including the 1992 and 1993 Final Fours, the entire 1992–93 season, and all seasons from fall 1995 through spring 1999. After the scandal, Michigan men's basketball would then go 10 years without making the NCAA tournament from 1999–2008.[22] They would eventually end the drought in 2009 under current head coach John Beilein. In 2013, the program would reach its first Final Four in 20 years before falling to Louisville in the national championship, 82–76.

Women's basketball

Main article: Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
Michigan team with championship trophy at the 2011 Paradise Jam Tournament

Michigan traveled to St. Thomas for the Paradise Jam Tournament over Thanksgiving weekend in 2011. They took on Prairie View A&M in their first game on Thanksgiving Day, and won 59–53.[23] In their second game, they faced Washington State and won easily, 69–39.[24] On the final day of the tournament, they played Marquette, and won 71–51, to win the 2011 Paradise Jam (Reef Division) Championship. Jenny Ryan had a double-double, with 13 points and ten rebounds, to help Michigan to a 7–0 record on the year.[25][26]

The women's basketball team is coached by Kim Barnes Arico, who became the head coach in 2012. Formerly the head coach of the St. John's Red Storm, Arico was named the Big East Conference Coach of the Year for 2012.[27]

Cross country

The men's and women's cross country teams have been nationally renowned since 1974 when Ron Warhurst started coaching the men, and more recently as alum Mike McGuire took on the women's team in 1991. The women's team has qualified for the NCAA championships every year but two since 1988, finishing 2nd in 1994, and winning five consecutive Big Ten titles from 2002 to 2006.[28] The men's team has qualified for the NCAA 24 times in the last 34 years, with a highest finish of 4th. Michigan men have won seven Big Ten titles in that period.

Football

Main article: Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Marching Band salutes the 2009 Michigan Wolverines football team as it enters the field at Michigan Stadium.

The Wolverines have won a record 929 games and have the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history. Michigan won the inaugural Rose Bowl in 1902, the first college bowl game ever played. The Wolverine football program has claimed 11 national titles.[29]

Michigan's 11 national championships have come under the direction of five coaches. The first six were garnered by the team's first coaching superstar, Fielding H. Yost. Yost directed his "Point-a-Minute" teams to four consecutive national titles from 1901 to 1904, amassing a record of 41–0–1. Yost also led Michigan to national titles in 1918 and 1923. Yost was instrumental in the creation of Michigan Stadium and designed it to permit its expansion to expand to a capacity of over 150,000. Yost's legacy also lives on with Yost Ice Arena, where Michigan's men's ice hockey team plays their home games. Michigan football has won five more national titles since Yost permanently retired in 1926. The Wolverines won back-to-back titles under Harry Kipke in 1932 and 1933 and two more consecutive championships under Fritz Crisler and Bennie Oosterbaan in 1947 and 1948. Michigan won its most recent national title under Lloyd Carr in 1997.

Michigan's famous football coaches include: Yost, who came to Michigan from Stanford University in 1901, Fritz Crisler, who guided Michigan to a pair of Big Ten Conference championships and the 1947 national title, has his name carried by the home of Michigan men's basketball team, Bo Schembechler won 13 Big Ten titles in his 21 seasons as head coach between 1969 and 1989, the first in 1969 when he beat his friend and mentor Woody Hayes, beginning of "The Ten Year War" era of the Michigan – Ohio State football rivalry, Lloyd Carr won five Big Ten titles in his 13 seasons at the helm and posted a winning percentage of .753. His winning percentage of .779 in conference play trails only that of Schembechler in Michigan history, Rich Rodriguez succeeded Carr following his retirement in 2007. Rodriguez coached the Wolverines through the 2010 season, compiling a record of 15–22.

Michigan Stadium is the largest football-only stadium in the world, with an official capacity of 107,601.[citation needed] Actual attendance, however, regularly exceeds that figure, and the stadium holds the NCAA single-game attendance record of 115,109, set on September 7, 2013 at Michigan's night game against Notre Dame. After a series of expansions, the stadium's capacity has continued to end in "-01" to denote an "extra seat" in honor of Fritz Crisler. Michigan Stadium has witnessed over 300 consecutive crowds of greater than 100,000, a streak that dates back to November 8, 1975.

Rivalries

See also: Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
A football game at Michigan Stadium
Heisman Trophy winners
Year Player
1940 Tom Harmon
1991 Desmond Howard
1997 Charles Woodson

Michigan has a major rivalry with Ohio State, considered one of the fiercest rivalries in American sports. In a pair of ESPN fan polls, in 2000 and 2003, the Michigan–Ohio State series was voted the greatest rivalry in sports in America.[30] Michigan's meeting with Ohio State is almost always the last game of the two schools' regular seasons and has provided many memorable contests, such as the "Snow Bowl" of 1950. The game has frequently decided the Big Ten Champion. Michigan leads the series 58–46–6. The contest on November 18, 2006 marked the first time ever these teams had been ranked No. 1 and No. 2 going into the game, and the first time they were both undefeated since 1973. The 2007 college football match-up between Ohio State and Michigan was predicted to be the No. 2 college football game to watch in 2007 by SI.com's "Top 20 Games To Watch in 2007" list.[31]

Michigan has an intrastate rival in Michigan State; the schools' football teams compete for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. Michigan leads the series 68–34–5.

Michigan also enjoys a spirited rivalry with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Michigan leads the series 24–17–1. The two schools are among the top college football programs in all-time wins (Michigan first, Notre Dame third) and winning percentage (Michigan first, Notre Dame second) in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A), so it is perhaps fitting that when college football was in its infancy, students from the University of Michigan traveled to South Bend to teach the game to students there.

The Wolverines also have a tradition-rich history with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The two football teams compete for the Little Brown Jug, a five-gallon jug with the respective schools' "M"s on either side and the scores of previous games down the middle. The Little Brown Jug was the first trophy played for between college football teams. Through 2014, Michigan leads the Brown Jug series 69–23–3.

Field hockey

Main article: Michigan Wolverines field hockey
The 2010 Michigan field hockey team in action at Penn State

Women's field hockey became a varsity sport at Michigan in 1973.[32] The Wolverines field hockey team won the 2001 NCAA title, which was the school's first national title in a women's team sport.[33] Marcia Pankratz served as the head coach of the program from 1996 to 2004 and returned to the position in 2009.[32] The Wolverines have won a total of eight Big Ten regular season titles and five Big Ten tournaments.[32]

Golf

Men's golf

Men's golf has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1919. The team's first coach was elocution and oratory professor Thomas Trueblood who served as coach from 1920–1935. Trueblood led the Michigan golf team to consecutive national championships in 1934 and 1935. Two coaches, Bert Katzenmeyer (1947–1968) and Jim Carras (1982–2002), have had tenures of at least 20 years with the program. Andrew Sapp has been the coach since 2002. In 2009, Sapp led the team to its best record in more than 50 years with 6th-place finish at the NCAA championship finals.[34] Chris Whitten became head coach in 2011 and led the team to a runner-up finish in 2013. Three Michigan golfers have won the individual intercollegiate golf championships: John Fischer (1932), Chuck Kocsis (1936), and Dave Barclay (1947).[35] The team has won the Big Ten Conference Championship 12 times: 1932–36, 1942–44, 1946–47, 1949, and 1952.

Women's golf

Women's golf has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1976. Cheryl Stacy, a former All-American golfer for Ohio State, took over as the team's head coach in 2009.[36] In the fall of 2009, Stacy signed a trio of highly rated high school golfers from Ohio, Florida and Georgia to national letters of intent for the 2010–11 academic year.[37]

Gymnastics

Men's gymnastics

Main article: Michigan Wolverines men's gymnastics

The Michigan men's gymnastics team has won 6 NCAA championships, 17 Big Ten championships and have been invited to 32 NCAA tournaments. Newt Loken was the head coach for 36 years from 1948–1983, during which time he coached the Wolverines to two NCAA team gymnastics championships, two NCAA team trampoline championships, and 21 NCAA individual event championships.[38][39] Since 1999, head coach Kurt Golder has led Michigan to national championships in 1999, 2010, 2013, 2014 and the Super Six at the NCAA tournament in 13 of the last 14 seasons.

Until 1969, men's trampoline was one of the events that comprised the NCAA gymnastics championships. At that time, the event was removed in order to conform to the international gymnastics itinerary. The NCAA then bestowed a separate national title in trampoline for two years, both won by Michigan.[40][41]

Women's gymnastics

Main article: Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics

Women's gymnastics has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1976. Bev Plocki has been the head coach of the women's gymnastics team since 1990. Under Plocki's leadership, the Wolverines have won 16 Big Ten championships, advanced to 16 consecutive NCAA tournaments (1993–2008) and had seven seasons in which they finished in the Top 5 at the NCAA tournament.

Ice hockey

Main article: Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey

The Wolverines ice hockey team, which was a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association until 2013 and is now a member of the Big Ten Conference, plays its home contests at Yost Ice Arena. It is coached by Red Berenson, a former UM player. Altogether, the program has won nine NCAA national championships (1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998), which is also an NCAA record. In 2011, the team was invited to the NCAA tournament for a record 21st year in a row. In 2011, Michigan reached the national semi-finals (now referred to as the "Frozen Four") for an unmatched 24th time.

Vic Heyliger led Michigan to a record six NCAA titles, including the first one in college hockey history in 1948. Heyliger, who played for the Wolverines from 1935–37, also won national titles as Michigan coach in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956. He was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974, in recognition of his lifetime achievement. Heyliger is considered instrumental in getting the NCAA Tournament off the ground. Following the 1946–47 season, Heyliger wrote to each of the college coaches around the country to see if they would be interested in creating a national tournament. They obliged and the inaugural four-team NCAA tournament began the following season in 1948. Heyliger was 228–61–13 as head coach at Michigan, and his .776 winning percentage is the best at the school. His only losing season was his first year, 3–6 in 1944–45.

In 1980, Heyliger was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor. The Vic Heyliger Trophy has been given out at the end of each season by the Michigan hockey team to recognize its most outstanding defenseman.

Men's lacrosse

Main article: Michigan Wolverines men's lacrosse
The Michigan men's lacrosse team in action against Ohio State

The Michigan men's lacrosse team is one of the oldest collegiate lacrosse programs in the midwest, having been founded in 1940,[42] the program is also the most successful athletic program at Michigan, with an .830 all-time win percentage. The program was elevated from varsity-club status to NCAA status by the university in May 2011 and will begin NCAA Division I competition in 2012.[43] The Wolverines previously competed at the Division I level of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA), in the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA). In 2008 the team became the first MCLA team to complete a season undefeated, finishing 20–0 and winning their first national championship at Texas Stadium. The feat was repeated in 2009 with another 20–0 season and earned their second national championship with a 12–11 victory over Chapman University at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Denver, Colorado. In 2010, they won their third MCLA national championship in a row, defeating Arizona State University 12–11 in Denver.

In 2008 Michigan faceoff specialist Brekan Kohlitz became the first MCLA player ever selected in the Major League Lacrosse draft when he was taken in the 5th round by the Washington Bayhawks.

Michigan head coach John Paul is in his 13th year at his alma mater and has an overall record of 205–42 which includes 10 conference titles in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. Michigan Lacrosse is the MCLA Division I National Champions in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

Women's rowing

Women's rowing has been a varsity at sport at Michigan since 1996. Mark Rothstein has been the team's coach for 18 years – since it was a club sport in 1991. Rothstein led the rowing program "from an over-achieving club squad to one of the nation's top-notch varsity rowing programs."[44] The team has placed in the Top 10 at the NCAA tournament ten times in the past 12 years. The team's best seasons came in 2000–01 and 2011–12 with Big Ten championships and second-place finishes in the NCAA tournament.[45]

The Michigan men's soccer team against Loyola in 2013

Soccer

Men's soccer

Main article: Michigan Wolverines men's soccer
Further information: Big Bear Trophy

The men's soccer team plays Michigan State annually for the rights to the Big Bear Trophy, a wooden sculpture purchased by Michigan head coach Steve Burns in 2000.[46] Recently, the men's soccer team won the 2010 Big Ten Tournament Championship, their first in program history, and advanced to the College Cup, also their first in program history.

The Michigan women's soccer team against Oakland in 2013

Women's soccer

Main article: Michigan Wolverines women's soccer

The women's soccer team has played at the varsity level since 1994 and has twice won the Big Ten conference tournament, in 1997 and 1999.[47] It has also reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship once, in 2002 during the tenure of Debbie Rademacher, who coached the team from its inception until 2007.[47] The team is currently coached by former United States women's national soccer team head coach Greg Ryan.[48]

Softball

Main article: Michigan Wolverines softball
The Michigan softball team playing against Northwestern in 2013

Carol Hutchins has been the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines softball team since 1985. with a career record of 1274–435–4 (.745 winning percentage), Hutchins has more wins than any other coach in the history of the university—in both men's and women's athletics. Hutchins' teams have won 16 Big Ten championships and appeared in 21 NCAA tournaments. In June 2005, the team won the Division 1 NCAA Softball Championship, defeating two-time defending champion and perennial softball power UCLA two games to one. The decisive game was won with a Samantha Findlay walk-off home run in the 10th inning producing a 4–1 final. Michigan is the first school east of the Mississippi River to win the Women's College World Series since it was first done in 1976 (Carol Hutchins played shortstop on that team, Michigan State). The Wolverines have appeared in twelve Women's College World Series in 1982, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2015.[49]

Swimming and diving

Main article: Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving

Men's swimming and diving

Men's swimming and diving has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1921.[50] With 19 NCAA national championships[41][51] (7 were unofficial),[52] including the 2013 NCAA championship, the Michigan men's swimming and diving team has won more national championships than any other varsity sport in the history of the university. In addition to its 19 national championships, the team has finished in the Top 5 nationally 48 times.[50] The team's swimmers have also won 145 individual NCAA championships.[53] Three head coaches have led the squad for a combined 77 years: Matt Mann (1925–54), Gus Stager (1954–82) and Jon Urbanchek (1982–2004).[54] Michigan swimmers and divers inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame include Mike Barrowman, Dick Degener, Tom Dolan, Taylor Drysdale, Bruce Harlan, Harry Holiday, Dick Kimball, Carl Robie, and Bob Webster.[55] Mike Bottom took over as the team's head coach in 2008. In his first season as the team's head coach, Bottom led the Wolverines to a Big Ten championship and a 7th-place finish at the NCAA championship.[56] In 2013, Bottom won the program's 12th official NCAA national championship (19th overall) and its first since 1995.

Women's swimming and diving

Women's swimming and diving has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1974. The team has won 19 Big Ten championships, including 12 consecutive championships from 1986–1998. The team has also finished in the Top 10 teams nationally 17 times. The team's best finish came in the 1994–95 season with a second-place finish in the national tournament.[57] The team has produced several national individual champions, including Julie Bachman (one-meter and three-meter diving, 1978), Emily Brunemann (1,650-yard freestyle, 2008), Ann Colloton (200-yard backstroke, 1989), Mary Fischbach (one-meter and three-meter diving, 1988), Mindy Gehrs (400-yard individual medley, 1993), Lara Hooiveld (100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke, 1993), Alecia Humphrey (100-yard backstroke, 1994; 200-yard backstroke 1994 and 1995), Sue Cahill (400-yard individual medley, 1982), and Chris Seufert (one-meter and three-meter diving, 1977).[58] Jim Richardson is in his 25th season as the head coach of the women's swimming and diving team.[59]

Tennis

Men's tennis

Michigan's men's tennis team was formed in 1893. Between 1948 and 1999, the team had two head coaches. William Murphy was the coach from 1948–69 and led the Wolverines to 11 Big Ten championships and the NCAA championship in 1956–57. Brian Eisner was the coach from 1969–99 and led the team to 16 Big Ten championships and 21 NCAA tournament appearances. Bruce Berque has been the head coach since 2004 and has led the team to four consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament.[60]

Women's tennis

Women's tennis was established as a varsity sport in 1973. Bitsy Ritt was the head coach for 22 years from 1984–2006 and led the team to eight NCAA tournament berths in eight of her last 11 years as head coach. The current head coach is Ronni Bernstein who has led the team to NCAA tournament berths in her first two years with the program.[61]

Track and field

Men's track and field

Main article: Michigan Wolverines men's track and field

The men's track and field team has won 57 Big Ten men's team titles and one NCAA team championship.[62] Notable alumni include Ralph Craig, winner of two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics, Brian Diemer, 1984 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the steeplechase, Bill Donakowski, U.S. marathon champion in 1986, Archie Hahn, a winner of four Olympic gold medals at the 1904 and 1906 Olympics, DeHart Hubbard, the first African-American to win an individual Olympic gold medal and a former world record holder in the long jump, Greg Meyer, 1983 Boston Marathon winner, Ralph Rose, winner of 3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals in three Olympic games, Kevin Sullivan, Canadian 1500 meter record holder, Eddie Tolan, winner of two gold medals and a former world record holder in the 100-yard dash, Alan Webb, U.S. mile record holder, and Nick Willis, Olympic silver medalist in the 1500m at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Women's track and field

Women's track and field was established as a varsity sport in 1978. The team has won 15 Big Ten titles (eight outdoor and seven indoor). James Henry has been the head coach since 1984. The Wolverines have had their strongest finishes in the NCAA tournament in recent years—finishing third in the 2007 outdoor tournament and third in the 2008 indoor tournament.[63] Notable alumna include Lisa Larsen Weidenbach Rainsberger, who won the Boston and Chicago Marathons.[64]

The Michigan volleyball team playing against Oregon in 2013

Women's volleyball

Main article: Michigan Wolverines women's volleyball

The women's volleyball program at the University of Michigan began in 1973. Mark Rosen has been the head coach since 1999 and has led the team to the NCAA Tournament in 12 of his 14 years as head coach.

Women's water polo

Women's water polo became a varsity sport at the University of Michigan in 2001. In its first nine years, the program has placed first in the conference nine times, won eight NCAA division titles and four NCAA eastern titles, and appeared four times in the NCAA national tournament. The Wolverines finished in the Top 5 at the national tournament in 2002 and 2009.

In the spring of 2014, the Athletic Department hired Dr. Marcelo Leonardi as their new head coach. Dr. Marcelo Leonardi is in his first season as head coach for the Michigan women's water polo team. Leonardi took over the Michigan women's water polo program after spending the past five seasons as the women's water polo coach at California State University in Northridge. He also serves as the national technical director for the women's Olympic Development Program (ODP) associated with the organization since 2013. Caitlin Haskell, the assistant coach, played varsity water polo at University of California, Irvine. The Wolverines enter their 15th season in 2015.[65][66] Former Olympic Gold Medalist Betsey Armstrong was hired as the assistant coach in 2012.[67]

1922 Michigan wrestling team

Wrestling

Wrestling has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1921. The Wolverines have finished in the Top 5 in the NCAA tournament 16 times.[citation needed] Home dual meets and tournaments take place at Cliff Keen Arena, dedicated and named after longtime wrestling coach Cliff Keen, who coached the team from 1925 until 1970 and led the Wolverines Wrestling team to 13 Big Ten Conference championships. The Michigan wrestling team has produced 175 individual NCAA All-Americans dating back to 1928, has 22 individual NCAA Championships for the university, and received 2 winners of the NCAA Most Outstanding Wrestler Award (1940, 1978).[68]

A few notable former Wolverine Wrestlers include Olympic Gold medalist Steve Fraser, 1978 NCAA Most Outstanding Wrestler Mark Churella, and 2006 Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion Joe Warren, currently a Mixed Martial Artist for Bellator Fighting Championship.

Sponsorship

Michigan logo and the jumpman logo at the Nike, Inc. flagship store on the Magnificent Mile during the week before the opening game for the 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team.

Michigan Athletics announced in July 2015 that it would switch from sponsorship by Adidas to Nike. The deal at the time had an estimated value of $169 million and was described as "the richest apparel deal in intercollegiate athletics".[69][70] In April 2016, the University announced the signing of an 11-year $127.12 million contract for 31 Michigan sports teams, going into effect on August 1.[71] With the agreement, Michigan Wolverines football became the first football program to wear Jordan Brand attire accompanied by the jumpman logo.[72][73] Nike identifies the yellow color in the new uniforms as "Amarillo" rather than the traditional "Maize".[74]

Varsity club sports

In 2000, athletic director Bill Martin announced the creation of a special level for sports at Michigan called Varsity Club status. The new system was established to recognize and increase support for club sports teams that have reached a level of budget, organization and competition that is similar to varsity levels. Varsity club squads are not necessarily closer to being elevated to full varsity status, and will remain for the time being primarily self-funded and administered through the Department of Recreational Sports. However, the designation will give these teams a closer relationship to the U-M athletic department.[75] The Varsity Club status has proven to be a launching pad for sports to eventually become varsity sports at Michigan. In May 2011, Men's and Women's Lacrosse were officially granted varsity status. Men's Lacrosse began their first season of NCAA competition in 2012 while the Women's program will begin varsity competition in 2014.

Current Varsity Club Sports:

  • Men's Rowing
  • Women's Synchronized Skating
  • Women's Synchronized Swimming

Club sports

The Club Sports Program at the University of Michigan, administered by the Department of Recreational Sports, comprises 35 club sports. Each club sport is a student-led organization composed primarily of students, faculty, and staff. Each club is formed, developed, governed, and administered by the student membership of that particular club, working with the Club Sports Program staff.

The club sports programs include:

Rugby

The University of Michigan Rugby Football Club plays college rugby in the Big Ten Universities conference of Division 1-A against its traditional rivals such as Michigan State and Ohio State. The Michigan rugby club was formed in 1959, although rugby at Michigan dates back to at least 1890 before fading from campus.[76] Michigan rugby is led by head coach Brandon Sparks.[77] Michigan reached the 2013 Big Ten championship match, where they lost to Indiana 58–38.[78] Michigan played in the 2014 Collegiate Rugby Championship, notching some upset wins to reach the quarterfinals in a tournament broadcast live on NBC from PPL Park in Philadelphia. Michigan returned to the 2015 Collegiate Rugby Championship, where they notched wins against UCLA and Texas to again reach the quarterfinals.[79][80]

NCAA Division I Director's Cup

Main article: NACDA Directors' Cup

In the NCAA Division I Director's Cup (renamed Learfield Sports Directors' Cup), Michigan has ranked No. 1 in the Big Ten rankings in 12 out of the last 23 years ending in 2015–16; the university has ranked in the top 5 nationally a total of 12 years during that 23-year span.

Year Rank: National Rank: Big Ten
1993–94 9th 2nd
1994–95 7th 1st
1995–96 5th 1st
1996–97 T–11th 2nd
1997–98 5th 1st
1998–99 6th 3rd
1999–00 3rd 1st
2000–01 4th 1st
2001–02 6th 1st
2002–03 4th 2nd
2003–04 2nd 1st
2004–05 4th 1st
2005–06 24th 5th
2006–07 4th 1st
2007–08 3rd 1st
2008–09 5th 1st
2009–10 25th 5th
2010–11 15th 3rd
2011–12 10th 2nd
2012–13 4th 1st
2013–14 13th 2nd
2014–15 19th 4th
2015–16 3rd 2nd

Olympians

Through the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, 204 UM students and coaches had participated in the Olympics, winning medals in every Summer Olympics except 1896, and winning gold medals in all but four Olympiads. Through the year 2012, UM students have won a total of 150 Olympic medals: 72 gold, 39 silver, and 39 bronze.[81]

Last First Year Sport Event Medal Country
Johnson Jack 2010 hockey silver USA
Davis/White Meryl/Charlie 2014 skating Ice Dancing gold USA
Davis/White Meryl/Charlie 2010 skating Ice Dancing silver USA
Willis Nick 2008 track 1500m silver New Zealand
Vanderkaay Peter 2008 swimming 4x200M Free relay gold USA
Vanderkaay Peter 2008 swimming 200M Freestyle bronze USA
Jacobson Sada 2008 fencing Team Sabre bronze USA
Jacobson Sada 2008 fencing Individual Sabre silver USA
Armstrong Betsey 2008 water polo Goalie silver USA
Jacobson Sada 2004 fencing Individual Sabre bronze USA
Arsenault Samantha 2000 swimming 800 m freestyle relay gold USA
Barrowman Mike 1992 swimming 200 m breaststroke gold USA
Barton Greg 1984 kayaking 1000 m single bronze USA
Barton Greg 1988 kayaking 1000 m single gold USA
Barton Greg 1988 kayaking 1000 m double gold USA
Barton Greg 1992 kayaking 1000 m single bronze USA
Bernard Kent 1964 track 4 × 100 m relay bronze Tri.-Tobago
Boggs Phil 1976 diving 3 meter gold USA
Booker James 1924 track pole vault bronze USA
Borges Gustavo 1992 swimming 100 m freestyle silver Brazil
Borges Gustavo 1996 swimming 100 m freestyle bronze Brazil
Borges Gustavo 1996 swimming 200 m freestyle silver Brazil
Borges Gustavo 2000 swimming 100 m freestyle bronze Brazil
Brost Todd 1992 hockey silver Canada
Brundage Jennifer 2000 softball gold USA
Christy Jim 1932 swimming 1500 m freestyle bronze USA
Clawson John 1968 basketball gold USA
Coe William 1904 track shot put silver USA
Corson Marilyn 1968 swimming 400 m freestyle relay bronze USA
Craig Ralph 1912 track 100 meters gold USA
Craig Ralph 1912 track 200 meters gold USA
Darnton William 1960 swimming 400 m medley relay gold USA
Davies John 1952 swimming 200 m breaststroke gold Australia
Degener Richard 1932 diving springboard bronze USA
Degener Richard 1936 diving springboard gold USA
Diemer Brian 1984 track 3000 m steeplechase bronze USA
Doherty Ken 1928 track decathlon bronze USA
Dolan Tom 1996 swimming 400 m ind. medley gold USA
Dolan Tom 2000 swimming 400 m ind. medley gold USA
Dolan Tom 2000 swimming 200 m ind. medley silver USA
Downie Gordon 1976 swimming 800 m freestyle relay bronze Great Britain
Duenkel Ginny 1964 swimming 100 m freestyle bronze USA
Duenkel Ginny 1964 swimming 400 m backstroke gold USA
Dvorak Charles 1904 track pole vault gold USA
Dvorak John 1900 track pole vault silver USA
Fraser Steve 1984 wrestling Greco-Roman gold USA
Gaxiola Alvaro 1968 diving platform silver Mexico
Gillanders Dave 1960 swimming 200 m butterfly bronze USA
Gillanders Dave 1960 swimming 400 m medley relay gold USA
Gorski Mark 1984 cycling 1000 m sprint gold USA
Hagelin Carl 2014 hockey Left Wing silver Sweden
Hahn Archie 1904 track 60 meters gold USA
Hahn Archie 1904 track 100 meters gold USA
Hahn Archie 1904 track 200 meters gold USA
Hahn Archie 1906 track 100 meters gold USA
Handy H. J. "Jam" 1904 swimming 440 yd (400 m) breaststroke bronze USA
Handy H. J. "Jam" 1924 water polo bronze USA
Hanley Dick 1956 swimming 800 m freestyle relay silver USA
Harlan Bruce 1948 diving 3 meter bronze USA
Harlan Bruce 1948 diving platform silver USA
Harlock Dave 1994 hockey silver Canada
Hayes Howard 1900 track 800 meters silver USA
Herland Doug 1984 rowing pairs with coxswain bronze USA
Hubbard Phil 1976 basketball gold USA
Hubbard William DeHart 1924 track long jump gold USA
Ikola Willard 1956 hockey silver USA
Garrells John 1908 track shot put bronze USA
Garrells John 1908 track 110 meter hurdles silver USA
Johnson Carl 1920 track long jump silver USA
Johnson Kate 2004 rowing eight silver USA
Jones Burwell 1952 swimming 800 m freestyle relay gold USA
Kennedy Bill 1972 swimming 400 m medley relay bronze Canada
Ketchum Dan 2004 swimming 4 × 200 m free. relay gold USA
Kimball Bruce 1984 diving platform silver USA
King Micki 1972 diving 3 meter gold USA
Kraenzlein Alvin 1900 track 60 meter dash gold USA
Kraenzlein Alvin 1900 track 110 meter hurdles gold USA
Kraenzlein Alvin 1900 track 220 meter hurdles gold USA
Kraenzlein Alvin 1900 track long jump gold USA
Landstrom Eeles 1960 track pole vault bronze Finland
Lang Brent 1988 swimming 400 m freestyle relay gold USA
Larkin Barry 1984 baseball silver USA
Mahoney Bill 1972 swimming 400 m medley relay bronze Canada
Malchow Tom 1996 swimming 200 m butterfly silver USA
Malchow Tom 2000 swimming 200 m butterfly gold USA
Merriott Ron 1984 diving 3 meter bronze USA
Matchefts John 1956 hockey silver USA
McClatchey Alan 1976 swimming 800 m freestyle relay bronze Great Britain
McLean John 1900 track high hurdles silver USA
Namesnik Eric 1992 swimming 400 m ind. medley silver USA
Namesnik Eric 1996 swimming 400 m ind. medley silver USA
Orwig Bernice 2000 water polo silver USA
Phelps Michael 2004 swimming 200 m ind. medley gold USA
Phelps Michael 2004 swimming 400 m ind. medley gold USA
Phelps Michael 2004 swimming 100 m butterfly gold USA
Phelps Michael 2004 swimming 200 m butterfly gold USA
Phelps Michael 2004 swimming 200 m freestyle bronze USA
Phelps Michael 2004 swimming 4 × 100 m free relay bronze USA
Phelps Michael 2004 swimming 4 × 200 m free relay gold USA
Phelps Michael 2004 swimming 4 × 100 m medley relay gold USA
Phelps Michael 2008 swimming 400 m ind. medley gold USA
Phelps Michael 2008 swimming 4 × 100 m free relay gold USA
Phelps Michael 2008 swimming 200 m freestyle gold USA
Phelps Michael 2008 swimming 200 m butterfly gold USA
Phelps Michael 2008 swimming 4 × 200 m free relay gold USA
Phelps Michael 2008 swimming 200 m ind. medley gold USA
Phelps Michael 2008 swimming 100 m butterfly gold USA
Phelps Michael 2008 swimming 4 × 100 m medley relay gold USA
Phelps Michael 2008 swimming 100 m butterfly gold USA
Phelps Michael 2012 swimming 4 × 200 m freestyle gold USA
Phelps Michael 2012 swimming 4 × 100 m medley gold USA
Phelps Michael 2012 swimming 100 m butterfly gold USA
Phelps Michael 2012 swimming 200 m medley gold USA
Phelps Michael 2012 swimming 200 m butterfly silver USA
Phelps Michael 2012 swimming 4 × 100 m freestyle silver USA
Ray Elise 2000 gymnastics bronze USA
Roberts Trish 1976 basketball bronze USA
Robie Carl 1964 swimming 200 m butterfly silver USA
Robie Carl 1968 swimming 200 m butterfly gold USA
Rose Ralph 1904 track shot put gold USA
Rose Ralph 1904 track discus silver USA
Rose Ralph 1904 track hammer bronze USA
Rose Ralph 1908 track shot put gold USA
Rose Ralph 1912 track shot put silver USA
Rose Ralph 1912 track shot put-combined gold USA
Rydze Dick 1972 diving platform silver USA
Samson Paul 1928 swimming 800 m free. relay gold USA
Schule Fred 1904 track 110 meter hurdles gold USA
Seufert Chris 1984 diving platform silver USA
Smoke Marcia Jones 1964 kayaking 500 m singles bronze USA
Sohl Robert 1948 swimming 220 m breaststroke bronze USA
Spillane Joan 1960 swimming 400 m freestyle relay gold USA
Spillane Joan 1960 swimming 400 m medley relay gold USA
Thompson Chris 2000 swimming 1500 m freestyle bronze USA
Tolan Eddie 1932 track 100 meters gold USA
Tolan Eddie 1932 track 200 meters gold USA
Vanderkaay Peter 2004 swimming 4 × 200 m free. relay gold USA
Webster Bob 1960 diving platform gold USA
Webster Bob 1964 diving platform gold USA
White Robert 1956 hockey bronze Canada
Wouda Marcel 2000 swimming 800 m freestyle relay bronze the Netherlands

Athletic directors

Athletic director Years
Charles A. Baird 1898–1909
Philip Bartelme 1909–1921
Fielding H. Yost 1921–1940
Fritz Crisler 1941–1968
Don Canham 1968–1988
Bo Schembechler 1988–1990
Jack Weidenbach 1990–1994
Joe Roberson 1994–1997
Tom Goss 1997–2000
William C. Martin 2000–2010
David Brandon 2010–2014
Jim Hackett 2014–2016
Warde Manuel 2016–present

See also

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