Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel happy to have this 'problem'

Ann Arbor – Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel celebrated briefly with Michigan women’s basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico, whose team had just defeated North Carolina State on Sunday for a trip to the Sweet 16, and then laughed about his crazy travel arrangements for the next several days. But this is a good problem for an athletic director. The Michigan hockey team won the Big Ten title Saturday night and is the No.

1 overall seed for the upcoming NCAA tournament, the men’s basketball team is a No. 1 seed that has advanced to the Sweet 16, the women’s team is a No. 2 seed that will now play in the Sweet 16, and the women’s swimming and driving team just finished sixth in the nation.

More: Who does Michigan play next in Women's NCAA Tournament? More: Michigan women say they're 'capable of a national championship' “I just couldn't be more proud,” Manuel told The Detroit News on Sunday. “I’ve got to get on a bunch of planes and go a bunch of different locations, but it's one of the best problems to have at this point in time as an athletic director, and I'm just super excited to see them, to support them, and to watch them continue to drive success in the regional.

It's a great problem to have. It's one that you work so hard for. ” Manuel, whose department currently is being investigated by an outside law firm as requested by him and the university Regents, praised everyone from team trainers to equipment staff, the mental health staff and academic support for the teams’ successes.