It murdered us, but that's part of college life. Bucknam said his kids missed a lot of practice the last two weeks, but his rule is that no practice is mandatory. Academics come first, even if a paper was put off until it was due. If they have something to do, they get the time to do it. Devon Davis was probably at three practices the last two weeks.
School always comes first.
It cost us, but it cost us for the right reasons. Bucknam and his team have their sights set higher than Drake, anyway. The Missouri Valley Conference meet is less than three weeks away, and then they will compete in the NCAA meet. Before that, the Panthers will host a meet on their own track Sunday. A bulk of the action will be contested between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.