Natalie really came on at the end of the dual meet season.

They held a higher yardage threshold longer than the other kids.

It's a tough year because so many kids (from last year) graduated and went on to swim in college. But we're definitely a young team ... there's a bright future ahead of us.

If you just have one dual meet and a kid forfeits, it does not make him better. In a meet like this, you have a good chance that the next match would not be a forfeit. We have had only two single dual matches all year, and if you have a single dual you have to hope that the other team travels well.

I think that this meet showed we're a great dual meet team. It really showed that we can rally when our backs are against the wall.

I would much rather put together a big meet with a lot of teams instead of simply a dual meet. Big meets get the athletes' competitive juices flowing. It generates excitement because they want to see how they measure up against quality competition. And fans want to see that, too.