It's a very big blow. She would definitely stand a chance of winning a medal in the 200m and high jump, and the Champs is going to be so close that we cannot afford to give up points.

I think we took a good step. Illinois played the same team (winning 61-42). And in the back of our minds, we were measuring ourselves against them. One of the reasons I came back as a senior was to win a Big Ten championship.

It's not that we're shocked because we're winning. It's a shock that we got in a hole like we did. We knew we had talent in this locker room and we knew what type of coach we had. It's just about everyone putting their egos aside and that's what we're doing.

My job is to give my team a chance to win.

I'm really excited, even more excited that we have a great team. We have an amazing chance of winning it all this year.

Sam had an excellent tournament for a freshman. He had a real good chance, at one point, of winning the whole thing. The champ basically walked through the competition except for when he wrestled Sam.