We don't have all the pieces in place right now, but I feel that we'll be very strong by the end of the year. It will be a mistake to give up on us because we've had a slow start. I believe, when it's championship time, we're going to be there.

Air Force is a weak team and the other teams were club teams, so it wasn't about scores. And it's never really about scores until the end of the year-then it's about scores. But right now, it's about performances.

(The invite) is not a really hard meet. It's like a dress rehearsal. However, the rest of the way is really important.

We are a work in progress. I am just excited to go back to the gym and work harder. We will be really good in a month.

I am proud of the guys. Now, we will just wait until Saturday to see how it all shakes out. This bodes well for us. The guys can come back feeling like they can compete with the Oklahoma's and Ohio's of the country. We will make a real nice trip back East in a few weeks.

They're important pieces of our puzzle.