Bucklin, a junior, was named Most Valuable Performer at the 2009 Iowa Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships after sweeping titles in the 100- and 400-meter hurdles and running legs on Simpson’s third-place 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays. She set a school and Conference meet record with a blistering 13.92-second pass in the 100 hurdle preliminaries Friday. Bucklin’s mark shattered the mark of 14.32 set by Wartburg’s Lucy Joseph at the 2007 Championships. Bucklin also won the 400 hurdles in 1:03.31. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)
