Bucklin, a junior, automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 100 hurdles and provisionally qualified in the 400 hurdles with her efforts at the Central Open May 2. Her 100 hurdle time of 14.09 is the best ever posted by an Iowa Conference hurdler and currently leads the nation. Bucklin’s time in the 400 hurdles is a personal best and currently leads the Iowa Conference. She also ran on a runner-up 4x100 relay that posted a season-best time. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)
