Both relay teams dropped the baton (4 x 100 in the semifinal, 4 x 400 in the final).
They always get to the big stage, but really suck it up. That being said. finishing 17th in the nation is nothing to be ashamed of. Schmidt and Dudley have quietly built a solid program, and they just signed the #1 high schooler in the nation, who happened to be from Starkville High.