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From Division 2 to the World Championships

Four years ago, being a world-class high jumper was not even a blip on Jim Dilling’s radar. Now, the former Minnesota State student-athlete is headed to the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships as the reigning USA Track & Field national outdoor champion. NCAAsports.com
Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 by Ross Epstein filed under

13 comments (Add your own)

1. Evan E. wrote:
He can dunk from the free throw line? Get this guy a Wizards jersey asap!

January 22, 2008 @ 1:55 PM

2. lilyonni00 wrote:
This just goes to show how a lot of good athletes are playing the wrong sport- if he hadn't got injured, he might have sat on the football bench all season...instead he is a star!

January 22, 2008 @ 1:55 PM

3. mikey m wrote:
Hard work pays off...

January 22, 2008 @ 2:17 PM

4. nick brown wrote:
there are so many gifted athletes that could be playing more than one sport these days if the season's didn't interfer with eachother

January 22, 2008 @ 2:22 PM

5. jimbo jones wrote:
I guess getting injured can indeed help you out in the end... it brought him from a noone to a superstar

January 28, 2008 @ 1:17 PM

6. Devin wrote:
Lets see what the kid can do on a football field!!

January 28, 2008 @ 1:20 PM

7. jimbo jones wrote:
He doesn't need to show ya anything on the football turf anymore. He's proving himself just fine on the track and field courses

January 28, 2008 @ 1:24 PM

8. Devin wrote:
If he's a star at track and field and wasn't recruited for it, then what do ya think he can do when he puts the pads on... someone needs to give the kid a chance.

January 28, 2008 @ 1:26 PM

9. Samuel wrote:
This shows that you don't need to go to a top school to make it big. Congrats to this young man.

February 6, 2008 @ 12:43 PM

10. Eddie wrote:
Yeah CONGRATS to him! He proved everybody wrong.

February 20, 2008 @ 4:09 PM

11. Marki431 wrote:
That's the best when the underdog comes through. I love when athletes prove people wrong. Sometimes against all odds are the best odds.

February 25, 2008 @ 5:48 PM

12. tory wrote:
Forget the wizards... get him a warriors jersey!

May 5, 2008 @ 1:58 PM

13. David wrote:
The best feeling is to prove people wrong. It starts with believing in yourself...to do anything you have to believe in yourself. There will always be naysayers and negative people.

June 10, 2008 @ 12:48 PM

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