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

While a large number of track stars earn scholarships to run in college, field athletes are finding it challenging to gain attention. Read one authors take on why the process is so difficult for field athletes hoping to earn a scholarship. Gazette.net

The Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee has decided not to pursue a pole vault rule which would have separated intercollegiate pole vault from the rest of the world. NCAA.org