TRACK & FIELD

COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS

⦿ One of the oldest college sports with a long and rich history of over a decade

⦿ The US college system has produced numerous Olympic track and field champions

⦿ College track and field teams have some of the very best practice facilities in the entire world

⦿ There are roughly 900 men’s and about 1000 women’s track and field teams across all divisions

⦿ Scholarship limits per team: D1 Men – 12.6, D2 Men – 12.6, D1 Women – 18, D2 Women – 12.6, NAIA Men & Women – 12.6, NJCAA Men & Women – 20

⦿ Former college athletes in the pros: Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, Ashton Eaton, Justin Gatlin