"As an athlete, everything he touches turns to gold."

The Star-Tribune's Patrick Reusse, no stranger to track and field this year, just wrote a nice column on MSU-Mankato high jumper Jim Dilling the new USA Champion in the event.

In the piece, Dilling's coach Mark Schuck tells the story of Dilling's morph from a football-playing, mediocre high jumper to a four-time D2 champ and World Championships team member.

"As an athlete, everything he touches turns to gold," Schuck said.