Arizona's Nick Ross clears the bar on his way to winning the men's high jump during the Pac-10 track and field championships at Roy P. Drachman Track and Field Stadium in Tucson, Ariz., on Friday, May 13, 2011. Photo by Greg Bryan / Arizona Daily Star   

Former UA NCAA champion Ross training in Tucson 

Another former UA NCAA high jump champion, Nick Ross, remains in Tucson, training with Blockburger. Ross was probably the top all-around athlete on campus in 2013 and 2014, but it doesn’t translate financially the way it does for basketball and football players. Ross is working at Desert Diamond Casino, hoping to land a larger endorsement contract after this summer’s U.S. finals. 


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