Track and field jumping and throwing events are won by the athlete who achieves the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ten events. In these, athletes participate in a combination of track and field events. Most track and field events are individual sports with a single victor; the most prominent team events are relay
Oregon Ducks track and field with track and field as one of the central themes. Bowerman himself wrote several books on the sport of running including "High Performance Training for Track and Field" which details coaching instruction for high level competition. He also wrote a book with a cardiologist called "Jogging", which detailed the medical benefits of jogging, to which many credited its exploding popularity. Bowerman's successor, Bill Dellinger, also authored a number of books regarding running, including "Competitive Runner's Training Book", "The Running Experience" and "Winning Running". The program's coaching extended beyond just within the program itself. Bowerman had his athletes mentor the community