Fantasy Track with the Pros

It's fantasy football time across the U.S., with millions of people having their annual drafts. While I've never taken part in fantasy football, I have taken part in fantasy track and field when it's offered by USATF (the predictions contest). The fantasy sports realm is a growing one, that keeps becoming more profitable year after year.

One area where I think our sport would thrive is in the fantasy realm. There are plenty of opportunities to have fantasy leagues, whether they be for cross country, track and field or road racing. The potential there is huge. But lets take it one step further...

If fantasy track and field/cross country/road racing really took off, I think a great way to promote the sport would be to have the top professional athletes take part as well, making their selections public so everyone could follow them and comment on their choices.

While they certainly couldn't be part of a paying league, USATF could assemble this and have a Pro Fantasy League. It'd be fun to follow, that's for sure. Plus, it would promote our sport a bit more, as the stars would be saying who they like to watch and who they think are the best in the sport. It's time for our sport to get aboard this crazy train of fantasy sports.