Associated Press
Updated: January 22, 2008, 1:58 PM ET

AUSTIN -- Texas' Destinee Hooker, the two-time defending NCAA high jump champion, will skip track this season to train with the U.S. women's national volleyball team before the Olympics.

Hooker is a standout hitter on the Texas volleyball team that advanced to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament. She and volleyball teammates Juliann Faucette and Lauren Paolini were among a group invited to train with...