With track and field events in full swing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Derrick Williams has set lofty goals for himself — goals that would have him competing four years from now at the Tokyo Games.

Courtesy Photo Colorado State University-Pueblo senior Derrick Williams skills as a student and a track athlete have garnered him numerous awards and scholarships.

 

 

 

 

 

The ambitious Colorado State University-Pueblo student and track athlete with Jamaican roots said seeing world-class athletes compete this week shows him how hard he’ll have to work.

“I understand that it’s a far shot to get to the Olympics, especially now that you watch the athletes compete,” Williams said.

“It makes you realize how big of a gap there is between a fairly competitive college athlete and somebody who is in the Olympics.”