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HOF 2023 - Derrick Williams

Derrick Williams

  • Class
  • Induction
    2023
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Years at CSU Pueblo: 2014-18
CategoryAthlete
Sport: Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Era: Colorado State University Pueblo (2003-present)
 
A standout in both the classroom and on the track, Williams graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors (3.99 GPA) in 2019 with both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Biology degrees … Was awarded the CSU Pueblo Threlkeld Prize of Excellence (top graduating student) in 2019 … Served as a team captain for both the cross country and track and field programs … Awarded both the CSU Pueblo and Spank Blasing Track & Field Athlete of the Year award and was a two-time RMAC Summit Award winner, a five-time RMAC Runner of the Year honoree and a three-time NCAA Division II Elite 90 Award recipient … Earned a total of 14 All-American honors in cross country and track and field … Named the RMAC Cross Country Academic Runner of the Year in 2015 and was a four-time CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American … Selected as the 2019 RMAC Man of the Year … Made 10 trips to the NCAA National Championships in both track and cross country … Along with earning 14 All-America accolades in his career, recorded five Top 3 performances at national championships and claimed six individual RMAC Championship titles … Helped the men's cross country team to back-to-back fourth place finishes (2018, 2019) in the UTFCCCA Men's Cross Country Program of the Year standings … The Columbia Falls, Mont., native, also earned six RMAC Academic Athlete of the Year honors … Williams is currently in his final year of medical school at Harvard University and along with going to medical school, he also earned his MBA from Harvard University.
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