By Elizabeth Adams
Features Editor
From working about six hours a day, juggling classes, being an anchor on Bulletin TV, and keeping up with practice, you would be amazed to find out that California State University, Dominguez Hills track star Morgan Williams has time during the day to grab a bite to eat.
In fact, despite her hectic schedule and being on an athletes’ diet regimen, you can almost always find Williams snacking on something and being the first to offer up a good place to eat.
“I eat whatever I want, I try to be healthy and eat clean but I’m always hungry,” Williams said.
It’s Williams’ hunger, both in life and on the track, that keeps her motivated to succeed in life.
“My daily schedule is pretty hectic,” Williams said. “It’s hard managing all the tasks I have to do but I try my best to stay organized and on top of things.”
While managing her time can be tough a busy schedule is nothing new to Williams, who has been in track for the past 15 years. Growing up Williams had experience playing many sports including basketball, volleyball, and even gymnastics at one point, but she was seven when she started running track and hasn’t stopped since.
“I run track because I love the feeling of pushing my body to the limit,” Williams said.
When it came time for her to move on to higher education Williams didn’t hesitate to apply to CSUDH where her idol, Carmelita Jeter, previously ran track. Now in her senior year at CSUDH Williams participates in three events: the 100-meter, 200-meter, and 4×100 relay. In 2015, her eagerness to excel inspired her to run her fasted time, 13.65, in the 100-meter at a track meet held at Sant Diego State University.
“Track is an individual sport when you are doing a single event, to be able to excel you have to be mentally positive and trust your talents,” she said.
However, despite her desire to continue to push herself over all these years, Williams doesn’t measure her success on the field by just the time on the clock when she finishes a run. Instead, Williams said she’s more interested in how she is handling the situations and problems she’s going through at the time.
“Some of my best moments in track have been building lifelong relationships with the other girls and my coaches,” Williams said.
Photo courtesy of the Athletic Department.
