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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Chris Helwick practices at the Jack Christiansen Memorial Track at Colorado State University. Former University of Tennessee graduate and Track and Field Decathlete, 33 year old Chris Helwick has put his economic developer career on hold to pursue a goal of representing the United States in the decathlon at the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo. Along with his training, Helwick is a volunteer assistant Track and Field coach at Colorado State. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

Chris Helwick still hopes Olympic dreams come true in 2020

Connor Kane December 12, 2019

At one point, Chris Helwick thought of his job as an economic developer for the city of Greeley as a lifetime career. But after years of reflection, the 34-year-old retired decathlete quit and moved to...

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