# @csucollegian on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJXy0xisXW2
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30329369-csucollegian-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9b16a38c4c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-05-08T00:03:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Rocky Mountain Collegian (@CSUCollegian) — https://gondola.cc/CSUCollegian

## Caption

After having his left leg amputated from pediatric osteosarcoma at 6 years old, Colorado State University student Garrison Hayes adapted to wearing a prosthetic limb throughout his childhood.

While the biomedical and mechanical engineering senior adjusted over time, receiving gold and bronze medals at the 2014 USA Paralympic Track & Field National Championships, Hayes' ambition to assist fellow amputees never wavered. This dream came to fruition after assembling a team for his senior capstone design project.

The team, composed of four other undergraduate engineering students, included Hayes, Thomas Leachman, Eric Gutierrez-Camacho, Lily Lindstrom and Justin Rudrow. Together, they set out to address a gap in the current prosthetic limb market.

Read more at the link in our bio.

Written by Katie Fisher
Cover photo courtesy of Eric Gutierrez-Camacho
Second photo by Katie Fisher

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