> tonight on the rise features an athlete with big dreams and a drive to achieve them pick up desmond jackson and judy at hillside high lost his left leg before his first birthday. >> doctors had to amputate but as wncn's todd gibson reports, he's like any other athlete. >> reporter: desmond jackson was an athlete in search of a score. baseball, basketball, soccer, horseback riding. he tried them all. sports i tried. >> reporter: it's safe to say he found his for. his left leg was amputated above the need to to a birth defect. it hasn't seemed to slow him down but that doesn't mean hasn't stacy sherrill popsicles. and accomplished sprinter he can compete against able-bodied athletes during the regular season. at the state tracked me, he has to run alone. >> i am at peace with it and it helps my track team. because of that, it's no problem for me. >> these are the metals i want saturday at the state championship meet. >> reporter: jackson whether compete. does physical hope one day he will get the chance to the >> he does everything he supposed to is a regular kid. i believe he should be allow

jackson, for the most part, is like any other athlete. >> reporter: desmond jackson was an athlete in search of a sport. baseball, basketball, soccer. even horseback riding. jackson tried them all. >> track is one of the last sports i tried. >> it is safe to say he found his sport. his left leg was amputated above the knee due to a birth defect. it hasn't slowed him down. adopt mean he hasn't phased his share of and stackles. he can compete against the able bodied athletes during the regular season. in the track meet, he has to run alone. >> it helps my track team. so. because of that, you know, it is no problem. >> these are the medals i won on saturday at the state championship meet. >> reporter: still jackson would rather compete. those in his circles, hope he will get the chance. >> he does everything he is supposed to as a regular kid. he should run with the regular kids. determine the push. >> he will be running against other amputees as he sets his sights on the para olympics in rio dejaniero. he can compete against the best. >> pan a.m. games in canada. he placed third among g