Willson dominates state 3200 for lone local win in state finals

Powered by distance runner Morgan Willson’s 3200 meter title, the Colfax girls track team booked a fifth place finish in the state 2B championships at EWU in Cheney Friday and Saturday.

Running second for the past two years to Mikel Elliot of White Pass, Willson, now a junior, put away her first title early in Friday’s 3200 meter race. Starting in lane eight, Willson bolted across the field to the inside after the start and kept them behind her the rest of the way.

Willson’s winning time was 11:09.09, more than 20 seconds ahead of Kim Barry of Lake Roosevelt who tracked Willson for the first p...