TACOMA — No doubt, Daniel Maton says: he feels the pressure of being a defending Class 4A state champion. A two-time defending champion, in fact.
“I was really nervous; it’s terrible,” the Camas High junior said. “People expect more out of you and high expectations. You’ve got to push harder and people expect you to go faster.”
Faster, Maton did Thursday in the 4A boys 1,600 meters event final as part of the opening day of the 4A/3A/2A state track and field championships. His winning time of 4 minutes, 7.50 seconds at Mount Tahoma High School beats his previous-best time of 4:11.24 he ran to win last year’s state title. Read more at The Columbian