Tualatin High School's Caleb Lakeman is fast.
Just how fast surprised even him, after Lakeman dashed to a win at the Ash Creek Cross Country Festival, Sept. 11, at Western Oregon University in Monmouth. The Timberwolf topped the field of more than 250 of the state's premier high school runners, posting a personal-best time of 14:58.50.
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