Mustang girls finish 1-3 in Class D 3200

Mustang girls finish 1-3 in Class D 3200

McCool Junction sophomore Leah Dawson ran the final lap in 1:10 to pull away for the state title in the 3200 Friday afternoon; teammate Kayleigh Betka joined her on the podium in third at Burke Stadium.

Thomas Jefferson's Shifferd saves best 3200 for last

By Chris Parker Thomas Jefferson senior Macie Shifferd normally comes focused on running even splits through the middle laps of her 3200-meter races. On Friday, she still ran her even splits with the middle six laps being between 1:28.09 and 1:33.44, but they were far from her biggest concern. “I try to get really even splits and I am very conscious about what my times are per lap,” Shifferd said. “This race I wasn’t thinking about it as much, b…