Miles Thompson wants to be remembered for more than state track championships
Cedar Rapids Washington's Miles Thompson (center), Southeast Polk's Abu Sama (left), and Urbandale's Ryan Marshall (right) compete in the Class 4A ...
Cedar Rapids Washington's Miles Thompson (center), Southeast Polk's Abu Sama (left), and Urbandale's Ryan Marshall (right) compete in the Class 4A boys' state track and field 100-meter dash Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) DES MOINES — Miles Thompson is a sprinter, one of the best that the state has ever seen. But he wants to be remembered as more than a guy who ran fast. 'It's not about breaking records or anything like that,' the senior from Cedar Rapids Washington said.