Dillon Baker of Shorecrest wins State 3A championship in 110-meter hurdles

Shorecrest senior Dillon Baker won the State 3A championship in the 110-meter hurdles Friday at the State track and field championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

Baker won with a time of 15.14 seconds, after having the top qualifying time of 15.46 seconds Thursday.

Our news partner The Seattle Times called Baker a novice at the hurdles and had this quote from Baker:

"It feels pretty good because I didn't start hurdling until midway through last season,"

The Times also said this:

“At 6 feet 6 and nearly 200 pounds, Dillon Baker had the athletic frame to excel in the hurdles. He just didn't have the technique.

“Enter YouTube.

"’I did a lot of work in the offseason working on my form just by myself and watching YouTube videos,’ Baker said. ‘So that helped me. That came back to this season.’"

Read the rest of the Times story here: