ARLINGTON — When Ramon Little crossed the finish line at the WIAA State Cross Country Championships at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco on Nov. 8, he was not happy.

His mind focused on the negatives. He felt he could have run better.

It wasn’t until a few moments later that the Arlington junior realized he had just won the state championship. It took even longer for him to process exactly what he had just accomplished. Not only did Little become Arlington’s first state champion in program history, he set a course record in the process.

It was as if the Seattle Seahawks’ ‘Legion of Boom’ had harped on allowing eight points instead of zero in their 43-8 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII.

“I don’t really know why (I felt like that), because I ran fast,” Little said, reflect

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