Olympic dream nearing reality for ex-WWU decathlete

Alex Harrison’s vision extended beyond the walls of a shed-like building, his hands wrapped around the red handles of a 300-pound bobsled mounted to rails.

In one fluid motion, the 6-foot-1, former Western Washington University decathlete departed down the track at the U.S.A. Bobsled training facility in Lake Placid, N.Y., his grandest dreams attached to every powerful step he took.