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Matthew Rowland runs with a baton.

Matthew Rowland, two-time Far East Division II cross-country champion, helped the Panthers win the D-II relay title and repeat as D-II school champion. (Natalie DeLeo/Special to Stripes)

IKEGO HEIGHTS NAVAL HOUSING FACILITY, Japan – Different year, same school champions.

Led by two-time Division II champion Matthew Rowland and teammate Madeline Frost, Yokota captured the team relay portion of the Far East cross country meet team relay and repeated as D-II team champion.

Meanwhile, Guam High, with its deep lineup led by island champion Eldon Egbert, took the Division I team-relay crown and won its second straight D-I school title – just five days after dominating Guam’s all-island meet.

Read more at stripes.com.

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