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Robert Parker competes in the long jump.

Kinnick's Robert Parker navigates the long jump. (Photo by Michael Gasidlo/Special to Strip)

Nile C. Kinnick and Yokota ran away with last year’s Far East track and field team titles.

Don’t look for more of the same.

“It should be close,” Red Devils coach Luke Voth said of what could be a razor-thin margin between defending champion Kinnick, Kadena and Humphreys in Division I. Defending Division II champion Yokota might have a battle on its hands with Matthew C. Perry and Zama sporting balanced rosters.

“I feel like we have a chance, but a lot of things will have to work out for us,” Voth said. “A few of our athletes will have to over-perform. Everyone else needs to do at least what they’re capable of.”

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