Kubasaki's Ryan Hater and Perry's Jeremiah Wardrobe go side-by-side in the 200. Wardrobe won by .03 seconds. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – Jeremiah Wardrobe came within .01 seconds of breaking the 7-year-old Far East meet 100-meter record on Monday. He left nothing to chance on Tuesday.
The Matthew C. Perry senior sprinter beat the old mark of 10.77 by .05 seconds in the 100 final at Samurai Field. It was one of four titles earned by Wardrobe, who certainly proved he was dressed for success.
“Let’s go!” Wardrobe shouted, leaping down the field and flexing before the meet’s host crowd.
“I was absolutely sure” he was going to break the meet record, Wardrobe said after edging Jeremiah Tucker – the Pacific’s record holder in the event – by .05 seconds in Tuesday’s final. “I came here ready to win, and that’s what I did.”
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