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Humphreys "may have the fastest runners in DODEA-Pacific, athletics director Ben Pak says of Blackhawks senior Javon Foreman and junior D'Jhontae Douglas. Douglas is the new holder of the Pacific's 100-meter record in 10.53 seconds.

Humphreys "may have the fastest runners in DODEA-Pacific, athletics director Ben Pak says of Blackhawks senior Javon Foreman and junior D'Jhontae Douglas. Douglas is the new holder of the Pacific's 100-meter record in 10.53 seconds. (Brian K. McCollum/Special to Stripes)

In just two weeks, two Pacific high school track and field records have fallen, the latest to occur last Saturday at Camp Humphreys.

And D’Jhontae Douglas, a junior at Humphreys High School, didn’t just edge out the old 100-meter dash record – he broke it by nearly a quarter of a second.

“He’s on fire,” Blackhawks first-year track and field coach Misty Galamison said of Douglas. He clocked 10.53 seconds on what observers called an “ideal day,” temperatures in the 60s and little to no wind.

Read more at stripes.com.

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