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St. Mary's senior William Beardsley broke his own Pacific and Far East meet records in the 1,600.

St. Mary's senior William Beardsley broke his own Pacific and Far East meet records in the 1,600. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Jane Williams and William Beardsley have spent this spring and all of last fall chiseling and re-chiseling their names into the pages of the Pacific’s cross country and track record books.

Thus, it was no surprise Thursday when the two senior distance runners once more etched new marks in both the Pacific and DODEA Far East track and field meet ledgers, each bettering standing 1,600-meter records.

Williams, of Matthew C. Perry, was timed in 5 minutes, 5.97 seconds on a brilliantly sunny, clear day at Yokota’s Bonk Field.

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