OCSI's Jeremiah Tucker, center, now holds the Pacific record in the 100 at 10.45 seconds. (Thomas Mahaffie/Special to Strip)
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – Three Okinawa sprinters have waged a pitched battle to earn the title “Pacific’s fastest high school human,” chasing region supremacy in the 100-meter dash.
Sadly, one of those three won’t be in the hunt at next week’s Far East track and field meet at Yokota: Ryan Hater, a Kubasaki junior, tore his hamstring during practice Monday and is out for the rest of the season.
“It’s very unfortunate,” said Neil Kentish, a Kadena senior who’s among that sprinting threesome. “He put so much work in. To get hurt like that, he didn’t deserve it.”
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