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Savannah Stewart has a big lead in the season-opening meet.

Freshman Savannah Stewart, a transfer from Ohio, could give Kubasaki's girls print program a huge boost. (Photo by Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

CHATAN, Okinawa – Ryan Hater’s narrative for his senior track and field season can easily consist of two words: Unfinished business.

The Kubasaki sprinter tore a hamstring last May 12 during practice and was out for the rest of the season, taking the luster off what had been a record-breaking season for Pacific sprinters.

Hater is back now, having rehabilitated the hamstring and gradually rounded himself into shape over the fall and winter months.

Read more at stripes.com.

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