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Guam High senior Cameron Brantley beat the Far East 300 hurdles meet record with a time of 39.88 seconds.

Guam High senior Cameron Brantley beat the Far East 300 hurdles meet record with a time of 39.88 seconds. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Two Guam High senior sprinters joined distance stars Jane Williams and William Beardsley in closing out the Far East track and field meet in record-breaking style Friday.

Aaron Johnson broke the 14-year-old long-jump record and Cameron Brantley a 12-year-old 300-hurdles mark at Yokota High School’s Bonk Field.

“It feels like a blessing. It’s my last year. I have to make it my best year,” said Brantley after becoming the first 300 hurdler to go under 40 seconds in a Far East meet, with a time of 39.88.

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