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In addition to holding the Pacific and Far East meet cross-country records, Matthew C. Perry senior Jane Williams now owns the Pacific's 3,200-meter track and field mark.

In addition to holding the Pacific and Far East meet cross-country records, Matthew C. Perry senior Jane Williams now owns the Pacific's 3,200-meter track and field mark. (DAVE ORNAUER)

Now that Jane Williams is the Pacific record holder for track and field’s 3,200-meter run, the question is, how much faster can the Matthew C. Perry senior go?

“I’m hoping to get into the 10:40s,” Williams said Tuesday, three days after clocking 11 minutes, 0.89 seconds in what she says is her signature event.

That topped the old Pacific record of 11:04.56, set in 2015 by then-freshman Brittani Shappell of Tokyo’s Seisen International.

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