DODEA-Japan fall sports teams gearing for return of Far East

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – While she was happy to capture the Far East Division II cross country championship a year ago, Jane Williams says running 12½ laps around a track and having her time submitted to DODEA-Pacific’s headquarters only goes so far.

So the Matthew C. Perry senior says she and her Samurai teammates are looking forward to the first true in-person Far East meet in four years, in late October at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

“It’s going to be a lot more fun in person,” said Williams, who began the DODEA-Japan season by taking first place in a head-to-head meet with E.J. King in Sasebo on Saturday. “I’m really excited.”

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