by Brett Larner photo by Kazuyuki Sugimatsu After setting a girls' heptathlon junior national record over the last two days, Meg Hemphill (Kyoto Bunkyo H.S.) returned with another big day to wrap up the 2014 Japanese National High School Track and Field Championships. Dominating the heats and semi-finals of the 100 m hurdles, Hemphill ran 13.72 (-0.9) to win the final by 0.11 over Sayaka Kobayashi (Anjo Gakuen H.S.). Doubling in the 4x400 m relay, she anchored Kyoto Bunkyo 's team to a 3rd-place finish in 3:44.62, a long way behind winner Higashi Osaka Prep Keiai H.S. in 3:39.17 but just 0.03 out of 2nd behind Soyo H.S. Taking all of her achievements at this year's Championships together Hemphill looks set to be one of Japan's big new names on the track. Boys' 400 m hurdles champion Takumu Furuya (Soyo H.S.) likewise showed good range. After winning the 400 mH title on Friday, Furuya returned to take the 110 m hurdles title in 14.05 running into a -...
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