Aaron Brooks, a Monmouth sophomore from Eastern, opened his 2023-24 season by moving into the Hawks’ all-time top-10 in the 60-meter hurdles.
Brooks placed 3rd in the hurdles at the Rutgers Holiday Classic at the Armory in 8.27. That makes him No. 9 in Monmouth history.
Brooks only ran two hurdles races as a freshman, with a PR over the 42-inch hurdles of 8.39 at a meet at Ocean Breeze last December.
Rider senior Marques Merriweather from Jakcson won the race in a PR 8.02 and Rutgers freshman Chiemelie Anosike from East Brunswick was 2nd in 8.17.
Brooks didn’t long jump or triple jump Saturday, but he placed in both horizontal jumps last year at the Coastal Athletic Conference Championships in Virginia Beach.
Burlington Township graduate Jalen Walker holds Monmouth records in both the 60-meter hurdles [7.90] and 110-meter hurdles [14.15] from 2015.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 