In the second 55-meter dash of her life, Cedar Creek junior Daizhae’ Brown ran the 6th-fastest 55 in Atlantic County history.
Brown ran 7.25 in the Cape Atlantic League Meet #4 at the Atlantic City Armory of all places, finishing well clear of Hammonton freshman Corinne Egan, who ran 7.50 – the fastest time in New Jersey so far this year by a freshman.
Her 7.25 is No. 6 in the state this year, according to MileSplit, although it’s not yet listed in their database.
According to her MileSplit page, this is Brown’s first year of indoor track. She was a state medalist in the long jump last year with a PR of 16-8 ¾ and then a 16-10 ¾ in a summer track meet in Des Moines, Iowa.
In her only previous 55, she ran 7.59 in a meet at the Bubble two weeks ago.
Brown also has a 5-2 high jump clearance to her credit early this indoor season. She hit 5-2 – eight inches above her previous PR – at the Bubble in the same meet. That equals No. 5 in New Jersey this year and ties the Cedar Creek indoor record set in 2020 by Nina Casselberry and overall record shared by Casselberry and Brianna Mays, who cleared 5-2 outdoors in 2014.
Here’s what I found for the top Atlantic County 55-meter dash times:
6.98 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2020
7.07 … Angela Clyburn [Egg Harbor Twp.], 1991
7.18 … Sherese Price [Pleasantville], 1997
7.20 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
7.22 … Ajae Alvarez-Tyler [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2018
7.25 … Daizhae’ Brown [Cedar Creek], 2024
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 