Yashahya Brown continued chasing the state hurdles record Friday, improving his No. 3 time in state history at the Olympic and Tri-County conference meet at the Bubble.
Brown, a Washington Township senior, lowered his U.S.-leading time in the 55-meter highs from 7.13 to 7.11. He had run 7.13 last month at the Armory.
His time is No. 15 in U.S. history.
Brown is now just 4-100ths of a second off the state record of 7.07, set by East Orange’s Cory Poole at 2017 Armory Nationals, and just 1-100th of a second off the South Jersey record of 7.10, set at 201 Armory Nationals.
ALL-TIME UNITED STATES 55-METER HURDLES LIST
6.87 … Trey Cunningham [Winfield City, Ala.], 2017
7.04 … Kurt Powdar [Oscar Smith, Va.], 2019
7.04 … Ayden Owens [North Allegheny, Pa.], 2018
7.05 … Grant Holloway [Grassfield, Va.], 2015
7.05 … Wayne Davis [Southeast Raleigh, N.C.], 2009
7.05 … Chad Zallow [Kennedy, Warren, Ohio], 2015
7.07 … Johnny Dutch [Clayton, N.C.], 2007
7.08 … Deworski Odom [Overbrook, Philadelphia], 1995
7.07 … Cory Poole [East Orange Campus], 2017
7.10 … Eric Perry [Menchville, Va.], 1979
7.10 … Patrick Mann [Gar-Field, Va.], 1984
7.10 … Michael Hancock [George Washington, Denver], 2008
7.10 … Damion Thomas [Northeast, Oakland Park, Fla.], 2017
7.10 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine], 2019
7.11 … Yashahya Brown [Washington Twp.], 2024
7.12 … Rod Wilson [Bartram, Philadelphia], 1979
7.14 … Nathaniel Rayan [Scotch Plains-Fanwood], 2023
6.9h … Dan Lavitt [Raytown, Mo.], 1976
6.9h … Renaldo Nehemiah [Scotch Plains-Fanwood], 1977
6.9h … Jeff Martin [Indianapolis], 1995
7.15 … Terrance Trammell [Decatur, Ga.], 1997
7.15 … Jermaine Cooper [Giddings, Texas], 1999
7.15 … Josh Hembrough [Forest Hills, Northern, Mich.], 2007
7.15 … Donovan Robertson [Midpark, Berea, Ohio], 2012
ALL-TIME N.J. 55-METER HURDLES LIST
7.07 … Cory Poole [East Orange Campus], 2017
7.10 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine], 2019
7.11 … Yashahya Brown [Washington Twp.], 2024
7.14 … Nathaniel Rayan [Scotch Plains-Fanwood], 2023
6.9h … Renaldo Nehemiah [Scotch Plains], 1985
7.18 … Sultan Tucker [Delsea], 1996
7.19 … Jermaine Collier [Trenton], 2012
7.22 … Dwight Ruff [Camden], 2001
7.22 … Isaac Williams [Willingboro], 2012
7.27 … Dwight Henry [Irvington], 2020
7.29 … Nate Harley [Pleasantville], 1996
7.29 … Danyne Brown [Camden], 1999
7.29 … Will Brown [Palmyra], 2006
7.29 … Chris Serrao [East Brunswick], 2022
ALL-TIME S.J. 55-METER HURDLES LIST
7.10 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine], 2019
7.11 … Yashahya Brown [Washington Twp.], 2023
7.18 … Sultan Tucker [Delsea], 1996
7.22 … Dwight Ruff [Camden], 2001
7.22 … Isaac Williams [Willingboro], 2012
7.29 … Nate Harley [Pleasantville], 1996
7.29 … Danyne Brown [Camden], 1999
7.29 … Anthony Acklin [Triton], 2001
7.29 … Will Brown [Palmyra], 2006
7.31 … Anthony Vasquez [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2020
7.32 … Jon Dickey [Penns Grove], 1985
7.34 … Chais Hill [Highland], 2015
7.35 … Gerard Reynolds [Willingboro], 1990
7.36 … Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken], 2023
7.39 … Rashad Baker [Wilson], 2000
7.39 … Isaiah Lewis [Winslow Twp.], 2020
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 