Big PR for Rutgers freshman Lathan Brown of Deptford in his second collegiate 400-meter intermediate hurdles race.
Brown ran 52.16 and placed 6th Friday in the South Florida Alumni Invitational in Tampa. He ran 53.64 last weekend in Princeton in his only other college hurdles race, and his lifetime best wa a 52.65 when he place 3rd in the Meet of Champions last June at Franklin High.
Brown’s time is No. 10 in Rutgers history, and he’s one of six South Jersey runners in Rutge’s’ all-time top-12 I the 400 hurdles.
Rutgers junior Micah Wood, who ran 51.42 two weeks ago, was 3rd Friday in 51.66. And freshman Bryce Tucker of Pennsauken ran 53.03.
Brown’s 52.16 puts him No. 5 in the Big Ten Conference so far this year and No. 2 among freshman. Tucker is the No. 3 freshman. Wood is No. 3 in the conference with his 51.42.
All-Time Rutgers 400 Hurdles Performance List
[South Jersey athletes in bold]
49.82 … Jameson Woodell [Hunterdon Central], Bloomington, Ind., May 25, 2022
50.65 … Aaron Younger [Delsea], Greenboro, N.C., May 28, 2010
50.79 … Boaz Madeus [Nottingham], Tampa, May 24, 2018
50.6h … Jack Hanley [J.P. Stevens], Knoxville, Tenn., 1969
51.35 … Jahmone Duhaney [Morris Catholic], Storrs, Conn., May 5, 2006
51.42 … Micah Wood [Rancocas Valley], Orlando, March 23, 2024
51.40 … Christopher Serrao [East Brunswick], March 17, 2023
51.68 … Steve Swern [Lenape], Princeton, May 14, 2010
52.11 … Kyle Holder [Randolph], Atlanta, April 21, 2017
52.16 … Lathan Brown [Deptford], April 5, 2024
52.19 … Harren Williams [Delran], Princeton, May 19, 2002
52.28 … Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken], Princeton, March 30, 2024
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 