Jamir Brown had such a promising sophomore season it was easy to wonder just what he would be doing by the time he was a senior.
As a sophomore at Delran, Brown was the No. 2 sophomore in New Jersey in the 110-meter hurdles at 14.66 [behind only Yashahya Brown], he was No. 2 soph in the 400-meter hurdles at 54.52 [behind only 2024 Meet of Champions winner Jason Meza of Morristown], he was the No. 2 sophomore in the long jump [behind 2024 Meet of Champions triple jump winner Rece Englehart] and No. 3 in the triple jump [behind Englehart and Cresskill’s Joshua Yoon].
It was quite a resume, but after transferring to Riverside, Brown missed virtually all of the 2023 season with injuries.
This year, healthy again, Brown blossomed into one of the top performers in South Jersey history. He capped his record-setting season by earning All-America honors at West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field in the long jump, the only event her entered.
Brown placed 5th with a 23-5 ½ with legal wind on his 3rd attempt. He jumped 22-4 or better on all six attempts and averaged 22-7 ¾ per jump. He was the top New Jersey jumper – Englehart jumped 22-10 and placed 15th.
He winds up 4th in South Jersey history and 7th in state history in the high hurdles at 13.54, 22nd in the intermediates at 53.32 – which he only ran three times this year (and never lost) and 22nd in the long jump at 23-8 ¾. He also ran sub-22 in his only 200 – at the BCSL Championships.
Brown had a hand in 36 of Riverside’s 38 points at the state Group 1 meet at Pennsauken when the Rams placed 3rd in the state behind Woodbury and Glassboro in a 1-2-3 South Jersey sweep. He swept both hurdles and the long jump and anchored Riveside’s 3rd-place 4-by-100 team, which also included freshman Christopher Lopez, sophomore Justin Mary and senior Carmine Smith. Smith also placed in the high jump for Riverside that day.
Brown is in the top-10 in New Jersey Group 1 history in all three events and No. 1 all-time in the 110-meter highs.
All-Time South Jersey 110-Meter Hurdles List
13.43 … Danyne Brown [Camden], 1999
13.43 … Yashahya Brown [Washington Twp.], 2024
13.51 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine], 2019
13.54 … Jamir Brown [Riverside], 2024
13.59 … Gerard Reynolds [Willingboro], 1990
13.66 … Sultan Tucker [Delsea], 1997
13.73 … Kevin Hagamin [Timber Creek], 2014
13.74 … Dwight Ruff [Camden], 2001
13.75 … Rashad Baker [Wilson], 2000
13.76 … Nate Harley [Pleasantville], 1996
13.76 … Isaac Williams [Willingboro], 2012
13.77 … Anthony Acklin [Triton], 2001
13.77 … Eric Foster [Willingboro], 2024
13.81 … Scot McCray [Camden], 1997
13.81 … Jeff Young [Wilson], 1999
13.87 … Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken], 2023
13.90 … Edwin Alston [Winslow Twp.], 2015
13.92 … Enrique Llanos [Wilson], 1999
13.93 … Malachi Wesley [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2022
13.93 … Alexander Hollimon [Williamstown], 2024
13.94 … Hal Lathan [Egg Harbor Twp,], 2009
13.95 … Kevin White [Haddon Heights], 1992
13.95 … Naseem Smith [Deptford], 2019
13.96 … Devon Carter [Washington Twp.], 2010
13.97 … Will Brown [Palmyra], 2006
13.97 … Syteek Farrington [Camden], 2010
13.99 … Herb Reid [Lenape], 2000
All-Time South Jersey 400-Meter Hurdles List
50.37 … Dwight Ruff [Camden], 2001
50.96 … Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken], 2024
51.39 … Rueben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2004
51.5h … Martin Booker [Camden], 1981
51.62 … Fred Sharpe [Paulsboro], 1997
51.82 … Azim Smith [Millville], 2001
52.10 … Tim Carey [Washington Twp.], 2009
52.0h … Vince Rawlins [Eastern], 1992
52.4h … Diandre Chandler [Camden], 1986
52.4h … Donovan Darius [Wilson], 1993
52.54 … Marcus Lee [Vineland], 2004
52.56 … Royce Reed [Bridgeton], 1995
52.62 … Devon Matthews [Pleasantville], 1999
52.62 … Harran Williams [Delran], 1999
52.62 … Ian Moore [Lenape], 2001
52.65 … Lathan Brown [Deptford], 2024
52.66 … Justin Dupree [Camden], 1996
52.66 … Aaron Younger [Delsea], 2007
52.68 … Premier Wynn [Pennsauken], 2024
52.71 … Mike Brown [Lenape], 1996
52.71 … Mike Morrison [Willingboro], 2003
52.72 … Devon Carter [Washington Twp.], 2000
52.87 … Demetrius Rooks [Absegami], 2008
52.89 … Barry Bethea [Eastern Reg.], 2010
52.92 … Alex Reber [Eastern Reg.], 2012
52.8h … Jack Thompson [Edgewood], 2001
52.89 … Devon Patton [Willingboro], 1990
52.94 … Maurice Young [Camden], 2002
52.96 … Tyler Davidson [Willingboro], 2016
53.01 … Shareef Muhammed [Willingboro], 2003
53.05 … Dayne Brown [Camden], 1998
53.13 … Donnie House [Timber Creek], 2011
53.14 … Michael Bolling [Willingboro], 2000
52.9h … Bill Galbraith [Cherry Hill West], 1976
52.9h … Bill Newmuis [Penns Grove], 1982
53.16 … Matt Collins [Bishop Eustace], 1997
53.1h … Daryl Merriman (Willingboro), 1982
53.1h … William Mobley [Eastern], 1983
53.22 … Will Washington [Delsea Reg.], 2006
53.28 … Kervens Mezilus [Cherry Hill East], 2017
53.29 … Joe Lewis [Pleasantville], 1998
53.30 … Maxwell Dickens [Paul VI], 2016
53.31 … Mike Williams [Lenape], 2013
53.32 … Jamir Brown [Riverside], 2024
53.36 … Nate Harley [Pleasantville], 1997
53.43 … Keith Fleming [Egg Harbor Twp.], 1994
53.3h … Kerry Vivett [Edgewood], 1985
53.48 … Dan Morris [Rancocas Valley], 1991
53.48 … Ashraf Maklache [Cherry Hill East], 2024
53.49 … Firman Walden [Overbrook], 1986
All-Time South Jersey Long Jump List
26-8 ¼ … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
25-2 …….. Anthony Averett [Woodbury], 2012
25-1 ½ … Gerard Reynolds [Willingboro], 1990
25-0 …….. William Spearman [Woodrow Wilson], 1996
24-8 ….….. Isaac Samuels [Willingboro-Kennedy], 1983
24-11 ¼ … Anthony Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2002
24-5 ….….. Mike Morrison [Willingboro], 2003
24-4 ¼ … Ahmad Fogg [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2023
24-3 ¾ … Mikhail Micheaux [Eastern], 2013
24-1 ½ … Mike Boone [Burlington City], 1990
24-0 ½ … Kerry Vivett [Edgewood], 1984
23-11 ½ … Syteek Farrington [Camden], 2009
23-11 ½ … Rece Englehardt [Moorestown], 2024
23-11 ….….. Preston Beckley [Eastern], 1993
23-11 ….….. Nick Brown [Bridgeton], 1999
23-10 ¾ .. Bob Schuenemann [Collingswood], 1932
23-10 ¼ … Ben Liles [Kingsway], 1992
23-10 …….. Jerry Mathis [Willingboro], 1985
23-10 …….. Steve Harper [Atlantic City], 1993
23-9 ……… Dave Klemic [Mainland Reg.], 1996
23-9 ……… Robert Jordan [Millville], 1999
23-8 ¾ … Jamir Brown [Riverside], 2024
23-8 ½ … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
23-8 ½ … Bill Mobley [Eastern], 1990
23-8 ½ … Lamar Sturdivant [Woodbury], 1996
23-8 ½ … Sean McPherson [Delsea], 2010
23-8 ….….. Jamal Powell [Bridgeton], 1991
23-7 ¾ … Clem Jones [Vineland], 1968
23-7 ½ … Matt Rose [Bordentown], 1984
23-7 ¼ … Reginald Morton [Oakcrest], 2013
23-6 ¾ … Jamal Powell [Bridgeton], 1990
23-6 ½ … Ed Loges [Shawnee], 1992
23-6 ½ … Reggie Riggs [Pennsauken Tech], 1988
23-6 ½ … Ter’Mer Hill [Clayton], 2021
23-6 ½ … Floyd Whitaker [Highland], 2021
23-6 ¼ … Jamal Heard [Bridgeton], 1990
23-6 …….. Tyler Clybourn [Oakcrest], 2016
23-6 …….. Chris Gillis [Pennsauken], 2000
23-6 …….. Antwan Dickerson [Pennsauken], 2013
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 