In his first collegiate race, Washington Township’s Yashahya Brown ran the 3rd-fastest hurdles time in Rutgers history Friday at the Armory.
Brown won the Rutgers Holiday Classic in 7.86 in his first race over the 42-inch hurdles. Brown is one of two college freshmen from South Jersey (with the same last name) to run 7.86 on Friday in their first college race. Jamir Brown of Riverside ran 7.86 at Ocean Breeze, the 7th-fastest time in NCAA Division 3 history. Yashahya and Jamir Brown ran 1-2 last spring in the Meet of Champions hurdles.
Rutgers hurdlers from South Jersey ran 1-2-4, with freshman Eric Foster Jr. from Willingboro 2nd in 8.23 and Bryce Tucker from Pennsauken 4th in 8.31 in his first collegiate indoor hurdles race.
The only Rutgers hurdlers faster than Brown are Chris Serrao [7.74 at the 2023 Big Ten Championships in Geneva, Ohio] and Kyle Grady [7.84 at the 2010 Big East Championships at the Armory]. Serrao’s 7.74 is the Rutgers freshman record.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 