Deptford junior Kareem Brown ran a big intermediate hurdles PR and the 2nd-fastest time in South Jersey this year at FAT Wednesday at Cherokee.
Brown ran 55.84, a nearly full-second PR from his 56.73 also at Cherokee last May. This was his first intermediates race since sectionals 11 months ago. The only faster intermediate hurdler in South Jersey this year is Winslow’s Dominic Bassey, who ran 54.04 earlier this month at the Deptford Spartan Relays.
Brown’s time is No. 11 in New Jersey this year.
Deptford has a rich history of intermediate hurdlers, led by Lathan Brown, who ran 52.65 in 2023 and placed 3rd in the Meet of Champions. He’s now a sophomore at Rutgers.
Shaquille Dixon [54.03 in 2015], Julian Rodriguez [55.15 in 2021], Tyrece Brown [55.28 in 2019], Tyler Garland [55.35 in 2016] and Brown have all run sub-56.
At Penn, Brown will run the 4-by-1 with senior Tyaire Randells, senior Neo Clark-Tabb and senior Kamari Brown at 12:20 p.m. Thursday and the South Jersey Small-School 4-by-4 with Clark-Tabb, senior Ryan Sanchez and junior Kyle Jackson at 5:15 p.m. Thursday
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 