From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Winslow junior Ma’Syiah Brawner won three events and placed in a 4^th, recorded the top triple jump mark in New Jersey this year, PR’d in the hurdles and won her only high jump competition this year Saturday at the Camden County Championships at Haddon Township.

Brawner has competed in 12 events at the county meet in three years with nine 1sts, one 2^nd and two 3rds.

Brawner won the high jump at 5-0, the long jump at 18-0 ½ and the triple jump with a state-leading 40-0. She ran 14.61 for 3^rd in the hurdles.

She now ranks No. 1 in New Jersey this year in the triple jump, No. 1 in the long jump with a wind-legal 19-7 at South Jersey Elite and 12^th in the hurdles. This was her first time high jumping this year, but she has a PR of 5-5. She has horizontal jump PRs of 19-7 ½ and 40-6 ½.

Winslow won the Large-School title by 145 points, 238-93 over Cherry Hill West.

Here’s a look at what Brawner has done in her first three county meets.

2023: 1^st High Jump [5-2], 1^st Long Jump [17-10 ½], 1^st Triple Jump [38-2 ¾], 2^nd hurdles [15.49]
2024: 1^st High Jump [5-0], 1^st Long Jump [18-11 ½], 1^st Triple Jump [37-10], 3^rd hurdles [15.40]
2025: 1^st High Jump [5-0], 1^st Long Jump [18-0 ½], 1^st Triple Jump [40-0], 3^rd hurdles [14.61]