In his first race for Syracuse, Riverside’s Jamir Brown ran the 5th-fastest 60-meter hurdles time in school history.
Brown, who set the NCAA Division 3 record of 7.72 a year ago today at Ocean Breeze in his first race for Rowan, ran a lifetime-best 7.71 in the trials of the Greg Page Relays Saturday morning at historic Barton Hall on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.
The final is scheduled for early Saturday afternoon.
Brown set the NCAA Division 3 record over the 110-meter highs with a 13.60 in the trials of the NJAC Championships last May in Ewing.
Brown’s time is fastest ever by a Burlington County hurdler, breaking a tie with Willingboro’s Isaac Williams, who ran 7.72 in Houston in 2015.
Syracuse does not have an all-time top-10 list on its web site, but I cobbled this together in anticipation of Brown’s arrival at Syracuse. It’s No. 4 all-time by a South Jersey hurdler and tied for 9th-fastest in New Jersey history.
All-Time Syracuse List
7.49 … Jarret Eaton, 2012
7.61 … Jaheem Hayes, 2023
7.65 … Freddie Crittenden, 2017
7.69 … Angelo Goss, 2018
7.71 … Jamir Brown, 2025
7.74 … Matt Moore, 2018
7.75 … Donald Pollitt II, 2014
7.81 … Amadou Gueye, 2013
7.82 … Emanuel Joseph, 2025
7.85 … Richard Floyd, 2018
7.86 … Tyler Garland, 2020
7.87 … David Gilstrap, 2017
7.91 … Anthony Vazquez, 2024
7.93 … Brevin Sims, 2021
7.94 … David Peters, 2025
All-Time New Jersey Alumni 60-Meter Hurdles List
7.46 … Jeff Porter [Franklin Twp.], Feb. 1, 2014, Mondeville, France
7.50 … Renaldo Nehemiah [Scotch Plains-Fanwood], March 10, 1989, Madrid, Spain
7.50 … Anwar Moore [Camden], Feb. 24, 2008, Boston
7.52 … Jack Pierce [Woodbury], Feb. 25, 1995, Fairfax, Va.
7.55 … Devon Hill [Trenton], March 10, 2012, Nampa, Idaho
7.64 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine], Jan. 25, 2025, Lubbock, Texas
7.66 … Cory Poole [East Orange], Feb. 14, 2020, Clemson, S.C.
7.69 … Guy Rose [Wayne Hills], Feb. 24, 2001, State College, Pa.
7.71 … Chris Serrao [East Brunswick], Jan. 11, 2025, Philadelphia
7.71 … Jamir Brown [Riverside], Dec. 6, 2024, Staten Island
7.72 … Isaac Williams [Willingboro], Jan. 9, 2015, Houston
7.73 … Todd Matthews [Notre Dame], Feb. 17, 2001, Blacksburg, Va.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 