Riverside’s Jamir Brown, a Penn State sophomore, ran the 6th-fastest 60-meter hurdles race ever by a New Jersey athlete Saturday on his home track in State College.
After a near-PR 7.72 in the trials, Brown ran 7.63 in the final at the Nittany Lion Challenge, 3rd-fastest in school history and 3rd-fastest in NCAA Division 1 this year.
The only faster hurdlers South Jersey has produced are Anwar Moore of Camden, who ran 7.50 in Boston in 2008, and Olympic bronze medalist Jack Pierce of Woodbury, who ran 7.52 in Fairfax, Va., in 1995.
Brown set an NCAA Division 3 record of 7.72 last year at Ocean Breeze while competing for Rowan and also set a D-3 outdoor record with his 13.60 in the trials of the NJAC Championships in Ewing.
He lowered his PR to 7.71 at a meet in Ithaca last month in his Syracuse debut. This was his 2nd meet competing for the Orangemen.
Almost simultaneously with Brown’s race, Rutgers sophomore Chris Serrao from East Brunswick ran 7.68 at the Ott Center, which is now 9th-fastest in state history.
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
7.63 … Jamir Brown [Riverside], Jan. 16, 2026, State College
7.64 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine], Jan. 25, 2025, Lubbock, Texas
7.66 … Cory Poole [East Orange], Feb. 14, 2020, Clemson, S.C.
7.68 … Chris Serrao [East Brunswick], Jan. 16, 2026, Philadelphia
7.69 … Guy Rose [Wayne Hills], Feb. 24, 2001, State College, Pa.
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 