Riverside’s Jamir Brown ran a hurdles PR 7.60 Friday afternoon in the semifinals of the Orange and Purple Invitational at Clemson. That’s 9th-fastest in the world, according to the World Athletics database.
His time is tied for 3rd-fastest in NCAA Division 1 and 2rd-fastest in Syracuse history, fastest in 14 years. It’s also 6th-fastest ever by a New Jersey high school alum and fastest by a South Jersey hurdler since Anwar Moore of Camden ran 7.50 in Boston in 2008. It’s also 4th-fastest this year by an American.
Brown, who set NCAA Division 3 records indoors and outdoros as a Rowan freshman last year, lowered his PR from 7.63, which he ran last weekend at Penn State.
Brown led all qualifiers in the semifinals after a 7.70 in the prelims. The final is coming up at 5:05 p.m.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 