From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Junior Greg Foster  from Lumberton ran within 1-100^th of a second of Princeton’s indoor hurdles record with a PR race Satuday at the Ott Centre.

Foster, who ran a PR 7.83 at Penn last weekend, matched that in the trials Saturday at the Penn Elite, then blew that away with a lifetime-best 7.77 in the final. He won by 7-100ths of a seond over teammate Easton Tan, who ran a PR 7.84.

Foster is now tied for 2^nd in Princeton history, behind only Christian Brown of Delray Beach, Fla., who ran 7.76 at the 2022 Dr. Sander Columbia Scorcher at the Armory in 2022. Canadian Joey Daniels also ran 7.77 when he won 2020 Heps at Ithaca, his last race before transferring to Nebraska.

Foster is No. 2 in Division 1 in the long jump with his school-record 26-5 ¾ last weekend at Penn. He’s now No. 20 in the 60-meter hurdles. He did not long jump this weekend.

7.50 … Anwar Moore [Camden], Feb. 24, 2008, Boston
7.52 … Jack Pierce [Woodbury], Feb. 25, 1995, Fairfax, Va.
7.64 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine], Jan. 25, 2025, Lubbock, Texas
7.60 … Jamir Brown [Riverside], Dec. 6, 2024, Staten Island
7.77 … Greg Foster [Lumberton], Jan. 24, 2026, Philadelphia