Atlantic County Tech junior Brianna Growalt ran the 15th-fastest hurdles time in South Jersey history Tuesday afternoon at the 90th annual Easterns at the Armory.
[Edit – Brianna ran 7.99 in the semis, No. 8 in South Jersey history]
Growalt ran 8.05 in the first of 11 heats of the 55-meter hurdles, lowering her PR from 8.09. That’s tied for 3rd-fastest in Atlantic County history. It’s also No. 18 in the U.S. this year.
It’s also 3rd-fastest in New Jersey this year, behind Winslow sophomore Jasmine Jackson [7.90] and Morristown’s Kayla Ewing, who led all qualifiers with a PR 8.01 Tuesday, No. 14 on the U.S. list.
Mainland Regional senior Camryn DeMorat was the 3rd-fastest qualifier, and her 8.35 is
Willingboro junior Trinity Brapoh was 7th-fastest qualifier for the semifinals with an 8.37 is 7th-fastest in Atlantic County history.
All-Time South Jersey Hurdles List
7.89 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
7.89 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
7.90 … Jasmine Jackson [Winslow], 2026
7.92 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981
7.94 … Lenaami Morton [Camden], 2017
7.98 … Nichole Belcher [Woodrow Wilson], 1992
7.98 … Tionna Tobias [Winslow Twp.], 2019
7.99 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2025
7.99 … Brianna Growalt [Atlantic Tech], 2026 [U.S. #18]
8.01 … Samantha Sharper [Woodrow Wilson], 2008
8.03 … Alethia Jenkins [Pennsauken], 2000
8.03 … Jailya Ash [Eastern], 2020
8.03 … Claudine Smith [Atlantic City], 2018
8.04 … Zonya Cross [Edgewood], 1983
8.05 … Sherese Price [Pleasantville], 1998
8.06 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 