Willingboro’s Jamere Brooks, a freshman at Rowan College Gloucester County, ran a huge hurdles PR and the 2nd-fastest time in the NJCAA Division 2 at the Ursinus Springfest Saturday.
Brooks lowered his PR over the 42-inch hurdles from 16.03 from the Stockton Invite last weekend all the way down to 15.25 in only his 2nd race over the 42-inch barriers.
Brooks didn’t compete indoors, so this was only his 2nd hurdles race since last May.
The only faster time in the NJCAA – National Junior College Athletic Association – Division 2 is a 15.22 by Robert Salazar-Rosell of Thaddeus Stevens of Hoboken, also at the Stockton Invite.
Brooks had a high school PR of 14.79 over the 39-inch hurdles from his win last year at the Burlington County Open at Lenape.
What’s the school record in the hurdles? Good luck with that. If you click the “records” section on the school’s web site, you get “page not found.”
I can tell you that South Jersey Track Hall of Famer John Sease, also from Willingboro, ran 14.34 for the old Gloucester County College – which became Rowan College Gloucester County – when he won the 1981 NJCAA national title at San Angelo State College in Texas. He also ran a hand-timed 13.9 at the 1981 Metropolitan Championships at Franklin Field.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 