Willingboro’s Jamere Brooks PR’d twice Saturday and recorded the fastest JUCO time in the country in the 110-meter hurdles.
Brooks, a freshman at Rowan College Gloucester County, began his day with a PR of 15.25 from last weekend at Ursinus. That was only his 2nd race ever over the 42-inch highs.
On Saturday, he ran a wind-aided 14.92 [3.5] in the trials at the Bill Butler Invitational at West Chester, but he got legal wind in the final [1.9] and ran even faster, winning the race at 14.84.
That bumps Robert Salazar-Rosell of Thaddeus Stevens College in Lancaster from the top spot in the NJCAA Division 3.
Brooks is now almost as fast over the 42-inch barriers as he was over the 39-inch high school hurdles. His PR at Willingboro was 14.79 from his win last year at the Burlington County Open at Lenape.
Brooks has only competed in three meets in college, dropping his PR from 16.03 at Stockton to 15.32 in the trials and 15.25 in the final last weekend at Ursinus and then 14.92 and 14.84 on Saturday.
For those of you who keep track of these things, West Chester’s Farrell Stadium is not in West Chester. It’s partially in West Goshen Township and partially in Westtown Township. The border runs through the stadium.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 