Deptford senior Kareem Brown moved into the all-time South Jersey top-10 in the 400-meter hurdles with a huge race Wednesday at the Meet of Champions at Pennsauken.
Brown placed 2nd in 52.28, 9th-fastest in South Jersey history and 3rd-fastest on the all-time Gloucester County list behind Fred Sharpe of Paulsboro in 1997 and Washington Township’s Tim Carey in 2009. So fastest 400IH time by a Gloucester County runner in 17 years.
Brown lowered his PR from 53.07 from the state Group 3 meet at Northern Burlington and broke the school record of 52.65 set by Lathan Brown at the 2023 Meet of Champions in Somerset.
Kasey Kinsley of Hunterdon Central won the race in 51.91, breaking the Hunterdon County record of 52.35 set by Hunterdon Central’s Jameson Woodell at the 2018 Meet of Champions at Northern Burlington.
Brown’s 52.28 is also 8th-fastest ever by a South Jersey intermediate hurdler at the Meet of Champions.
Kingsway senior Max Dyer ran a PR and Kingsway school-record 54.84 in 12th place, Northern Burlington junior Chandler Richardson was just behind him in 54.95, Egg Harbor junior Xavier Auceule ran a PR 55.48 for 14th and Buena junior Malik Smith PR’d at 56.07 for 16th.
All-Time South Jersey Meet of Champions List
50.96 … Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken], 2023
51.14 … Dwight Ruff [Camden], 2001
51.39 … Reuben McCoy [Winslow], 2004
51.62 … Fred Sharpe [Paulsboro], 1997
52.07 … Azim Smith [Millville], 2001
52.16 … Vince Rawlins [Eastern], 1992
52.17 … Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken], 2023
52.28 … Kareem Brown [Deptford], 2026
52.2h … Martin Booker [Camden], 1981
All-Time South Jersey 400IH List
50.37 … Dwight Ruff [Camden], 2001
50.96 … Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken], 2023
51.39 … Rueben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2004
51.5h … Martin Booker [Camden], 1981
51.62 … Fred Sharpe [Paulsboro], 1997
51.82 … Azim Smith [Millville], 2001
52.10 … Tim Carey [Washington Twp.], 2009
52.0h … Vince Rawlins [Eastern], 1992
52.28 … Kareem Brown [Deptford], 2026
52.4h … Diandre Chandler [Camden], 1986
52.4h … Donovan Darius [Wilson], 1993
52.54 … Marcus Lee [Vineland], 2004
52.56 … Royce Reed [Bridgeton], 1995
52.62 … Devon Matthews [Pleasantville], 1999
52.62 … Harran Williams [Delran], 1999
52.62 … Ian Moore [Lenape], 2001
52.65 … Lathan Brown [Deptford], 2023
52.66 … Justin Dupree [Camden], 1996
52.66 … Aaron Younger [Delsea], 2007
52.68 … Premier Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
52.70 … Alexander Osayemi [Clayton], 2025
52.71 … Mike Brown [Lenape], 1996
52.71 … Mike Morrison [Willingboro], 2003
52.72 … Devon Carter [Washington Twp.], 2000
52.87 … Demetrius Rooks [Absegami], 2008
52.89 … Barry Bethea [Eastern Reg.], 2010
52.92 … Alex Reber [Eastern Reg.], 2012
52.8h … Jack Thompson [Edgewood], 2001
52.89 … Devon Patton [Willingboro], 1990
52.94 … Maurice Young [Camden], 2002
52.96 … Tyler Davidson [Willingboro], 2016a
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 