• Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Login
  • Register
  • Home
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home Events

2022 USATF Outdoor Champs: Melissa Jefferson takes the Women’s 100m title in windy 10.69!

Larry EderbyLarry Eder
June 29, 2022
0
2022 USATF Outdoor Champs: Melissa Jefferson takes the Women’s 100m title in windy 10.69!

Terry, Hobbs, Jefferson, Women's 100m, USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon, June 23-26, 2022, photo by Kevin Morris

0 0
0
SHARES
75
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

 

The USATF Championships always bring out some huge surprises. The athletes everyone thinks are going to make the team, show that they are, actually human. And young athletes, who have had some challenges, get it together and show the world that they better be recognized.

RelatedPosts

The crisis at UK Athletics: Six Deep Thoughts

Top 10 male African athletes in 2023 (5-1)

Caster Semenya: The race to be myself, Penguin Randon House, 2023

Both happened in the Women’s 100 meters.

Sha’Carri Richardson, USATF Outdoor Track and Field, Championships held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon, June 23-26, 2022, photo by Kevin Morris

In the first heat, round 1,  of the women’s 100 meters, Aleia Hobbs showed that she is on fire, running 10.88 in the heat, after her PB of 10.83 at the NY Grand Prix on June 12, 2022. Aleia was followed by Tamara Clark, 10.94, Mary Beth Saint Price, 10.98, and Javianne Oliver, 11.02.

The second heat was won by Twanisha Terry in 10.92.

In the second heat, the easiest of the heats, Tamari Davis, 11.04, Jenna Prandini, 11.18, and Shania Collins 11.24.

However, the woman who followed Aleia Hobbs in New York, in 10.85, and who then ran a 22.38 for the win in the 200 meters, Sha’Carri Richardson, did not fare well in heat 3. It was as if a different Sha’Carrie Richardson was running in the US Champs.

Sha’Carrie Richardson, in heat 3, ran 11.31, finishing fifth,  and was nowhere near moving onto the next round. She just looked slow, and her patented last 50 meters were not there. She ran out of gas.

In the mixed zone, Sha’Carrie did not speak with anyone, and that lead to many unfavorable (and unfair) comments on social media. First of all, as good as Sha’Carrie is, this is all new to her. Her social presence last year, and her DQ in the Trials all made her a media darling. I am not sure that she appreciates how to handle it. At the end of the day, the notoriety comes, welcome or not. And when one has a bad performance, the social media minions come crashing down on an athlete, and Sha’Carrie experienced that in droves after the 100 meters. Sha’Carri was out in round 1 of the women’s 100 meters.

Another athlete who had a big change was Melissa Jefferson, who finished 8th in the NCAA final of the 100 meters. Melissa went home, fixed some things and came back fighting in the heats of the 100 meters.

Melissa Jefferson ran 11.04 to win heat 4, with Brittany Brown, 11.06, Kayla White, 11.08, and Cambrea Sturgis, 11.19.

In the semi-finals, it got serious.

Aleia Hobbs ran 10.81 PB, and Melissa Jefferson ran 10.82 PB, Tamara Clark, 10.88 PB and Javianne Oliver, 10.94 PB! All four ran PBs to make the damn final. That is how tough it is to make a US women’s 100m final!

Women’s 100m, USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon, June 23-26, 2022, photo by Kevin Morris

In semi 2, Twanisha Terry ran 10.87 PB, Tamari Davis, 10.92, Celera Barnes, 10.94 PB, and Brittany Brown, 10.96 PB.

Seven of eight in the Women’s 100m finals had to run PBs just to make the final!

The women’s final was spectacular.

Aleia Hobbs got out well, but so did Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry, and Tamara Davis. The race was oh so close, from 30 meters to seventy meters, and that is when Melissa Jefferson pulled an afterburner and battled away from Aleia Hobbs. Mind you, Aleia Hobbs was not giving up, and all three, Jefferson, Hobbs, and Terry battled to the finish.

As one looked at the finish live, it was oh so close, but Melissa Jefferson has learned from her 8th place at the NCAAs and run a near perfect race, running a wind-aided (2.9m/s ) 10.69 to Aleia Hobbs’ 10.72 and Twanisha Terry’s 10.74.

What followed is also historic: Tamara Davis, 10.78, Tamara Clark, 10.82, Celera Barnes, 10.86, and Javianne Oliver, 10.94 with Brittany Brown at 11.04.

Hobbs, Terry, Jefferson, W100m, USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon, June 23-26, 2022, photo by Kevin Morris

One of the fastest Women’s 100m finals in US history, and a continuing reminder that one does not know who will win, in the 100 meters until the races are actually run.

And that is what I love this sport!

Melissa Jefferson, USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon, June 23-26, 2022, photo by Kevin Morris

 

 

Author

  • Larry Eder
    Larry Eder

    Larry Eder has had a 51-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

    View all posts

Previous Post

2022 USATF Outdoor Champs: Fred Kerley takes the Men’s 100m!

Next Post

2022 USATF Outdoor Champs: Ryan Crouser entertains while winning the Men’s shot put!

Larry Eder

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 51-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

Similar Post

RECORD NUMBER OF GOLD MEDALS FOR GB & NI AT THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
European Athletics

RECORD NUMBER OF GOLD MEDALS FOR GB & NI AT THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

December 11, 2023
Eurocross for 2023! The SPAR European Cross Country Championships: mud, glorious mud!

Eurocross for 2023! The SPAR European Cross Country Championships: mud, glorious mud!

December 11, 2023
Coffee with Larry, for Thursday, September 29, 2022
Cross Country

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing Program, Week 14, Day 7, a long run…

December 10, 2023
New Routes, New Races for the RAS AL Khaimah Half Marathon event, set  for February 24, 2024!
Road Racing

New Routes, New Races for the RAS AL Khaimah Half Marathon event, set for February 24, 2024!

December 9, 2023
HONOLULU MARATHON RETURNS ON SUNDAY WITH ROBUST ELITE FIELD
Road Racing

HONOLULU MARATHON RETURNS ON SUNDAY WITH ROBUST ELITE FIELD

December 9, 2023
Josh Kerr,   reflections of a world champion, a RunBlogRun Exclusive
British Athletics

The crisis at UK Athletics: Six Deep Thoughts

December 9, 2023

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe to RunBlogRun's Global News Feed

Wake up to RunBlogRun’s news in your inbox. Sign up for our newsletter and we’ll keep you informed about the Sport you love.

*we hate spam as much as you do

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
USATF / Day Four:  USA’s Assembled Team Is Ready!

Abby Steiner replies via twitter, on the curiosity about her new professional running contract

August 27, 2023
An epic pole vault competition

An epic pole vault competition

October 19, 2023
2022 USATF Outdoor Champs: Melissa Jefferson takes the Women’s 100m title in windy 10.69!

The curious case of Sha’Carri Richardson: How can the sprinter turn around her career?

February 8, 2023
Reborn Sha’Carri Richardson comes back from the brink and is now ready to become the world champion

Reborn Sha’Carri Richardson comes back from the brink and is now ready to become the world champion

July 17, 2023
What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

7
Asafa Powell, Considering Longevity in Sprinting

The RunBlogrun Interview: Asafa Powell

5
2022 Munich Diary, Day Five, a Great Friday Night

2023 European Athletics Indoor Champs, The Women’s 60m, who will win the final tonight?

5
TCS New York City Marathon Broadcast to be Available in More Than 530 Million Homes Around the World on Sunday, November 6

RunblogRun Editorial: The Sorry State of Running Television Coverage, by Peter Abraham, note by Larry Eder

4
RECORD NUMBER OF GOLD MEDALS FOR GB & NI AT THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

RECORD NUMBER OF GOLD MEDALS FOR GB & NI AT THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

December 11, 2023
Eurocross for 2023! The SPAR European Cross Country Championships: mud, glorious mud!

Eurocross for 2023! The SPAR European Cross Country Championships: mud, glorious mud!

December 11, 2023
Coffee with Larry, for Thursday, September 29, 2022

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing Program, Week 14, Day 7, a long run…

December 10, 2023
New Routes, New Races for the RAS AL Khaimah Half Marathon event, set  for February 24, 2024!

New Routes, New Races for the RAS AL Khaimah Half Marathon event, set for February 24, 2024!

December 9, 2023

Popular Stories

  • USATF / Day Four:  USA’s Assembled Team Is Ready!

    Abby Steiner replies via twitter, on the curiosity about her new professional running contract

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • An epic pole vault competition

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • The curious case of Sha’Carri Richardson: How can the sprinter turn around her career?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Reborn Sha’Carri Richardson comes back from the brink and is now ready to become the world champion

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
RECORD NUMBER OF GOLD MEDALS FOR GB & NI AT THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
European Athletics

RECORD NUMBER OF GOLD MEDALS FOR GB & NI AT THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

December 11, 2023
Eurocross for 2023! The SPAR European Cross Country Championships: mud, glorious mud!

Eurocross for 2023! The SPAR European Cross Country Championships: mud, glorious mud!

December 11, 2023
Coffee with Larry, for Thursday, September 29, 2022
Cross Country

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing Program, Week 14, Day 7, a long run…

December 10, 2023
New Routes, New Races for the RAS AL Khaimah Half Marathon event, set  for February 24, 2024!
Road Racing

New Routes, New Races for the RAS AL Khaimah Half Marathon event, set for February 24, 2024!

December 9, 2023

Recent Tweets

Next Post
2022 USATF Outdoor Champs: Ryan Crouser entertains while winning the Men’s shot put!

2022 USATF Outdoor Champs: Ryan Crouser entertains while winning the Men's shot put!

runblogrun

RunBlogRun comments on the global world of athletics, sports & ethics, and the Olympic movement. @runblogrun

Browse by Category

Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing list to receives daily updates direct to your inbox!

  • Home
  • Archive
  • Contact Us

© 2022 Run Blog Run - All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Home page
  • My Account
  • Sample Page

© 2022 Run Blog Run - All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

Select a password for yourself. (minimum length of 8)

Paste here the user biography.

Provide here the twitter screen name. i.e. @RunBlogRun

Provide here the instagram screen name. i.e. @RunBlogRun

Provide here the facebook profile URL. i.e. http://www.facebook.com/RunBlogRun

Provide here the linkedin profile URL. i.e. https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-eder-5497253

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist