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Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Becomes First Woman Since 2003 to Win 100m and 200m at U.S. Nationals - Because of Them We Can

LANE COUNTY, OREGON, AUG 3 – Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became the first woman since 2003 to win both 100m and 200m titles at the U.S. Championships and set a personal best of 10.65 seconds, the fastest time this year.

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She’s one to watch! At just 24 years old, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden sprinted her way into history this summer at the U.S. Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. She won both the 100-meter and 200-meter races, running a personal-best 10.65 seconds in the 100m—the fastest time in the world this year and the fifth-fastest ever—and a personal-best 21.84 seconds in the 200m, Coastal Carolina Athletics reports. View this post on Instagram A p…

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Essence broke the news in on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
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