USA Track Championships 2025: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Runs World’s Fastest 100
LANE COUNTY, OREGON, AUG 2 – Jefferson-Wooden set a world-leading 10.65s while Bednarek overcame cramps to win in 9.79s, both securing spots for the World Championships in Tokyo, officials said.
- On August 1, 2025, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden claimed victory in the women's 100-meter race at the USATF national meet held in Eugene, Oregon.
- Jefferson-Wooden's victory followed her 2024 Olympic bronze and five 100m wins in 2025, demonstrating steady progress in her sprinting career.
- She ran a personal-best and world-leading 10.65 seconds, tying the fifth-fastest U.S. time and finishing ahead of Kayla White and Aleia Hobbs.
- Kenny Bednarek won the men's 100m in 9.79 seconds despite calf cramps, marking his first national championship and a personal record.
- Both Jefferson-Wooden and Bednarek secured their spots to compete at the World Championships scheduled for 2025 in Japan, establishing themselves as top contenders among American sprinters.
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Bednarek, Jefferson-Wooden win 100 titles at US Championships
Kenny Bednarek stormed to the men's 100 metres title at the USA Track and Field Championships on Friday in a personal best time of 9.79, while Melissa Jefferson-Wooden clocked the joint fifth-fastest time in history to take the women's crown.Paris Olympics 200 silver medallist Bednarek edged out Courtney Lind
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