Newly crowned world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden left nothing up to chance as she stormed to a new championship record of 10.61 in the 100-meter dash final. Jefferson-Wooden went into these championships as a strong favorite to secure the victory.
The two-time Olympic medalist and two-time world champion has had a perfect season leading into Tokyo. She was undefeated in both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. Jefferson-Wooden had several races where she ran sub-10.8 races into strong headwinds. At the U.S. championships, she ran 10.65 to equal the now sixth fastest time in history.
