REIGNING NO. 1 Shaunae Miller-Uibo was undefeated but nonetheless lost the top spot to Salwa Eid Naser, No. 3 a year ago. The selectors were torn over which should be on top, but in the final analysis it was decided that 3 races, 2 of them DL wins, weren’t enough for the top spot in a year when the once-beaten Naser was so busy, and so successful other than in her loss to SMU. Overall, Naser won 6 DL races (including the final), SMU just 2… Miller-Uibo’s list leading 48.97 at Monaco moved her to No. 10 on the all-time list, with Naser’s following 49.08 lifting her to No. 13…
THE U.S. FEATURED prominently, with Phyllis Francis at No. 3 leading a record 6 Americans into the Top 10. The last time any nation had a half-dozen spots was the Soviet Union way-way back in ’59… Francis was joined by Shakima Wimbley (4), Jessica Beard (5), Lynna Irby (8), Kendall Ellis (9) & Jaide Stepter (10)…
| JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS | VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST | VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST |
| 1. SALWA EID NASER (Bahrain) (5/23/98, 5-5¾/110) (1.67/50) | |||||
| 50.51 | … | 1)Rome DL | 5/31 | ||
| 49.98 | … | 1)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ||
| 49.84 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 6/10 | ||
| 49.55 | … | 1)Paris DL | 6/30 | ||
| 49.78 | … | 1)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ||
| 49.08 | … | 2)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo |
| 50.09 | … | 1)Asian G | 8/26 | ||
| (50.86h) | |||||
| 49.33 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 8/31 | ||
| 50.54 | … | 1)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ||
| 49.32 | … | 1)Cont Cup | 9/07 | ||
| 2. SHAUNAE MILLER-UIBO (Bahamas) (4/15/94, 6-¾/152) (1.85/69) | |||||
| 49.52 | … | 1)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ||
| 49.53 | … | 1)Gyulai M | 7/02 | ||
| 48.97 | … | 1)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ||
| 3. PHYLLIS FRANCIS (US) (5/04/92, 5-10/134) (1.78/61) | |||||
| 50.81 | … | 2)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo |
| 50.47 | … | 2)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| 50.07 | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 6/10 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| 50.50 | … | 3)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Beard |
| 50.95 | … | 2)Gyulai M | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo |
| 51.05 | … | 4)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo; 2. Naser; 3. Wimbley |
| 50.51 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 8/31 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| (52.38i, 52.24Ai, 51.19Ai, 52.00i) | |||||
| 4. SHAKIMA WIMBLEY (US) (4/23/95, 6-1½/134) (1.87/61) | |||||
| 50.18 | … | 1)Gainesville | 4/13 | ||
| 50.64 | … | 1)Baie-Mahault | 5/12 | ||
| 50.84 | … | 3)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo; 2. Francis |
| 50.88 | … | 1)Hengelo IWC | 6/03 | ||
| 50.53 | … | 3)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Francis |
| 49.52 | … | 1)USATF | 6/23 | ||
| (51.89h, 50.57sf) | |||||
| 50.81 | … | 4)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Beard; 3. Francis |
| 50.95 | … | 2)Gyulai M | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo |
| 50.58 | … | 3)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Beard |
| 50.85 | … | 3)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo; 2. Naser |
| 50.77 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 8/31 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Francis |
| 51.59 | … | 5)Cont Cup | 9/07 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Semenya; 3. McPherson; 4. de Witte |
| (52.11i, 51.82i, 51.39Ai, 51.17Ai, 52.43i, 51.34i, 51.47i) | |||||
| 5. JESSICA BEARD (US) (1/08/89, 5-6/126) (1.68/57) | |||||
| 50.75 | … | 2)Gainesville | 4/13 | ▷ | 1. Wimbley |
| 51.31 | … | 1)Bermuda Inv | 5/11 | ||
| 50.52 | … | 1)Kingston IWC | 5/19 | ||
| 50.89 | … | 4)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo; 2. Francis; 3. Wimbley |
| 50.57 | … | 4)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Francis; 3. Wimbley |
| 50.55 | … | 3)Stockholm DL | 6/10 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Francis |
| 50.08 | … | 2)USATF | 6/23 | ▷ | 1. Wimbley |
| (51.97h, 50.65sf) | |||||
| 50.39 | … | 2)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| 50.40 | … | 2)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| 51.58 | … | 7)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo; 2. Naser; 3. Wimbley; 4. Francis; 5. Horvat; 6. Grenot |
| 51.68 | … | 3)Chorzów | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Semenya; 2. Swiety-Ersetic |
| 51.47 | … | 6)Brussels DL | 8/31 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Francis; 3. Wimbley; 4. Stepter; 5. McPherson |
| (52.81i, 52.66i, 52.42Ai, 52.29Ai) | |||||
| 6. CASTER SEMENYA (South Africa) (1/07/91, 5-7/141) (1.70/64) | |||||
| 51.84(A) | … | 1)Pretoria | 2/10 | ||
| 52.45(A) | … | 1)Pretoria | 2/24 | ||
| (54.38Ah) | |||||
| 50.48(A) | … | 1)Sasolburg | 4/28 | ||
| (51.87Ah) | |||||
| 49.96 | … | 1)Afr Ch | 8/03 | ||
| (52.98h, 51.87sf) | |||||
| 50.06 | … | 1)Chorzów | 8/22 | ||
| 49.62 | … | 2)Cont Cup | 9/07 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| 7. STEPHENIE ANN MCPHERSON (Jamaica) (11/25/88, 5-6/121) (1.68/55) | |||||
| 51.07 | … | 1)Brisbane | 3/28 | ||
| 50.93 | … | 3)Comm G | 4/11 | ▷ | 1. Montsho; 2. Le-Roy |
| (50.80h, 51.21sf) | |||||
| 50.82 | … | 3)Kingston IWC | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Beard; 2. Stepter |
| 51.01 | … | 5)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo; 2. Francis; 3. Wimbley; 4. Beard |
| 50.69 | … | 2)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| 50.98 | … | 1)Kingston | 6/09 | ||
| 50.74 | … | 1)Jam Ch | 6/24 | ||
| (51.20h) | |||||
| 50.85 | … | 5)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Beard; 3. Francis; 4. Wimbley |
| 50.84 | … | 5)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Beard; 3. Wimbley; 4. Stepter |
| 50.98 | … | 1)World Cup | 7/14 | ||
| 50.31 | … | 1)London DL | 7/22 | ||
| 51.15 | … | 1)NACAC Ch | 8/11 | ||
| (52.22h) | |||||
| 51.40 | … | 5)Brussels DL | 8/31 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Francis; 3. Wimbley; 4. Stepter |
| 50.94 | … | 1)Padua | 9/02 | ||
| 51.20 | … | 2)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| 50.82 | … | 3)Cont Cup | 9/07 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Semenya |
| (52.69i, 52.18i) | |||||
| 8. LYNNA IRBY (US) (12/06/98, 5-6/121) (1.68/55) | |||||
| 50.95 | … | 1)Mt. SAC R | 4/21 | ||
| 49.80 | … | 1)NCAA | 6/09 | ||
| (50.77h, 50.44qf, 50.11sf) | |||||
| (51.48i, 51.75i, 50.62i, 51.51i, 50.87i) | |||||
| 9. KENDALL ELLIS (US) (3/08/96, 5-8/130) (1.73/59) | |||||
| 51.43 | … | 3)Mt. SAC R | 4/21 | ▷ | 1. Irby; 2. Stepter |
| 51.72 | … | 1)USC-UCLA | 4/29 | ||
| 49.99 | … | 1)Pac-12 | 5/13 | ||
| (51.50h) | |||||
| 50.19 | … | 2)NCAA | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Irby |
| (52.31h, 51.03q, 51.38sf) | |||||
| 50.37 | … | 3)USATF | 6/23 | ▷ | 1. Wimbley; 2. Beard |
| (51.91h, 50.80sf) | |||||
| (51.53i, 51.57i, 51.59i, 50.34i) | |||||
| 10. JAIDE STEPTER (US) (4/25/94, 5-8/141) (1.73/64) | |||||
| 51.24 | … | 2)Mt. SAC R | 4/21 | ▷ | 1. Irby |
| 51.36 | … | 2)Baie-Mahault | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Wimbley |
| 50.72 | … | 2)Kingston IWC | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Beard |
| 51.17 | … | 6)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo; 2. Francis; 3. Wimbley; 4. Beard; 5. McPherson |
| 51.47 | … | 3)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. McPherson |
| 50.78 | … | 5)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Francis; 3. Wimbley; 4. Beard |
| 50.99 | … | 5)Stockholm DL | 6/10 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Francis; 3. Beard; 4. Little |
| 51.65 | … | 5)Gyulai M | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo; 2. Francis; 2. Wimbley; 4. Okolo |
| 50.63 | … | 4)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Beard; 3. Wimbley |
| 51.84 | … | 2)Rovereto | 8/23 | ▷ | 1. Seyni |
| 51.17 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 8/31 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Francis; 3. Wimbley |
| (52.50i, 52.46Ai, 52.23Ai) | |||||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Phyllis Francis (Nike) | 6. | *Jaide Stepter (Nike) | |
| 2)Eugene DL, 3)Paris DL, 2)Brussels DL | 6)Eugene DL, 4)Lausanne DL, 4)Brussels DL | |||
| 2. | *Shakima Wimbley (adidas) | 7. | Courtney Okolo (Nike) | |
| 3)Eugene DL, 1)USATF, 3)Brussels DL | 7)Eugene DL, 4)USATF, 3)London DL | |||
| 3. | *Jessica Beard (adidas) | 8. | Brionna Thomas (Purdue) | |
| 4)Eugene DL, 2)USATF, 2)Lausanne DL | 1)Big 10, 3)NCAA, 5)USATF | |||
| 4. | *Lynna Irby (Georgia) | 9. | Sharrika Barnett (Florida) | |
| 1)Mt. SAC Relays, 1)NCAA | 2)Florida Relays, 1)SEC, 4)NCAA | |||
| 5. | *Kendall Ellis (USC) | 10. | Sydney McLaughlin (Kentucky) | |
| 1)Pac-12, 2)NCAA, 3)USATF | 1)Florida Relays | |||
