AFTER CLAIMING THE NO. 1 SPOT in both ’16 and ’17, Shaunae Miller-Uibo looked poised to dominate the event for a long time. And then along came Salwa Eid Naser to claim the ’18 leadership, despite losing to SMU in their only meeting. They met only a single time again this year, with Naser scoring a spectacular WC victory to cap an undefeated season which saw her win 5 DL meets…
THERE WERE NO DL MEETS for Miller-Uibo, but she was nonetheless the clear choice for the runner-up position, likewise third Doha medalist Shericka Jackson for No. 3… In the battle for the top American spot, Phyllis Francis narrowly edged Wadeline Jonathas for the No. 4 position. NCAA champ Jonathas beat Francis by a spot at the WC but had no exposure on the international circuit.
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| 1. SALWA EID NASER (Bahrain) (5/23/98, 5-5¾/110) (1.67/50) | |||||
| 52.72 | … | 1)Cairo | 4/06 | ||
| (53.82h) | |||||
| 51.34 | … | 1)Asian Ch | 4/21 | ||
| (52.29h) | |||||
| 50.65 | … | 1)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ||
| 50.26 | … | 1)Rome DL | 6/06 | ||
| 50.13 | … | 1)Rabat DL | 6/16 | ||
| 49.17 | … | 1)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ||
| 50.13 | … | 1)Gyulai Mem | 7/09 | ||
| 50.24 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ||
| 48.14 | … | 1)World Ch | 10/03 | ||
| (50.74h, 49.79sf) | |||||
| 50.15 | … | 1)CISM | 10/22 | ||
| (52.44h) | |||||
| 2. SHAUNAE MILLER-UIBO (Bahamas) (4/15/94, 6-¾/152) (1.85/69) | |||||
| 49.05 | … | 1)Jones Mem | 4/27 | ||
| 49.54 | … | 1)Kingston | 6/08 | ||
| 49.59 | … | 1)Bah Ch | 7/26 | ||
| 48.37 | … | 2)World Ch | 10/03 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| (51.30h, 49.66sf) | |||||
| 3. SHERICKA JACKSON (Jamaica) (7/16/94, 5-8½/130) (1.74/59) | |||||
| 54.11 | … | 6)Kingston | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. McPherson; 2. Salmon; 3. Bromfield; 4. Spencer; 5. James |
| 51.04 | … | 1)Kingston | 5/25 | ||
| 51.05 | … | 2)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| 49.78 | … | 1)Jam Ch | 6/23 | ||
| (51.98h, 50.69sf) | |||||
| 52.35 | … | 8)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Naser; (2. Seyni); 3. McPherson; 4. Nielsen; 5. Botlogetswe; 6. Swiety-Ersetic; 7. Okolo |
| 50.69 | … | 1)London DL | 7/20 | ||
| 50.73 | … | 1)Pan-Am G | 8/08 | ||
| (51.99h) | |||||
| 49.47 | … | 3)World Ch | 10/03 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Miller-Uibo |
| (51.13h, 50.10sf) | |||||
| 4. PHYLLIS FRANCIS (US) (5/04/92, 5-10/134) (1.78/61) | |||||
| 50.86 | … | 2)Baie-Mahault | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Gordon; 1. Fardella |
| 50.85 | … | 2)Kingston | 6/08 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo |
| 50.76 | … | 4)Rabat DL | 6/16 | ▷ | 1. Naser; (2. Seyni;) |
| 51.24 | … | 2)Gyulai Mem | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| 51.20 | … | 1)Padua | 7/16 | ||
| 51.56 | … | 4)Paris DL | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. McPherson; 2. Ellis; 3. Wimbley |
| 51.02 | … | 1)Zagreb IWC | 9/03 | ||
| 49.61 | … | 5)World Ch | 10/03 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Miller-Uibo; 3. Jackson; 4. Jonathas |
| (50.77h, 50.22sf) | |||||
| 5. WADELINE JONATHAS (US) (2/19/98, 5-10) (1.78) | |||||
| 52.18 | … | 1)Florida R | 3/29 | ||
| 51.56 | … | 2)Gamecock Inv | 4/13 | ▷ | 1. Lavender |
| 51.19 | … | 3)SEC | 5/11 | ▷ | 1. Campbell; 2. Richardson |
| (51.81h) | |||||
| 50.60 | … | 1)NCAA | 6/08 | ||
| (52.02h, 51.46qf, 51.63sf) | |||||
| 50.44 | … | 3)USATF | 7/27 | ▷ | 1. Wimbley; 2. Ellis |
| (51.16h, 50.81sf) | |||||
| 51.01 | … | 1)US v Europe | 9/09 | ||
| 49.60 | … | 4)World Ch | 10/03 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Miller-Uibo; 3. Jackson |
| (50.57h, 50.07sf) | |||||
| (53.00i, 53.46i, 52.86i, 53.63i, 53.22i) | |||||
| 6. STEPHENIE ANN MCPHERSON (Jamaica) (11/25/88, 5-6/121) (1.68/55) | |||||
| 51.94 | … | 1)Kingston | 5/03 | ||
| 51.39 | … | 4)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. McLaughlin; 3. Botlogetswe |
| 51.90 | … | 2)Kingston | 5/25 | ▷ | 1. Jackson |
| 51.39 | … | 3)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Jackson |
| 51.01 | … | 3)Jam Ch | 6/23 | ▷ | 1. Jackson; 2. Le-Roy |
| (51.97h, 51.39sf) | |||||
| 50.88 | … | 3)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Naser; (2. Seyni;) |
| 51.76 | … | 3)Gyulai Mem | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Francis |
| 50.74 | … | 2)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Jackson |
| 51.11 | … | 1)Paris DL | 8/24 | ||
| 52.04 | … | 1)Rovereto | 8/27 | ||
| 51.90 | … | 6)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Wimbley; 3. de Witte; 4. Swiety-Ersetic; 5. Nielsen |
| 50.89 | … | 6)World Ch | 10/03 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Miller-Uibo; 3. Jackson; 4. Jonathas; 5. Francis |
| (51.21h, 50.70sf) | |||||
| (52.24i) | |||||
| 7. SHAKIMA WIMBLEY (US) (4/23/95, 6-1½/134) (1.87/61) | |||||
| 51.32 | … | 2)Jones Mem | 4/27 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo |
| 52.69 | … | 8)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. McLaughlin; 3. Botlogetswe; 4. McPherson; 5. Beard; 6. de Witte; 7. Swiety-Ersetic |
| 51.84 | … | 2)Sotteville-lés-Rouen | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Nielsen |
| 50.21 | … | 1)USATF | 7/27 | ||
| (50.87h, 50.20sf) | |||||
| 51.50 | … | 3)Paris DL | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. McPherson; 2. Ellis |
| 51.21 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| dnf | … | –)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Okolo; 2. Verbaet; 3. Laus… |
| 73.55 | … | 7sf)World Ch | 10/01 | ▷ | 1. McPherson; 2. Swiety-Ersetic |
| (51.17h) | |||||
| 8. CHRISTINE BOTLOGETSWE (Botswana) (10/01/95, 5-4/148) (1.62/67) | |||||
| 52.84(A) | … | 1)Sasolburg | 4/12 | ||
| 52.23 | … | 2)Potchefstroom | 4/17 | ▷ | 1. Galefele |
| 52.17(A) | … | 1)Gaborone | 4/27 | ||
| 51.29 | … | 3)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. McLaughlin |
| 51.17 | … | 1)Oordegem | 6/01 | ||
| 51.64 | … | 1)Montreuil | 6/11 | ||
| 50.48 | … | 3)Rabat DL | 6/16 | ▷ | 1. Naser; (2. Seyni) |
| 51.12 | … | 2)Tomblaine | 6/22 | ▷ | (1. Seyni) |
| 51.50 | … | 5)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Naser; (2. Seyni;) |
| 52.02 | … | 6)Paris DL | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. McPherson; 2. Ellis; 3. Wimbley; 4. Francis; 5. de Witte |
| 53.27 | … | 6h)World Ch | 9/30 | ▷ | 1. Francis; 2. Williams; 3. Vondrova |
| 9. JUSTYNA ŚWIĘTY-ERSETIC (Poland) (12/03/92, 5-7/123) (1.70/56) | |||||
| 51.85 | … | 7)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. McLaughlin; 3. Botlogetswe; 4. McPherson; 5. Beard; 6. de Witte |
| 52.04 | … | 5)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Jackson; 3. McPherson; 4. Beard |
| 51.30 | … | 2B)Bydgoszcz | 6/12 | ▷ | (1. Seyni) |
| 50.85 | … | 2)Chorzów | 6/16 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad |
| 51.73 | … | 6)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Naser; (2. Seyni;) |
| 52.36 | … | 5)Gyulai Mem | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Francis; 3. McPherson; 4. Baumgart-Witan |
| 51.58 | … | 5)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Jackson; 2. McPherson; 3. Nielsen; 4. Le-Roy |
| 51.23 | … | 1)Euro Teams | 8/10 | ||
| (52.32h) | |||||
| 51.63 | … | 3)Pol Ch | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Baumgart-Witan; 2. Kielbasinska |
| (53.39h) | |||||
| 51.54 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Wimbley; 3. de Witte |
| 52.35 | … | 6)US v Europe | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Jonathas; 2. Felix; 3. Baumgart-Witan; 4. Williams; 5. Okolo |
| 51.54 | … | 2)Chorzów | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. Felix |
| 50.95 | … | 7)World Ch | 10/03 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Miller-Uibo; 3. Jackson; 4. Jonathas; 5. Francis; 6. McPherson |
| (51.34h, 50.96sf) | |||||
| 52.19 | … | 3)CISM | 10/22 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Miller |
| (52.14i, 52.97i, 52.94i, 54.10i, 52.16i, 52.64i, 52.85i, 52.64i) | |||||
| 10. LAVIAI NIELSEN (Great Britain) (3/13/96, 5-6/119) (1.68/54) | |||||
| 51.51 | … | 1)Bydgoszcz | 6/12 | ||
| 51.31 | … | 4)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Naser; (2. Seyni;) |
| 51.71 | … | 1)Sotteville-lés-Rouen | 7/16 | ||
| 50.83 | … | 3)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Jackson; 2. McPherson |
| 52.04 | … | 1)GB Ch | 8/25 | ||
| (52.45h) | |||||
| 51.70 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Wimbley; 3. de Witte; 4. Swiety-Ersetic |
| 52.94 | … | 8sf)World Ch | 10/01 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Francis; 3. Baumgart-Witan |
| (51.52h) | |||||
| (53.64i, 52.84i, 52.79i, 53.03i, 52.79i) | |||||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Phyllis Francis (Nike) | 6. | Jessica Beard (adidas) | |
| 4)Rabat DL, 4)Paris DL, 5)World Ch | 4)Rome DL, 5)USATF, 8)Zürich DL | |||
| 2. | *Wadeline Jonathas (South Carolina) | 7. | Sydney McLaughlin (New Balance) | |
| 1)NCAA, 3)USATF, 4)World Ch | 2)Shanghai DL | |||
| 3. | *Shakima Wimbley (adidas) | 8. | Allyson Felix (Athleta) | |
| 1)USATF, 2)Zürich DL, 7sf)World Ch | 6)USATF, 2)vs Europe | |||
| 4. | Kendall Ellis (New Balance) | 9. | Dalilah Muhammad (Nike) | |
| 2)USATF, 2)Paris DL, 3sf)World Ch | 1)Stanford Inv, 1)Mt. SAC Relays | |||
| 5. | Courtney Okolo (Nike) | 10. | Chloe Abbott (Kentucky) | |
| 7)Lausanne DL, 4)USATF, 3)Pan-Am Games | 4)SEC, 2)NCAA, 8sf)USATF | |||
