NOBODY HAS EVER GONE 1-2-3-4 before (indeed, there had been only a single 1-2-3, that by East Germany in ’84) but the powerful U.S. corps turned the trick this year, topped by the unbeaten Melissa Jefferson-Wooden getting a No. 1 in her first ever half-lap appearance…
AMERICAN TEAMMATES Anavia Battle (4th) and Brittany Brown (6th) didn’t place well at the Worlds, but they had a lot of success on the Circuit. Repeat No. 2 Battle ruled the DL ranks, winning 4 times…
BROWN WON Lausanne, the DL Final and the Athlos meet. That and other placings put her a long way ahead of reigning No. 1 Gabby Thomas and Shericka Jackson on merit despite those two beating her 2–0. Battle beat Brown 3–2 and two of Battle’s wins were at the most important meets, USATF and the WC…
SUB-22s in 2 of her 3 meets had Julien Alfred looking good early, but she didn’t run another half-lapper after mid-July and ended up No. 6.
| JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS | VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST | VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST |
| 1. MELISSA JEFFERSON-WOODEN (US) (2/21/01, 5-5/119) (1.65/54) | |||||
| 23.46 | … | 1)GST Kingston | 4/06 | ||
| 22.15 | … | 3)GST Miami | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Thomas; 2. Davis |
| 21.99 | … | 1)GST Philadelphia | 5/31 | ||
| 21.84 | … | 1)USATF | 8/03 | ||
| (22.06h) | |||||
| 21.68 | … | 1)World Ch | 9/19 | ||
| (22.24h, 22.00sf) | |||||
| 2. ANAVIA BATTLE (US) (3/28/99, 5-7¼/126) (1.71/57) | |||||
| 22.41 | … | 1)Xiamen DL | 4/26 | ||
| 22.38 | … | 1)Shanghai DL | 5/03 | ||
| 22.53 | … | 1)Rome DL | 6/06 | ||
| 22.75 | … | 1)Hengelo WT | 6/09 | ||
| 22.27 | … | 1)Paris DL | 6/20 | ||
| 22.13 | … | 2)USATF | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Jefferson-Wooden |
| (22.26h) | |||||
| 22.49 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Brown; 2. Asher-Smith; 3. Ta Lou-Smith |
| 22.22 | … | 4)World Ch | 9/19 | ▷ | 1. Jefferson-Wooden; 2. Hunt; 3. Jackson |
| (22.07h, 22.09sf) | |||||
| 22.21 | … | 2)Athlos NYC | 10/10 | ▷ | 1. Brown |
| 3. BRITTANY BROWN (US) (4/18/95, 5-4½/121) (1.64/55) | |||||
| 22.72 | … | 5)GST Miami | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Thomas; 2. Davis; 3. Jefferson-Wooden; 4. Ofili |
| 22.77 | … | 5)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Battle; 2. Hunt; 3. Long; 4. Stevens |
| 22.17 | … | 3)Murphey Cl | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Long; 2. Ofili |
| 22.20 | … | 4)USATF | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Jefferson-Wooden; 2. Battle; 3. Thomas |
| (22.32h) | |||||
| 22.21 | … | 2)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Jackson |
| 22.23 | … | 1)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ||
| 22.13 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ||
| 22.54 | … | 6)World Ch | 9/19 | ▷ | 1. Jefferson-Wooden; 2. Hunt; 3. Jackson; 4. Battle; 5. Asher-Smith |
| (22.50h, 22.13sf) | |||||
| 21.89 | … | 1)Athlos NYC | 10/10 | ||
| 4. GABBY THOMAS (US) (12/7/96, 5-7/126) (1.70/57) | |||||
| 22.62 | … | 1)GST Kingston | 4/04 | ||
| 21.95 | … | 1)GST Miami | 5/03 | ||
| 22.10 | … | 2)GST Philadelphia | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Jefferson-Wooden |
| 22.20 | … | 3)USATF | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Jefferson-Wooden; 2. Battle |
| (22.19h) | |||||
| 5. SHERICKA JACKSON (Jamaica) (7/16/94, 5-8½/130) (1.74/59) | |||||
| 22.79 | … | 2)Xiamen DL | 4/26 | ▷ | 1. Battle |
| 22.53 | … | 1)Kingston | 6/07 | ||
| 22.17 | … | 1)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ||
| 22.18 | … | 3)World Ch | 9/19 | ▷ | 1. Jefferson-Wooden; 2. Hunt |
| (22.33h, 21.99sf) | |||||
| 6. JULIEN ALFRED (St. Lucia) (6/10/01, 5-7¼/126) (1.71/57) | |||||
| 21.88 | … | 1)Jones Mem | 4/18 | ||
| 22.15 | … | 1)Zagreb WT | 5/24 | ||
| 21.71 | … | 1)London DL | 7/19 | ||
| 7. AMY HUNT (Great Britain) (5/15/02, 5-9¼/141) (1.76/64) | |||||
| 23.08 | … | 3B)Jones Mem | 4/18 | ▷ | 1. Cooper; 2. White |
| 23.06 | … | 5)Xiamen DL | 4/26 | ▷ | 1. Battle; 2. Jackson; 3. Prandini; 4. Chen |
| 22.86 | … | 4)Shanghai DL | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Battle; 2. Adeleke; 3. Jæger |
| 22.44w | … | 1)Savona | 5/21 | ||
| 22.67 | … | 2)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Battle |
| 22.45 | … | 2)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Battle |
| 22.31 | … | 3)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Alfred; 2. Asher-Smith |
| 22.14 | … | 2)GB Ch | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Asher-Smith |
| (22.95h) | |||||
| 22.31 | … | 4)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Jackson; 2. Brown; 3. Ofili |
| 22.61 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Brown; 2. Asher-Smith; 3. Ta Lou-Smith; 4. Battle |
| 22.14 | … | 2)World Ch | 9/19 | ▷ | 1. Jefferson-Wooden |
| (22.57h, 22.08sf) | |||||
| 22.94 | … | 6)Athlos NYC | 10/10 | ▷ | 1. Brown; 2. Battle; 3. Ta Lou-Smith; 4. Long; 5. Gbai |
| 8. DINA ASHER-SMITH (Great Britain) (12/4/95, 5-5/121) (1.65/55) | |||||
| 22.96 | … | 3)GST Kingston | 4/04 | ▷ | 1. Thomas; 2. Paulino |
| 22.65 | … | 4)GST Philadelphia | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Jefferson-Wooden; 2. Thomas; 3. Davis |
| 22.81 | … | 6)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Battle; 2. Hunt; 3. Long; 4. Stevens; 5. Brown |
| 22.25 | … | 2)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Alfred |
| 22.14 | … | 1)GB Ch | 8/03 | ||
| (22.90h) | |||||
| 22.64 | … | 5)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Brown; 2. Ofili; 3. Ta Lou-Smith; 4. Paulino |
| 22.18 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Brown |
| 22.43 | … | 5)World Ch | 9/19 | ▷ | 1. Jefferson-Wooden; 2. Hunt; 3. Jackson; 4. Battle |
| (22.40h, 22.21sf) | |||||
| 9. FAVOUR OFILI (Nigeria) (12/31/02, 5-8½/132) (1.74/60) | |||||
| 22.34 | … | 2)Jones Mem | 4/18 | ▷ | 1. Alfred |
| 22.27 | … | 4)GST Miami | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Thomas; 2. Davis; 3. Jefferson-Wooden |
| 22.00 | … | 2)Murphey Cl | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Long |
| 22.31 | … | 2)Budapest WT | 8/12 | ▷ | 1. Moore |
| 22.25 | … | 3)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Jackson; 2. Brown |
| 22.31 | … | 2)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Brown |
| 10. MARIE JOSÉE TA LOU-SMITH (Côte d’Ivoire) (11/18/88, 5-2½/126) (1.59/57) | |||||
| 23.19 | … | 1)Clermont | 5/24 | ||
| 22.75 | … | 3)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Battle; 2. Hunt |
| 22.37 | … | 3)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Brown; 2. Ofili |
| 22.25 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Brown; 2. Asher-Smith |
| 22.62 | … | 7)World Ch | 9/19 | ▷ | 1. Jefferson-Wooden; 2. Hunt; 3. Jackson; 4. Battle; 5. Asher-Smith; 6. Brown |
| (22.39h, 22.17sf) | |||||
| 22.65 | … | 3)Athlos NYC | 10/10 | ▷ | 1. Brown; 2. Battle |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (Nike) | 6. | JaMeesia Ford (South Carolina) | |
| 1)GST Philadelphia, 1)USATF, 1)World Ch | 1)SEC, 1)NCAA, 8)USATF | |||
| 2. | *Anavia Battle (adidas) | 7. | Madison Whyte (USC) | |
| 1)Paris DL, 2)USATF, 4)World Ch | 1)Big 10, 2)NCAA, 6)USATF | |||
| 3. | *Brittany Brown (Nike) | 8. | Deajah Stevens (unattached) | |
| 4)USATF, 1)Zürich DL, 6)World Ch | 1)Star Athletics SS, 4)Paris DL, dq)USATF | |||
| 4. | *Gabby Thomas (New Balance) | 9. | Dajaz Defrand (USC) | |
| 1)GST Miami, 2)GST Philadelphia, 3)USATF | 3)USC-UCLA, 3)Big 10, 3)NCAA | |||
| 5. | McKenzie Long (adidas) | 10. | Tamari Davis (adidas) | |
| 1)Murphey Cl, 5)USATF, 8)World Ch | 3)Jones Mem, 2)GST Miami, 5h)USATF | |||
