All articles tagged with #personal best
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden set a personal best of 10.73 seconds in the 100m at Grand Slam Track Philadelphia, tying her for 10th on the all-time women's list and becoming the second-fastest American woman in history, fueling her ambition to become a world champion.
Sha'Carri Richardson starts the USA Track and Field championships with a bang, running a world-leading time of 10.71 in the women's 100 meters. This is also a personal-best for Richardson, making her the favorite to win. Brittany Brown and Tamara Clark finished second and third respectively. Richardson is aiming to secure a spot on the U.S. national team and compete for her first world title.
Emma Bates, the top American woman, finished fifth in the Boston Marathon with a personal best time of 2:22:10, securing a qualifying time for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Bates stayed in contention until the final mile and surprised herself by leading the race for a significant portion of the course. The top American male finisher was Scott Fauble, who came in seventh.