Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, the self-described village kid from a South Carolina seaport, who had two (partial) college scholarship offers, who saved her dad’s life at age 17, is now the world 100m ...

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the women's 100m in record-setting fashion Sunday. Jefferson-Wooden beat all competitors with a meet record 10.61 at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan ...

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden came into the World Track and Field Championships with one career individual global medal, a bronze in the 100m at the 2024 Olympics. She will leave it with two individual ...

American sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became the world champion in the women’s 100 meters on Saturday, setting a championship record time in the process. Jefferson-Wooden scorched down the track ...