Carmelita Jeter

American sprinter (born 1979)

Carmelita Jeter

Jeter at the 2011 World Championships

Personal information
Born|  (1979-11-24) November 24, 1979 (age 45)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height| 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight| 135 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Country|  United States
Sport| Running
Event(s)| 100 meters, 200 meters

Medal record

| Event  | 1st | 2nd | 3rd

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Olympic Games | 1  | 1  | 1
World Championships | 3  | 1  | 3
World Indoor Championships | 0  | 1  | 0
World Athletics Final | 2  | 0  | 0
Total | 6 | 3 | 4
Olympic Games
| 2012 London | 4 × 100 m relay
| 2012 London | 100 m
| 2012 London | 200 m
World Championships
| 2007 Osaka | 4 × 100 m relay
| 2011 Daegu | 100 m
| 2011 Daegu | 4 × 100 m relay
| 2011 Daegu | 200 m
| 2007 Osaka | 100 m
| 2009 Berlin | 100 m
| 2013 Moscow | 100 m
World Indoor Championships
| 2010 Doha | 60 m
World Relay Championships
| 2015 Nassau | 4 × 100 m relay
World Athletics Final
| 2007 Stuttgart | 100 m
| 2009 Thessaloniki | 100 m

Carmelita Jeter (/ˈdʒɛtər/ JET-tər, born November 24, 1979) is a retired American sprinter, who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. For over a decade, between 2009 and 2021, Jeter was called the "Fastest woman alive" after running a 100 m personal best of 10.64 seconds at the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix. In the 100 m, she was the 2011 world champion and the 2012 Olympic silver medalist.

She won the 100 m bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and a gold at the World Athletics Final. She won a second World Championship bronze in 2009. Her personal best of 10.64 s makes her the fourth fastest woman ever in the 100 m, behind Florence Griffith Joyner's long-standing world record, Elaine Thompson-Herah's 10.54 seconds and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's 10.60 seconds.[1]

In May 2023, she was named the new head coach of the track & field and cross country programs at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).[2]

## Early life

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Jeter was born on 24 November 1979.[3]

Jeter attended Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California.[4] Initially, basketball was the preferred sport in her family, and her younger brother, Eugene, later joined the Sacramento Kings. Her basketball coach suggested that she try out track, and an 11.7-second run confirmed her natural talent for sprinting.[5] Jeter graduated from California State University, Dominguez Hills, which is located in Carson, California, with a bachelor's degree in physical education. Jeter set the record for most NCAA medals by a CSUDH track athlete and became the university's first U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier. A recurring hamstring problem kept her out of competition for much of 2003–05, and it was not until 2007 that she made her first impact in senior track and field athletics, having undergone treatment with deep tissue massage.[6]

## International success

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Jeter at the 2007 World Championships

In 2007, Jeter won a silver medal in the 60 meters at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a personal best of 7.17 seconds,[7] and she remained in good form, improving her 100 m best to 11.04 seconds to take fourth place in the 100 m at the Adidas Track Classic.[5] Building upon this, she qualified for her first major competition by finishing third at the national championships behind Torri Edwards and Lauryn Williams.[8] She went on to win the bronze medal at the World Championships in a personal best time of 11.02 seconds, as well as taking the 100 m gold at the 2007 World Athletics Final.

The following year, she competed at the 100 and 200 m U.S. Olympic trials. Although she set a 100 m best of 10.97 seconds in the quarter-finals,[9] she did not progress beyond the semifinals, finishing just two hundredths out of the qualifying positions.[10] A sixth-place finish in the 200 m meant she had not made the 2008 Summer Olympics team, despite being one of the favourites for selection.[11] She qualified for the 100 and 200 m races at the 2008 World Athletics Final, but only managed fourth and fifth place, respectively. She changed coach in November, deciding to work with John Smith, who had previously coached athletes such as Maurice Greene. Smith began completely remodelling Jeter's running style.[5]

In her 2009 season, she showed strong performances going into the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. She ran 7.11 seconds in the 60 m in the indoor season, the fastest by any athlete that year and a personal best.[12] She remained in-form in her outdoor season, recording a fast 10.96 seconds at the Mt. SAC Relays,[13] winning gold at the 2009 Nike Prefontaine Classic, and taking her first national title at the 2009 U.S. Outdoor Championships.[14] At the 2009 London Grand Prix, she placed first in the 100 m, clocking a personal best of 10.92; it was the third-fastest time at that point of the season, only slower than Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser and Kerron Stewart. A week prior to the start of the World Championships, Jeter was part of a United States 4 × 100 m relay team that ran the fastest women's sprint relay in twelve years. Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Muna Lee, and Jeter finished with a time of 41.58 seconds, bringing them to eighth on the all-time list.[15]

Jeter running in the World Championships in Berlin

At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, in Berlin, Jeter was one of the favorites for the gold medal as a 10.83-second personal best in the semis made her the fastest qualifier for the final. She ended up with her second World Championship bronze medal in the 100 m, however, finishing a tenth of a second behind Fraser and Stewart. The races after the championships proved more successful: she beat strong opposition in the IAAF Golden League meets in Zurich and Brussels with two sub-10.90 runs.[16][17]

Jeter was also selected to run as part of the US relay team as the anchor runner. However, in their heat, during the change over between Alexandria Anderson and Muna Lee, Lee horrifically injured her leg which caused elimination from the relay event. Jamaica eventually claimed the gold medals.

She entered the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final having won her last three races by a significant margin. Even taking this into account, Jeter surprised with one of the highlights of the final edition of the IAAF World Athletics Final.[5][18] She won the 100 m race in Thessaloniki, Greece with a time of 10.67, to become the third fastest woman in history and set a championship record.[19][20] This was the fastest run in twelve years; a time which had only been bettered by Marion Jones and Florence Griffith-Joyner,[21] and 0.16 seconds faster than Jeter had ever run before.[22] She ran even faster a week later at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, winning in 10.64 seconds (the fourth fastest time ever) to become the second fastest woman outright.[23]

Her fast times were a double-edged sword in that they brought as much suspicion as they did appreciation. At age 30, Jeter had improved her personal record by over a third of a second within a single season and she ranked between Jones and Griffith-Joyner in the all-time lists. Given the history of the women's sprints and speculation about performance-enhancing drug use, Jeter said "I can't be upset about those questions [but] It's unfortunate that I work this hard and I don't get the credit I should get".[24] She improved her 60 m best to 7.02 seconds to win at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. This was still slower than LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, and Jeter resolved to improve further for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[25]

She retired in 2017 after injury prevented her from competing in the 2016 Olympics.[26]

## Personal bests

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Jeter at the 2009 World Championships Event  | Time (seconds)  | Venue  | Date

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55 meters | 6.84  | Fresno, California, United States  | January 21, 2008
60 meters | 7.02  | Albuquerque, United States  | February 28, 2010
100 meters | 10.64  | Shanghai, China  | September 20, 2009
200 meters | 22.11  | Eugene, United States  | June 30, 2012

* All information from IAAF profile.[27]

## References

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1. ^ "IAAF: 100 Metres - men - senior - outdoor - 2018 - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
2. ^ "UNLV Selects Carmelita Jeter To Lead Its Track & Field And Cross Country Programs". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics. May 25, 2023.
3. ^ "Crystal Palace AVIVA London Grand Prix | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
4. ^ "Former BMHS, CSDH standout Jeter edges Lee for U.S. women's 100 title". Daily Breeze. MNG. June 27, 2009. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
5. ^ a b c d Arcoleo, Laura (September 13, 2009). Jeter's rise continues, all the way to 10.67! – IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-17.
6. ^ Carmelita Jeter Biography. USATF. Retrieved on July 25, 2009.
7. ^ 2007 US Indoor Championships Women 60 Meter Dash. USATF. Retrieved on September 17, 2009.
8. ^ 2007 US Championships Women 100 Meter Dash. USATF. Retrieved on September 17, 2009.
9. ^ Women 100 Meter Dash quarterfinals results. USATF. Retrieved on July 25, 2009.
10. ^ Women 100 Meter Dash semifinals results. USATF. Retrieved on July 25, 2009.
11. ^ Women 200 Meter Dash final results. USATF. Retrieved on July 25, 2009.
12. ^ 60 Metres 2009. IAAF (March 22, 2009). Retrieved on 2009-07-25.
13. ^ Lee, Kirby (April 19, 2009). World leads for Jeter and Johnson in Mt. SAC Relays – Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2021-08-07.
14. ^ Morse, Parker (June 27, 2009). Jeter and Rodgers take 100m titles in Eugene – US Champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2021-08-07.
15. ^ Wenig, Jörg (August 8, 2009). US quartet blasts 41.58 in the 4x100 as Wlodarczyk improves to 77.20m in Cottbus Archived August 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
16. ^ 2009 Weltklasse Zurich 100 metres W. IAAF. Retrieved on September 17, 2009.
17. ^ 2009 Memorial Van Damme 100 metres W. IAAF. Retrieved on September 17, 2009.
18. ^ Stunning Jeter run upstages Bolt. BBC Sport (September 13, 2009). Retrieved on 2009-09-17.
19. ^ Jeter – 10.67 – third fastest of all-time! IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final. IAAF. Retrieved on July 17, 2009.
20. ^ Demetris Nellas (September 13, 2009). "Jeter becomes 3rd fastest woman ever in 100". USA Today. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
21. ^ 100 Metres All Time. IAAF (September 15, 2009). Retrieved on 2009-09-17.
22. ^ 100 Metres 2009. IAAF (September 16, 2009). Retrieved on September 17, 2009
23. ^ Gay clocks stunning 100m in China. BBC Sport (September 20, 2009). Retrieved on 2009-09-21.
24. ^ Kessel, Anna (February 20, 2010). Carmelita Jeter bears the burden of being the fastest woman alive. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2010-02-20.
25. ^ Lee, Kirby (March 1, 2010). World Leads by Dunn, Trammell and Williams, Jeter jets 7.02 – USA Indoor Champs Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.
26. ^ "Fastest woman alive retires". November 7, 2017.
27. ^ "Jeter, Carmelita biography". IAAF. Retrieved July 25, 2009.

## External links

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* Carmelita Jeter at World Athletics
* Carmelita Jeter at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
* Carmelita Jeter officially names 4x100 world record "Breaking Point"
* Diolase 10 Laser Therapy case study for Carmelita Jeter

Awards

Preceded by

Allyson Felix

|  Women's Jesse Owens Award
2011  |  Succeeded by

Incumbent

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Olympic champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay

* 1928:  Bobbie Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith, Jane Bell, Myrtle Cook (CAN)
* 1932:  Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch, Annette Rogers, Wilhelmina von Bremen (USA)
* 1936:  Harriet Bland, Annette Rogers, Betty Robinson, Helen Stephens (USA)
* 1948:  Xenia Stad-de Jong, Netti Witziers-Timmer, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED)
* 1952:  Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau, Catherine Hardy (USA)
* 1956:  Shirley Barbara de la Hunty, Norma Croker, Fleur Mellor, Betty Cuthbert (AUS)
* 1960:  Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones, Wilma Rudolph (USA)
* 1964:  Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka, Ewa Kłobukowska (POL)
* 1968:  Barbara Ferrell, Margaret Bailes, Mildrette Netter, Wyomia Tyus (USA)
* 1972:  Christiane Krause, Ingrid Mickler, Annegret Richter, Heide Rosendahl (FRG)
* 1976:  Marlies Göhr, Renate Stecher, Carla Bodendorf, Bärbel Wöckel (GDR)
* 1980:  Romy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr (GDR)
* 1984:  Alice Brown, Jeanette Bolden, Chandra Cheeseborough, Evelyn Ashford (USA)
* 1988:  Alice Brown, Sheila Echols, Florence Griffith Joyner, Evelyn Ashford, Dannette Young (USA)
* 1992:  Evelyn Ashford, Esther Jones, Carlette Guidry, Gwen Torrence, Michelle Finn (USA)
* 1996:  Gail Devers, Inger Miller, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence, Carlette Guidry (USA)
* 2000:  Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson, Eldece Lewis (BAH)
* 2004:  Tayna Lawrence, Sherone Simpson, Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell, Beverly McDonald (JAM)
* 2008:  Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert (BEL)
* 2012:  Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter, Jeneba Tarmoh, Lauryn Williams (USA)
* 2016:  Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Tori Bowie, English Gardner, Morolake Akinosun (USA)
* 2020:  Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Natasha Morrison, Remona Burchell (JAM)
* 2024:  Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas, Sha'Carri Richardson (USA)

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World champions in women's 100 metres

* 1983:  Marlies Göhr (GDR)
* 1987:  Silke Gladisch (GDR)
* 1991:  Katrin Krabbe (GER)
* 1993:  Gail Devers (USA)
* 1995:  Gwen Torrence (USA)
* 1997:  Marion Jones (USA)
* 1999:  Marion Jones (USA)
* 2001:  Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR)
* 2003:  Torri Edwards (USA)
* 2005:  Lauryn Williams (USA)
* 2007:  Veronica Campbell (JAM)
* 2009:  Shelly-Ann Fraser (JAM)
* 2011:  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
* 2013:  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
* 2015:  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
* 2017:  Tori Bowie (USA)
* 2019:  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
* 2022:  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
* 2023:  Sha'Carri Richardson (USA)

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World champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay

* 1983:  Silke Gladisch, Marita Koch, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR)
* 1987:  Alice Brown, Diane Williams, Florence Griffith Joyner, Pam Marshall (USA)
* 1991:  Dahlia Duhaney, Juliet Cuthbert, Beverly McDonald, Merlene Ottey, Merlene Frazer (JAM)
* 1993:  Olga Bogoslovskaya, Galina Malchugina, Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova, Irina Privalova, Marina Trandenkova (RUS)
* 1995:  Celena Mondie-Milner, Carlette Guidry, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence, D'Andre Hill (USA)
* 1997:  Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers (USA)
* 1999:  Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson, Eldece Clarke-Lewis (BAH)
* 2001:  Melanie Paschke, Gabi Rockmeier, Birgit Rockmeier, Marion Wagner (GER)
* 2003:  Patricia Girard-Léno, Muriel Hurtis, Sylviane Félix, Christine Arron (FRA)
* 2005:  Angela Daigle, Muna Lee, Me'Lisa Barber, Lauryn Williams (USA)
* 2007:  Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Mikele Barber, Torri Edwards, Carmelita Jeter, Mechelle Lewis (USA)
* 2009:  Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart (JAM)
* 2011:  Bianca Knight, Allyson Felix, Marshevet Myers, Carmelita Jeter, Shalonda Solomon, Alexandria Anderson (USA)
* 2013:  Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sheri-Ann Brooks (JAM)
* 2015:  Veronica Campbell Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart (JAM)
* 2017:  Aaliyah Brown, Allyson Felix, Morolake Akinosun, Tori Bowie, Ariana Washington (USA)
* 2019:  Natalliah Whyte, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jonielle Smith, Shericka Jackson, Natasha Morrison (JAM)
* 2022:  Melissa Jefferson, Abby Steiner, Jenna Prandini, Twanisha Terry, Aleia Hobbs (USA)
* 2023:  Tamari Davis, Twanisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas, Sha'Carri Richardson, Tamara Clark, Melissa Jefferson (USA)

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Diamond League champions in women's 100 metres

* 2010:  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
* 2011:  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
* 2012:  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
* 2013:  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
* 2014:  Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM)
* 2015:  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
* 2016:  Elaine Thompson (JAM)
* 2017:  Elaine Thompson (JAM)
* 2018:  Murielle Ahouré (CIV)
* 2019:  Dina Asher-Smith (GBR)
* 2020: not awarded
* 2021:  Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM)
* 2022:  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
* 2023:  Shericka Jackson (JAM)
* 2024:  Julien Alfred (LCA)

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Diamond League champions in women's 200 metres

* 2010:  Allyson Felix (USA)
* 2011:  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
* 2012:  Charonda Williams (USA)
* 2013:  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
* 2014:  Allyson Felix (USA)
* 2015:  Allyson Felix (USA)
* 2016:  Dafne Schippers (NED)
* 2017:  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)
* 2018:  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)
* 2019:  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)
* 2020: not awarded
* 2021:  Christine Mboma (NAM)
* 2022:  Shericka Jackson (JAM)
* 2023:  Shericka Jackson (JAM)
* 2024:  Brittany Brown (USA)

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2012 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification|

2012 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's track
and road athletes|

* Abdihakem Abdirahman
* Kyle Alcorn
* Ryan Bailey
* Trevor Barron
* Donn Cabral
* Matthew Centrowitz Jr.
* Kerron Clement
* Jeff Demps
* Justin Gatlin
* Tyson Gay
* Ryan Hall
* Evan Jager
* Meb Keflezighi
* Trell Kimmons (r)
* Bernard Lagat
* Lopez Lomong
* Joshua Mance (r)
* Leonel Manzano
* Tony McQuay
* Aries Merritt
* LaShawn Merritt
* Manteo Mitchell (r)
* Maurice Mitchell
* Bryshon Nellum
* John Nunn
* Darvis Patton (r)
* Jeff Porter
* Jason Richardson
* Dathan Ritzenhein
* Mike Rodgers (r)
* Khadevis Robinson
* Galen Rupp
* Duane Solomon
* Wallace Spearmon
* Nick Symmonds
* Matt Tegenkamp
* Angelo Taylor
* Michael Tinsley
* Jeremy Wariner
* Andrew Wheating
* Isiah Young

Men's
field athletes|

* Lance Brooks
* Christian Cantwell
* Will Claye
* Ashton Eaton
* Sean Furey
* Marquise Goodwin
* Trey Hardee
* Reese Hoffa
* Cyrus Hostetler
* Kibwé Johnson
* Craig Kinsley
* George Kitchens
* A. G. Kruger
* Erik Kynard
* Derek Miles
* Jamie Nieto
* Jarred Rome
* Jeremy Scott
* Christian Taylor
* Brad Walker
* Ryan Whiting
* Jesse Williams
* Jason Young

Women's track
and road athletes|

* Keshia Baker (r)
* T'erea Brown
* Janet Cherobon-Bawcom
* Emma Coburn
* Kim Conley
* Julie Culley
* Desiree Davila
* Lashinda Demus
* Diamond Dixon (r)
* Allyson Felix
* Shalane Flanagan
* Bridget Franek
* Geena Gall
* Kara Goucher
* Dawn Harper
* Amy Hastings
* Molly Huddle
* Carmelita Jeter
* Lolo Jones
* Shalaya Kipp
* Bianca Knight (r)
* Tianna Madison
* Francena McCorory
* Maria Michta
* Georganne Moline
* Alysia Montaño
* Sanya Richards-Ross
* Shannon Rowbury
* Alice Schmidt
* Jenny Simpson
* Jeneba Tarmoh (r)
* DeeDee Trotter
* Morgan Uceny
* Lisa Uhl
* Kellie Wells
* Lauryn Williams (r)

Women's
field athletes|

* Amy Acuff
* Brigetta Barrett
* Amanda Bingson
* Brittany Borman
* Tia Brooks
* Jillian Camarena-Williams
* Amber Campbell
* Michelle Carter
* Jessica Cosby
* Sharon Day
* Janay DeLoach
* Hyleas Fountain
* Chelsea Hayes
* Becky Holliday
* Lacey Janson
* Gia Lewis-Smallwood
* Chaunté Lowe
* Chantae McMillan
* Kara Patterson
* Brittney Reese
* Amanda Smock
* Jennifer Suhr
* Aretha Thurmond
* Stephanie Brown Trafton
* Rachel Yurkovich

Coaches|

* Tonja Buford-Bailey (women's asst)
* Amy Deem (women's head coach)
* Edrick Floréal (men's asst)
* Jack Hazen (men's asst)
* Mike Holloway (men's asst)
* Rose Monday (women's asst)
* Connie Price-Smith (women's asst)
* Tom Pukstys (men's asst)
* Andrew Valmon (men's head coach)
* Gwen Wentland (women's asst)

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US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash

1923–1979
Amateur Athletic Union|

* 1923–1924: Frances Ruppert
* 1925: Helen Filkey
* 1926: Rosa Grosse
* 1927–1928OT: Elta Cartwright
* 1929: Betty Robinson
* 1930: Stella Walsh
* 1931: Eleanor Egg
* 1932OT: Wilhelmina von Bremen
* 1933: Annette Rogers
* 1934: not held
* 1935–1936: Helen Stephens
* 1937: Claire Isicson
* 1938: Lula Hymes
* 1939: Olive Hasenfus
* 1940–1941: Jean Lane
* 1942: Alice Coachman
* 1943–1944: Stella Walsh
* 1945–1946: Alice Coachman
* 1947: Juanita Watson
* 1948: Stella Walsh
* 1949–1950: Jean Patton
* 1951: Mary McNabb
* 1952: Catherine Hardy
* 1953–1954: Barbara Jones
* 1955–1956: Mae Faggs
* 1957: Barbara Jones
* 1958: Margaret Matthews
* 1959–1962: Wilma Rudolph
* 1963: Edith McGuire
* 1964–1966: Wyomia Tyus
* 1967: Barbara Ferrell
* 1968: Margaret Bailes
* 1969: Barbara Ferrell
* 1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) * Iris Davis
* 1971: Iris Davis
* 1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Iris Davis
* 1973: Iris Davis
* 1974: Renaye Bowen
* 1975: Rosalyn Bryant
* 1976: Chandra Cheeseborough
* 1977: Evelyn Ashford
* 1978: Leleith Hodges (JAM) * Brenda Morehead
* 1979: Evelyn Ashford

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1980: Alice Brown
* 1981–1983: Evelyn Ashford
* 1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Alice Brown
* 1985: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall
* 1986: Pam Marshall
* 1987: Diane Williams
* 1988: Sheila Echols
* 1989: Dawn Sowell
* 1990: Michelle Finn
* 1991: Carlette Guidry
* 1992OT: Gwen Torrence

1993–present
USA Track & Field|

* 1993–1994: Gail Devers
* 1995–1996OT: Gwen Torrence
* 1997–1998: Marion Jones
* 1999: Inger Miller
* 2000OT: Marion Jones
* 2001–2002: Chryste Gaines
* 2003: Torri Edwards
* 2004OT: LaTasha Colander
* 2005: Me'Lisa Barber
* 2006: Lauryn Williams
* 2007: Torri Edwards
* 2008OT: Muna Lee
* 2009: Carmelita Jeter
* 2010: Allyson Felix
* 2011–2012OT: Carmelita Jeter
* 2013: English Gardner
* 2014: Tianna Bartoletta
* 2015: Tori Bowie
* 2016OT: English Gardner
* 2017: Tori Bowie
* 2018: Aleia Hobbs
* 2019: Teahna Daniels
* 20212020 OT: Javianne Oliver

Notes|

* OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

* 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

* Distance: The event was over 100 yards until 1927; from 1929 to 1931, 1955, 1957 to 1958, 1961 to 1962, 1965 to 1966, 1969 to 1970 and 1973 to 1974.

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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's 60 m (40 yards, 50 m, 50 yards, 60 yards, 55 m)

1927–1979
Amateur Athletic Union|

* 1927:  Rosa Grosse (CAN), Eleanor Egg (2nd)
* 1928: Katherine Mearls
* 1929: Mary Carew
* 1930: Mary Carew
* 1931: Mary Carew
* 1932: Mary Carew
* 1933: Pearl Young
* 1934:  Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Louise Stokes (3rd)
* 1935: Helen Stephens
* 1936: Helen Stephens
* 1937: Helen Stephens
* 1941: Jean Lane
* 1945: Alice Coachman
* 1946: Alice Coachman
* 1948: Juanita Watson
* 1949: Dolores Dwyer
* 1950: Dolores Dwyer
* 1951: Catherine Hardy Lavender
* 1952: Dolores Dwyer
* 1953: Mabel Landry
* 1954: Mabel Landry
* 1955: Isabelle Daniels
* 1956: Isabelle Daniels
* 1957: Isabelle Daniels
* 1958: Isabelle Daniels
* 1959: Wilma Rudolph
* 1960: Wilma Rudolph
* 1961: Willye White
* 1962: Willye White
* 1963: Willye White
* 1964: Debbie Thompson
* 1965: Wyomia Tyus
* 1966: Wyomia Tyus
* 1967: Wyomia Tyus
* 1968: Barbara Ferrell
* 1969: Barbara Ferrell
* 1970:  Chi Cheng (TPE), Iris Davis (2nd)
* 1971: Pat Hawkins
* 1972: Iris Davis
* 1973: Iris Davis
* 1974: Theresa Montgomery
* 1975:  Alice Annum (GHA), Angel Doyle (2nd)
* 1976: Lisa Hopkins
* 1977: Brenda Morehead
* 1978: Brenda Morehead
* 1979: Evelyn Ashford

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1980: Evelyn Ashford
* 1981: Evelyn Ashford
* 1982: Evelyn Ashford
* 1983: Evelyn Ashford
* 1984: Alice Brown
* 1985: Alice Brown
* 1986: Jeanette Bolden
* 1987:  Anelia Nuneva (BUL), Jeanette Bolden (2nd)
* 1988: Evelyn Ashford, Gwen Torrence
* 1989: Gwen Torrence
* 1990: Michelle Finn-Burrell
* 1991: Michelle Finn-Burrell
* 1992: Michelle Finn-Burrell

1993–present
USA Track & Field|

* 1993: Gail Devers
* 1994: Gwen Torrence
* 1995: Gwen Torrence
* 1996: Gwen Torrence
* 1997: Gail Devers
* 1998:  Christy Opara-Thompson (NGR), Carlette Guidry-White (2nd)
* 1999: Gail Devers
* 2000: Carlette Guidry-White
* 2001: Chryste Gaines
* 2002: Chryste Gaines
* 2003: Angela Williams
* 2004: Gail Devers
* 2005: Angela Daigle
* 2006: Me'Lisa Barber
* 2007: Hasani Roseby
* 2008: Angela Williams
* 2009: Me'Lisa Barber
* 2010: Carmelita Jeter
* 2011: Alexandria Anderson
* 2012: Tianna Bartoletta
* 2013: Barbara Pierre
* 2014: Tianna Bartoletta
* 2015: Tianna Bartoletta
* 2016: Barbara Pierre
* 2017: Morolake Akinosun
* 2018: Javianne Oliver
* 2019: Shania Collins
* 2020: Mikiah Brisco
* 2022: Mikiah Brisco
* 2023: Aleia Hobbs
* 2024: Aleia Hobbs

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* Distances have varied as follows: 40 yards (1927–32), 50 meters (1933–54), 50 yards (1956–64), 60 yards (1965–86), 55 meters (1987–90)

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