BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Call her 'National Champion'! On Saturday night, junior
Melissa Jefferson outran the rest of the field in the finals of the women's 60-meter dash to win gold and be crowned an NCAA National Champion at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships.
She is the first-ever individual national champion in Coastal Carolina history.
Jefferson recorded another Sun Belt Conference and Coastal Carolina University record time of 7.09, which was also the second-fastest time in all of NCAA Division I women's indoor track & field this season.
Her time of 7.09 is tied for the sixth-fastest time all-time in the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track & Field record books for the 60-meter dash.
With her first-place finish and NCAA Championship title, Jefferson is also a 2022 first-team All-American.
With Jefferson's first-place finish, the Chanticleers as a team scored 10 points in the team standings to finish in a tie for 17th overall, which was also the best team finish by a mid-major for the entire championships.
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