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Jefferson Advances to 100-Meter Semifinals at U.S. Olympic Team Trials
6/21/2024 11:47:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country
EUGENE, Ore. – Coastal Carolina track & field's Melissa Jefferson raced to a first-place finish with a time of 10.91 in her women's 100-meters preliminaries heat on Friday night to advance to the semifinals at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon.
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Jefferson turned in the second-fastest time on the night at 10.91 and was just three-tenths of a second behind Sha'Carri Richardson's time of 10.88. Jefferson won her heat by 0.12 seconds, besting Jenna Prandini (11.03 and Twanisha Terry (11.07).Â
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The semifinals for the women's 100-meters are scheduled to begin at 8:58 p.m. ET tomorrow (Saturday, June 22) with the finals set for 10:50 p.m. ET.
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Jefferson turned in the second-fastest time on the night at 10.91 and was just three-tenths of a second behind Sha'Carri Richardson's time of 10.88. Jefferson won her heat by 0.12 seconds, besting Jenna Prandini (11.03 and Twanisha Terry (11.07).Â
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The semifinals for the women's 100-meters are scheduled to begin at 8:58 p.m. ET tomorrow (Saturday, June 22) with the finals set for 10:50 p.m. ET.
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For complete coverage of CCU Cross Country and Track & Field, follow the Chanticleers on social media at @CoastalTFXC (Twitter), @GoCCUsports (Instagram), and facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at www.GoCCUsports.com.
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