Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Won a Gold Medal and was crowned a 2022 World Champion as part of Team USA's women's 4x100-meter relay team at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in July 2022 ... Crossed the finish line with a time of 11.03 (0.8) in the women's 100-meter finals to place eighth overall at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in July 2022 ... Was crowned the U.S. Track & Field National Champion in the women's 100-meters at the 2022 Toyota USA Track Outdoor Championships, crossing the finish line first with an amazing time of 10.69 (+2.9) in the finals to earn the gold medal ... Became the first-ever individual NCAA National Champion in Coastal Carolina history at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, as she recorded a Sun Belt Conference and Coastal Carolina University record time of 7.09 in the 60-meter dash, which was also the second-fastest time in all of NCAA Division I women's indoor track & field for the 2022 season.

Honors
2022 World Champion (4x100)
2022 U.S. Track & Field National Champion (100m)
2022 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA First-Team All-American (Outdoor) (100m)
2022 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA First-Team All-American (Outdoor) (4x100)
2022 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (Outdoor) (200m)
2022 NCAA Division I Championship Qualifier (Outdoor) (100m, 200m, 4x100)
2022 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualifier (Outdoor) (100m, 200m, 4x100)
2022 Sun Belt Conference Women's Most Outstanding Track Performer
2022 Sun Belt Conference Champion (Outdoor) (100m, 200m, 4x100)
2022 All-Sun Belt First Team (Outdoor)
2022 NCAA Division I National Champion (Indoor) (60m)
2022 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA First-Team All-American (Indoor) (60m)
2022 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track Performer of the Year
2022 All-Sun Belt First Team (Indoor)
2022 Sun Belt Conference Champion (Indoor) (60m, 200m)
2021 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (Outdoor) (100m)
2021 NCAA Division I Championship Qualifier (Outdoor) (100m, 200m)
2021 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualifier (Outdoor) (100m, 200m, 4x100)
2021 Sun Belt Conference Most Outstanding Track Athlete (Outdoor)
2021 Sun Belt Conference Most Outstanding Freshman (Outdoor)
2021 Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year (Outdoor)
2021 All-Sun Belt First Team (Outdoor) (100m, 200m, 4x100)
2021 Sun Belt Conference Champion (Outdoor) (100m, 200m, 4x100)
2021 All-Sun Belt Second Team (Indoor)
2020 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field Newcomer of the Year
2020 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year
2020 All-Sun Belt Second Team (Indoor)
 

MELISSA JEFFERSON TFRRS PAGE
 

2022 (Junior)
Outdoor Season

• A 2022 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA first-team All-American with an eighth-place finish with a time of 11.24 (0.2) in the 100-meters
• A 2022 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA first-team All-American in the 4x100-meter relay, posting an eighth-place finish with a time of 43.78
• A 2022 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA second-team All-American with a ninth-place finish with a time of 22.90 (1.3) in the 200-meters
• A 2022 NCAA Championships qualifier in the 100-meters, 200-meters, and the 4x100-meter relay
• Set a school record as part of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished ninth in the preliminaries heat with a time of 43.23 at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• A 2022 NCAA East Preliminary qualifier in the 100-meters, 200-meters, and 4x100-meter relay
• Finished seventh in both the 100-meters (11.24 (1.3)) and the 200-meters (22.76 (0.7)) at the NCAA East Preliminaries
• A key part of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished eighth at the NCAA East Preliminaries with a time of 43.49
• Named the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Women's Outstanding Track Performer of the Year
• Set the Coastal Carolina school record in the 100-meters (10.88) and 200-meters (22.46)
• Also part of the school-record-breaking 4x100-meter relay team (43.23)
• A three-time Sun Belt Conference Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honoree
• A three-time 2022 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Champion
• A 2022 Sun Belt Conference Champion in the 100-meters with a Sun Belt Conference and Coastal Carolina record time of 10.88 (1.5) at the conference championship meet
• A 2022 Sun Belt Conference Champion in the 200-meters with a time of 22.48 (1.9) at the Sun Belt Conference Championship meet
• Was a 2022 Sun Belt Conference Champion as part of the 4x100-meter relay team that turned in a time of 43.79 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships
• Also posted wins in the 200-meters (23.26 (3.2)) at the Weems Baskin Relays, in the 100-meters (11.00 (-0.1)) at the UF Tom Jones Memorial, and in the 100-meters (11.08 (1.8)) at the USC Open
• Picked up a runner-up finish in the 200-meters at the USC Open with a personal-best time of 22.46 (1.8)
• Placed third overall in the 100-meters at the North Florida Collegiate Invitational with her time of 11.08 (1.3)
• Part of the 4x100-meter relay unit that crossed the finish line in second-place overall at the Weems Baskin Relays with a time of 44.41
• Also a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished fifth at the UF Tom Jones Memorial meet with a time of 43.58
• Ran one leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished third with a time of 3:36.25 at the North Florida Collegiate Invitational

Indoor Season

• A 2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Champion in the 60-meter dash - the first individual national champion in Coastal Carolina history
• A 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor USTFCCCA first-team All-American with her first-place finish in the 60-meter dash
• Named the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Women's Indoor Track Performer of the Year
• An All-Sun Belt first-team performer in the 60-meter dash and 200-meters
• A two-time 2022 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field Champion, taking first-place overall in the 60-meter dash (7.22 ) and the 200-meters (23.39), both of which were Sun Belt Conference Championship meet records
• A three-time Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honoree
• Set the school record in the 60-meter dash (7.09) and 200-meters (23.34)
• Posted a first-place finish in the 60-meter dash at the Gamecock Opener with a time of 7.29
• Recorded a pair of top-five finishes at the Carolina Challenge, placing second in the 200-meters (23.34) and fifth in the 60-meter dash (7.35)
• Finished third in the 60-meter dash (7.32) and sixth in the 200-meters (23.70) at the Bob Pollock Invitational
• Also part of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth overall with a time of 3:45.48 at the Carolina Challenge

2021 (Sophomore)
Outdoor Season

• A 2021 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA second-team All-American in the 100-meters
• A 2021 NCAA Division I Championship Qualifier in the 100-meters and 200-meters - became the first Chanticleer in school history to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the 100-meters and third all-time in the 200-meters
• A 2021 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualifier in the 100-meters, 200-meters, and the 4x100-meter relay
• Named the 2021 Sun Belt Most Outstanding Track Athlete
• Tabbed the 2021 Sun Belt Most Outstanding Freshman
• Named the 2021 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year 
• Picked up 2021 All-Sun Belt first-team honors in the 100-meters, 200-meters, and the 4x100-meter relay
• 2021 Sun Belt Women's Outdoor Track & Field Champion in the 100-meters, 200-meters, and the 4x100-meter relay
• Broke the school record in the 100-meters four times with the last being recorded at the 2021 Sun Belt Championships in the finals where she ran an 11.22 (1.0)
• Broke the school record in the 200-meters four times with the last being recorded at the 2021 NCAA East Preliminaries in the finals where she ran a 22.95 (0.5)
• Was the highest-scoring individual with 22.5 points, won three gold medals, broke three school records, and set an SBC meet record at the conference championship meet
• Finished 14th overall at the NCAA Championships in the 100-meters with a time of 11:43 (0.5) to earn second-team All-America honors
• Also placed 18th overall with a time of 23.46 in the 200-meters at the NCAA Championships
• Finished eighth overall in both the 100-meters (11.22 (1.4)) and the 200-meters (22.95 (0.5)) at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round
• Tallied nine first-place finishes overall on the outdoor season
• Finished first overall in the 100-meters (11.22 (1.0)), 200-meters (22.96 (1.6)), and as part of the 4x100-meter relay team (44.75) at the Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Also recorded first-place finishes in the 100-meters at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (11.41 (1.8)), CCU Chanticleer Challenge (11.66 (0.1)), and Gamecock Invitational (11.27 (2.0))
• Placed first overall in the 200-meters at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (23.95 (2.2)) and the CCU Chanticleer Challenge (24.21 (-2.1))
• A member of the 4x100-meter relay team that crossed the finish line in third place with a time of 45.36 at the CCU Chanticleer Challenge
• Finished third at the North Florida Invite in both the 100-meters (11.24 (1.9)) and the 4x100-meter relay (44.84)
• Also finished third in the 100-meters (11.22 (1.4)), fifth in the 4x100-meter relay (45.14), and seventh in the 200-meters (23.70 (0.4)) at the UF Tom Jones Invitational
• Part of the 4x100-meter relay team that placed 16th at the NCAA East Preliminaries with a time of 44.74

Indoor Season

• A 2021 All-Sun Belt second-team honoree
• Named the 2021 Sun Belt Indoor Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 21
• Recorded a second-place finish in the 60-meter dash finals with a new personal-best time of 7.41 and in the 200-meters with a time of 24.03, also a new personal-best mark
• Both times were the second-best marks in the Sun Belt in each event this season and the second-fastest in school history behind only Erica Peake's time of 7.39 in the 60-meters and 23.40 in the 200-meters
• Took first place at the Liberty Elite Invite in the 60-meters with a time of 7.51 meters
• Finished second overall in the 60-meters (7.49) and 200-meters (24.80) at the Gamecock Opener
• Also finished second in the 200-meters with a time of 24.36 at the Bob Pollock Indoor Invitational
• Placed fourth in the 60-meters (7.43) at the Bob Pollock Indoor Invitational, fifth in the 200-meters (24.76) at the Liberty Elite Invitational, and was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed sixth (4:06.74) at the Liberty Elite meet

2020 (Freshman)
Outdoor Season (*Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*)

• No competition
• Named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2020 spring semester

Indoor Season

• Competed in a total of five meets on the season as a true freshman
• Competed in the 60-meter, 200-meter, and 400-meter events
• Also part of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished ninth (3:51.89) at the Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships
• Won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.55 at the Liberty Kickoff
• Fourth in the Sun Belt Conference with a 7.55 in the 60 meters.
• Also won the 200-meter dash with a mark of 24.94 at the VMI Indoor Classic
• Finished second in the 200-meters with a time of 24.87 at the Liberty Kickoff meet
• Placed second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7:59 at the Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships
• Recorded personal-best marks of 7.55 in the 60-meter dash and 24.87 in the 200-meters at the Liberty Kickoff
• Also had a personal-best time of 58.14 in the 400-meters at the Gamecock Opener

High School

• A four-time all-state and all-region selection
• Also a four-time team MVP
• Won the state title in the 100-meters her senior season
• Also finished second in the 200-meters and third in the 4x100 relay at the state championship meet her senior year
• Was a state runner-up in the 100 and 200-meter events her junior year
• Also a state runner-up in the 200-meters her sophomore season
• Won the state championship in the 100-meters, 200-meters, and the 4x100-meter relay her freshman year
• Holds the school record in the 100-meters, 200-meters, and long jump
• Also competed with the Carolina Gold club track team in 2017 and 2018
• Qualified for the USATF National Junior Olympics Outdoor Championships in 2018
• Placed 33rd out of 55 participants in the 100-meter dash at the event