Georgetown native, track & field athlete secures ticket to Paris Olympics
Melissa Jefferson poses with Horry County Fire Rescue crewmembers in 2022. (Credit: HCFR)
(WPDE) — A Georgetown native and former Coastal Carolina University student-athlete will be heading to the Paris Olympics this summer.
Melissa Jefferson took second place in the women’s 100-meter dash at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon Saturday night, June 22.
#HCFR congratulates Georgetown native & @GoCCUsports grad. Melissa Jefferson, who took 2nd in the women’s 100-meter dash last night at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, heading to the Paris Olympics w/ a new PB time of 10.80 seconds! 🔥
(Photo from 2022) pic.twitter.com/Yf4DygMHo1
— Horry SC Fire Rescue (@hcfirerescue) June 23, 2024
Jefferson secured second place behind Sha’Carri Richardson with a new personal best time of 10.80 seconds.
