LOTS OF CONFLICTING evidence in this one, with Dalilah Muhammad winning the DL Final, and having a narrow 3–2 winning record against Shamier Little, but being crushed by Russell 6–2. But Little was a solid 4–2 over Russell, setting up a nice triangle. In the final analysis, Little—who had the year’s best 5-race average of times—was given the edge over Russell, with 2 wins and a pair of 2nds in DL races, compared to Russell’s 1 win and a trio of 2nds.
IN BASKETBALL PARLANCE, Sydney McLaughlin did her requisite one-and-done, having a spectacular frosh season at Kentucky—including the world’s fastest time and yet another World Junior Record—before announcing that she was turning pro. Her minimalist 3-race-all-college season was still good enough to get her No. 5… Reigning world No. 1 Kori Carter used the off year to work on her speed, never running the full-lap hurdles… Early in the year, more than 2 years after her final race, all-time great Lashinda Demus, a 3-time No. 1, announced her retirement.
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| 1. SHAMIER LITTLE (US) (3/20/95, 5-4¼/115) (1.63/52) | |||||
| 55.60 | … | 1)Baton Rouge | 4/28 | ||
| 55.23 | … | 5)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Russell; 2. Muhammad; 3. Moline; 4. Watson |
| 53.94 | … | 2)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad |
| 53.61 | … | 1)USATF | 6/24 | ||
| (55.38h) | |||||
| 53.41 | … | 1)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ||
| 53.95 | … | 1)London DL | 7/21 | ||
| 53.32 | … | 1)NACAC Ch | 8/12 | ||
| 54.21 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad |
| 53.86 | … | 2)Cont Cup | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Russell |
| 2. JANIEVE RUSSELL (Jamaica) (11/14/93, 5-8¾/139) (1.75/63) | |||||
| 55.98 | … | 1)Kingston | 2/17 | ||
| 56.43 | … | 1)Kingston | 3/10 | ||
| 55.10 | … | 2)Brisbane | 3/28 | ▷ | 1. Nel |
| 54.33 | … | 1)Comm G | 4/12 | ||
| (54.01h) | |||||
| 53.78 | … | 2)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad |
| 54.26 | … | 1)Kingston IWC | 5/19 | ||
| 54.06 | … | 1)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ||
| 54.08 | … | 2)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Moline |
| 54.89 | … | 2)Kingston | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Nugent |
| 54.18 | … | 1)Jam Ch | 6/22 | ||
| (54.84h) | |||||
| 54.16 | … | 1)Gyulai M | 7/02 | ||
| 53.46 | … | 2)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Little |
| 53.63 | … | 1)Lucerne | 7/09 | ||
| 55.10 | … | 1)World Cup | 7/14 | ||
| 53.96 | … | 2)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Little |
| 53.81 | … | 2)NACAC Ch | 8/12 | ▷ | 1. Little |
| (55.07h) | |||||
| 54.91 | … | 2)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Sprunger |
| 54.38 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad; 2. Little |
| 53.62 | … | 1)Cont Cup | 9/08 | ||
| 3. DALILAH MUHAMMAD (US) (2/07/90, 5-7/137) (1.70/62) | |||||
| 55.25 | … | 1)Mt. SAC R | 4/21 | ||
| 55.08 | … | 2)Drake R | 4/28 | ▷ | 1. Moline |
| 53.77 | … | 1)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ||
| 54.09 | … | 2)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Russell |
| 54.65 | … | 3)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Moline; 2. Russell |
| 53.65 | … | 1)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ||
| 54.46 | … | 2)Gyulai M | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Russell |
| 54.61 | … | 4)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Russell; 3. Moline |
| 53.79 | … | 2)Lucerne | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Russell |
| 54.86 | … | 3)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Russell |
| 53.88 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ||
| 4. GEORGANNE MOLINE (US) (3/06/90, 5-10/130) (1.78/59) | |||||
| 54.86 | … | 1)Drake R | 4/28 | ||
| 59.51 | … | 8)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad; 2. Russell; 3. Watson; 4. Nel; 5. Linkiewicz; 6. Nugent; 7. Xiao |
| 54.33 | … | 3)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Russell; 2. Muhammad |
| 53.97 | … | 1)Rome DL | 5/31 | ||
| 54.04 | … | 1)Prague | 6/04 | ||
| 54.12 | … | 2)USATF | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Little |
| (54.64h) | |||||
| 55.37 | … | 4)Gyulai M | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Russell; 2. Muhammad; 3. Spencer |
| 53.90 | … | 3)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Russell |
| 55.47 | … | 4)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Russell; 3. Muhammad |
| 54.26 | … | 3)NACAC Ch | 8/12 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Russell |
| (55.38h) | |||||
| dnf | … | )Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Sprunger; 2. Russell; 3. Beesley; 4. Doyle; 5. Watson; 6. Nel |
| 55.00 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad; 2. Little; 3. Russell |
| 5. SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN (US) (8/07/99, 5-8½/134) (1.74/61) | |||||
| 53.60 | … | 1)National Relays | 4/27` | ||
| 52.75 | … | 1)SEC | 5/13 | ||
| (54.85h) | |||||
| 53.96 | … | 1)NCAA | 6/09 | ||
| (54.78h, 55.50qf, 54.15sf) | |||||
| 6. LÉA SPRUNGER (Switzerland) (3/05/90, 6-0/152) (1.83/69) | |||||
| 56.36 | … | 8)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Moline; 2. Russell; 3. Muhammad; 4. Folorunso; 5. Pedroso; 6. Tkachuk; 7. Tate |
| 55.07 | … | 4)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad; 2. Little; 3. Watson |
| 55.60 | … | 2)Geneva | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Pedroso |
| 54.79 | … | 6)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Russell; 3. Moline; 4. Muhammad; 5. Spencer |
| 54.92 | … | 4)Lucerne | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Russell; 2. Muhammad; 3. Spencer |
| 54.86 | … | 1)Swi Ch | 7/14 | ||
| (55.76h) | |||||
| 54.33 | … | 1)Euro Ch | 8/10 | ||
| (55.04sf) | |||||
| 54.86 | … | 1)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ||
| 55.36 | … | 6)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad; 2. Little; 3. Russell; 4. Moline; 5. Doyle |
| 7. EILIDH DOYLE (Great Britain) (2/20/87, 5-7¾/130) (1.72/59) | |||||
| 54.80 | … | 2)Comm G | 4/12 | ▷ | 1. Russell |
| (54.80h) | |||||
| 56.18 | … | 7)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Russell; 3. Muhammad; 4. Moline; 5. Nel; 6. Tracey |
| 55.71 | … | 1)Karlstad | 7/25 | ||
| 56.23 | … | 8)Euro Ch | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Sprunger; 2. Ryzhykova; 3. Beesley; 4. Claes; 5. Pedroso; 6. Rudakova; 7. Tkachuk |
| (55.16sf) | |||||
| 56.61 | … | 4)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Sprunger; 2. Russell; 3. Beesley |
| 55.05 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad; 2. Little; 3. Russell; 4. Moline |
| 8. SAGE WATSON (Canada) (6/20/94, 5-8¾/137) (1.75/62) | |||||
| 56.52 | … | 1)Tucson | 3/16 | ||
| 56.38 | … | 1)San Diego | 3/24 | ||
| 55.55 | … | 5)Comm G | 4/12 | ▷ | 1. Russell; 2. Doyle; 3. Nel; 4. Whyte |
| (55.43h) | |||||
| 56.55 | … | 6)Drake R | 4/28 | ▷ | 1. Moline; 2. Muhammad; 3. Tate; 4. Spencer; 5. Nugent |
| 55.23 | … | 3)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad; 2. Russell |
| 55.58 | … | 1)Osaka IWC | 5/20 | ||
| 54.81 | … | 4)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Russell; 2. Muhammad; 3. Moline |
| 54.55 | … | 3)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad; 2. Little |
| 56.21 | … | 8)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Russell; 3. Muhammad; 4. Moline; 5. Nel; 6. Tracey; 7. Doyle |
| 57.11 | … | 5)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Sprunger; 2. Russell; 3. Beesley; 4. Doyle |
| 55.57 | … | 7)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Muhammad; 2. Little; 3. Russell; 4. Moline; 5. Doyle; 6. Sprunger |
| 9. ASHLEY SPENCER (US) (6/08/93, 5-6/119) (1.68/54) | |||||
| 56.43 | … | 1)Texas R | 3/30 | ||
| 56.44 | … | 1)Baton Rouge | 4/21 | ||
| 55.22 | … | 4)Drake R | 4/28 | ▷ | 1. Moline; 2. Muhammad; 3. Tate |
| 55.23 | … | 2)Kingston IWC | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Russell |
| 55.58 | … | 7)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Russell; 2. Muhammad; 3. Moline; 4. Watson; 5. Little; 6. Hejnova |
| 55.68 | … | 4)Kingston | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Nugent; 2. Russell; 3. Whyte |
| dnf | … | )USATF | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Moline; 3. Tate; 4. Payne; 5. Cockrell; 6. Seymour; 7. Bookman |
| (56.26h) | |||||
| 55.29 | … | 3)Gyulai M | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Russell; 2. Muhammad |
| 54.74 | … | 5)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Russell; 3. Moline; 4. Muhammad |
| 54.66 | … | 3)Lucerne | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Russell; 2. Muhammad |
| 57.00 | … | 9)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Russell; 3. Muhammad; 4. Moline; 5. Nel; 6. Tracey; 7. Doyle; 8. Watson |
| 10. ANNA RYZHYKOVA (Ukraine) (11/24/89, 5-9¼/130) (1.76/59) | |||||
| 57.16 | … | 2)Turku IWC | 6/05 | ▷ | 1. Beesley |
| 55.81 | … | 1)Kropyvnytskyi | 6/26 | ||
| 55.39 | … | 1)Ukr Ch | 7/21 | ||
| (56.28h) | |||||
| 54.51 | … | 2)Euro Ch | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Sprunger |
| (54.82sf) | |||||
| 55.74 | … | 1)Rovereto | 8/23 | ||
| 55.38 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 8/31 | ||
| 55.89 | … | 1)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ||
| 54.47 | … | 3)Cont Cup | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Russell; 2. Little |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Shamier Little (adidas) | 6. | Cassandra Tate (adidas) | |
| 1)USATF, 1)Lausanne DL, 2)Zürich DL | 8)Eugene DL, 3)USATF, 7)Lausanne DL | |||
| 2. | *Dalilah Muhammad (Nike) | 7. | Kymber Payne (LSU) | |
| 1)Shanghai DL, 1)Oslo DL, 1)Zürich DL | 2)SEC, 3)NCAA, 4)USATF | |||
| 3. | *Georganne Moline (Xendurance) | 8. | Anna Cockrell (USC) | |
| 1)Rome DL, 2)USATF, 4)Zürich DL | 1)Pac-12, 2)NCAA, 5)USATF | |||
| 4. | *Sydney McLaughlin (Kentucky) | 9. | Symone Black (Purdue) | |
| 1)National Relays, 1)SEC, 1)NCAA | 7)Drake Relays, 1)Big 10, 4)NCAA | |||
| 5. | *Ashley Spencer (Nike) | 10. | Kiah Seymour (Glenarden TC) | |
| 7)Eugene DL, dnf)USATF, 5)Lausanne DL | 1)Clermont, 7)Cayman Invitational, 6)USATF | |||
