Melissa Jefferson, a Georgetown native and ex-Coastal Carolina athlete, qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, securing second place in the women's 100m dash at the U.

Georgetown native and former Coastal Carolina student-athlete, Melissa Jefferson, qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics after securing second place in the women's 100-meter dash at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon with a new personal best time of 10.80 seconds. Jefferson, along with Sha'Carri Richardson and Twanisha Terry, qualified for the U.S. Olympic team, with the Summer Olympics set to begin on July 26.

June 23, 2024
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