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If you blinked and missed it, read on to learn more about the rising star sprinter.
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Jefferson donated stem cells as a high school senior to save her fathers life.
Ultimately, the transplant would help restore her dads bone marrow and save his life.
She went pro straight out of her junior year of college.
Tamari Davis, Sha’Carri Richardson, and Melissa Jefferson compete in the women’s 100-meter final at the 2024 US Olympic Team Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, on June 22.
She got engaged last fall to her college sweetheart.
She plays a big mental game.
Shes super close with her Team USA teammates ShaCarri Richardson and Twanisha Terry.
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And both athletes immediately welcomed the newcomer into the fold.
(Thebig group hugthey shared after making Team USA says it all.)
We all pull each other in the right direction.
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Its a really beautiful partnership, friendship, sisterhood, all of that good stuff.
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