Melissa Jefferson-Wooden reflected on being congratulated by her training partner and reigning 100m world champion, Sha'Carri Richardson, after winning the national title in the 100m. The USATF outdoor national championships were held from July 31 to August 3, with the women’s 100m final taking place on Friday, August 1.Jefferson-Wooden ran a personal best of 10.65 seconds to clinch the title, followed by training partner Kayla White, who also ran a personal best of 10.84s and Aleia Hobbs, who finished third in 10.92s. All three qualified for the World Championships in Tokyo this September. Meanwhile, Sha'Carri Richardson, who advanced out of her first-round heat on Thursday, withdrew from Friday’s semifinals. However, as the reigning world champion, Richardson has a bye to the world team.After the race, Sha'Carri Richardson congratulated her, and Jefferson-Wooden reflected on how much it meant, saying:“Yeah, it was actually Sha’Carri. She was congratulating me. She was like, ‘10.65, oh my gosh, that’s crazy. You are that girl.’ It meant so much, you know, hearing that from her. We train together every day, and so for her to be able to call me and express how hyped my race made her, you know, means all the world. We’re going to be in Tokyo together, so it’s only a matter of time before we all get to line up and bask in that glory one more time.”In the women’s 100m final at the Paris Olympics, Julien Alfred won gold with a time of 10.72s, Sha'Carri Richardson took silver and Melissa Jefferson earned the bronze medal.Christian Coleman defends his girlfriend Sha'Carri Richardson following her arrest for domestic violence offense2025 USATF Outdoor Championships - Source: GettyShortly before the USATF Nationals, Sha'Carri Richardson was allegedly charged with assaulting her boyfriend and fellow sprinter Christian Coleman at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington State. Coleman declined to press charges, and Richardson was released the next day after her arrest on July 28, 2025.Following the incident, Sha'Carri Richardson withdrew from the USATF Nationals, while Coleman competed and finished fifth in the men’s 100m final. In a post-race interview, Coleman addressed the situation, saying:"It was just a sucky situation all around. Like, I don’t feel as if she should have been arrested. She’s a human being and a great person. We’ve been really good teammates all year, and I hate that narrative too because, you know, us coming together, we’re just two really dominant personalities. She’s, to me, the best female athlete in the world. I see it every day.”The two athletes have been dating for two years and made their relationship public in February this year. Christian Coleman missed qualifying for the 100m at this year’s World Championships, having won the 2019 world title with a time of 9.76s.