Just over a month after her strong showing at the U.S. Outdoor Championships in July, former LSU track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson collected the biggest win of her career with a record-breaking performance in the 100-meter sprint at the world track and field championships in Budapest on Monday.
Richardson clocked a time of 10.65 seconds—the fastest in the event’s history—to win the gold medal. It was her first time competing at the world championships, and her performance in the final represented the fastest 100-meter time of her career.
Jamaicans Shericka Jackson (10.72 seconds) and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (10.77) rounded out the podium.