Melanie Doggett
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2011 or 2012 (age 14–15)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 60m: 7.17 (2025) 100m: 11.01 (2026) 200m: 22.48 (2026) |
Melanie Doggett is an American sprinter from Georgia. As a teenager she set world age-group best times in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres.[2]
Career
Doggett is from Fairburn, Georgia and attends Landmark Christian School. She showed aptitude for sprinting at a young-age, winning the 100 metres national title in the USATF's 8-and-under division. At age 9, she set an age-group world record in the 200 metres with a time of 26.08 seconds.[3]
As a 12 year-old in 2024, Doggett ran 11.67 seconds for the 100 meters at the Adidas Outdoor Nationals. That time not only broke the previous world record for 12-year-olds but also surpassed the sixth-grade world best set by Tamari Davis. At the Millrose Games in New York in February 2025, she ran the 60 metres dash in 7.17 seconds, breaking her own age-13 world record.[4]
Later that year, Doggett broke the U13 world record in the 100 meters with a time of 11.53 seconds.[5] In July 2025, Doggett became the second-fastest 14-year-old in the 200-meter dash at the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympics in Savannah, running 22.94 seconds, breaking her own meet record set the previous day.[6] Also running 54.96 for the 400 metres in 2025, she signed a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) contract with sportswear brand Nike.[3][7]
Competing over 100 metres at the Bill Thorn Invitational 2026 on Saturday 18 April 2026 as a 14-year-old, Doggett moved to within 0.03 seconds of Candace Hill's women's world under-18 record in Fairburn, Georgia, running 11.01 seconds.[8] In May 2026, Doggett ran a wind-legal 22.71s (+2.0) over 200m at the GHSA State Championships in Athens, Georgia.[9] In June, she ran 11.18 seconds and 22.48 seconds to win the 100 metres and 200 metres double at the Nike Outdoor Nationals.[10] She was subsequently named 2025-26 Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Player of the Year, the first high school freshman to receive the award.[11]
References
- ↑ DeLauder, Hunter (June 1, 2026). "Blazing speed at 14 years old: Meet the world-record-setting Ga. track phenom". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "Melanie Doggett". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- 1 2 Scott, David (Jun 20, 2025). "Nike Signs Rising Sprint Star Melanie Doggett to NIL Deal". Mile Split. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Who Is Melanie Doggett? 13-Year-Old Track & Field Star Who Broke Major Record at Millrose Games". Essentially Sports. 8 Feb 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Who is Melanie Doggett, the 14-year-old American athlete who runs the 100-meter dash in 11.01 seconds?". Marca. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Georgia teen becomes the second-fastest 14-year-old ever". GPB. July 28, 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Grundy, William. "Middle Schooler Melanie Doggett Can't Wait For High School". Mile Split. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Athletics: Teen sprinter Melanie Doggett clocks 11.01, closes in on Hill's women's U-18 100m record". Olympics.com. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Teen sprint phenom, 14, breaks age world record". Nine.com. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "MELANIE DOGGETT PRESENTED WITH GATORADE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD". Dyestat. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ Kassim, Ehasan (25 June 2026). "Freshman makes history as Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Player of the YearS". USA Today. Retrieved 25 June 2026.