Saturday’s Prefontaine Classic delivered two of the fastest women’s 100m times ever run under challenging conditions, with Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Julien Alfred rocketing to historic places on the wind/altitude-adjusted all-time rankings compiled by Track & Field News.

Jefferson-Wooden clocked 10.75 into a -1.5m/s headwind, a run that adjusts to 10.66, making her the fifth-fastest performer in history by “basic” time. Alfred, the reigning Olympic champion, finished second in 10.77 under the same conditions, which adjusts to 10.68, placing her sixth all-time.

But even as new names rise, the wind-adjusted leaderboard remains overwhelmingly dominated by Jamaica’s sprint queens — Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

Between them, the two Olympic champions account for more than a third of the top entries, a staggering display of consistency and quality across seasons.

In a 10-day span in the summer of 2021, Elaine Thompson-Herah produced the two fastest marks ever recorded under legal wind conditions. Her 10.61 (-0.6) to win Olympic gold in Tokyo adjusts to 10.57, the fastest wind/altitude-adjusted time ever recorded after Flojo. Ten days later, she ran 10.54 (+0.9) at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, which converts to 10.60.

Fraser-Pryce’s body of work is even more expansive. Her 10.65 (-0.8) in Zurich adjusts to 10.61, making her the fourth-fastest performer ever. Her 2022 campaign alone added seven marks to the compilation, including adjusted times of 10.62 (Monaco), 10.66 (Chorzów), and 10.67 (Nairobi and Paris).

However, two of Fraser-Pryce’s best-ever performances were omitted from the published list:

Her 10.60 (+1.7) victory at the Athletissima Lausanne on August 26, 2021, which would have adjusted to near or better than her Zurich mark;

And her 10.63 at Jamaica’s National Championships in Kingston in July 2021, one of the fastest times ever run on Jamaican soil. While unratified, the time was widely reported and observed.

Despite those omissions, Fraser-Pryce still features more than any other athlete on the list. Her entries span from 2013 to 2022, reflecting unmatched longevity and elite performance under varying conditions.

The list has evolved over recent seasons. Sha’Carri Richardson broke into the top tier with her 10.65 win at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, adjusting to 10.64 and ranking her just behind Fraser-Pryce. Shericka Jackson, another Jamaican standout, sits just below with her 10.71 run at the 2023 Jamaican National Championships.

Now, Jefferson-Wooden and Alfred have joined that elite company, showing that the next generation is pushing the event to new levels. Still, the rankings remain a tribute to the enduring excellence of Jamaica’s golden era.

While the 2025 World Athletics Championships loom just two months away, and Thompson-Herah works her way back from injury, history continues to reshape itself. But even with new names making headlines, it’s clear that the standard was set long ago — and Jamaica’s women are still setting the pace.