U.S. Rankings — Women’s Shot

Michelle Carter began her great 2016 campaign with a win Places for 1956–75 reflect only those Americans who at the World Indoor made the World Rankings

1956 1...... Earlene Brown

1957 (no U.S. in World Ranks)

1958 1...... Earlene Brown

1959 1...... Earlene Brown

1960 1...... Earlene Brown

1961–75 (no U.S. in World Ranks)

1976 1...... Maren Seidler 2...... Kathy Devine 3...... Marcia Mecklenburg 4...... Mary Jacobson 5...... Ann Turbyne 6...... Jan Svendsen 7...... Jane Frederick 8...... Denise Wood © giancarlo colombo/photo run 9...... Emily Dole 10...... Evelyn Okeke

© Track & Field News 2019 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Women’s Shot 1977 1980 1983 1...... Maren Seidler 1...... Maren Seidler 1...... Lorna Griffin 2...... Kathy Devine 2...... Ann Turbyne 2...... Denise Wood 3...... Jane Frederick 3...... Lorna Griffin 3...... Peggy Pollock 4...... Lynne Anderson 4...... Sandy Burke 4...... Carol Cady 5...... Mary Jacobson 5...... Kathy Devine 5...... Regina Cavanaugh 6...... Diane Patrick 6...... Mary Jacobson 6...... Ramona Pagel 7...... Caryl Van Pelt 7...... Sue Thornton 7...... Bonnie Dasse 8...... Lorna Griffin 8...... Emily Dole 8...... Elaine Sobansky 9...... Denise Wood 9...... Melody Rose 9...... Natalie Kaaiawahia 10...... Emily Dole 10...... Caryl Van Pelt 10...... Quenna Beasley

1978 1981 1984 1...... Maren Seidler 1...... Denise Wood 1...... Lorna Griffin 2...... Ann Turbyne 2...... Lorna Griffin 2...... Carol Cady 3...... Kathy Devine 3...... Sandy Burke 3...... Ramona Pagel 4...... Jane Frederick 4...... Elaine Sobansky 4...... Regina Cavanaugh 5...... Mary Jacobson 5...... Jane Frederick 5...... Natalie Kaaiawahia 6...... Caryl Van Pelt 6...... Natalie Kaaiawahia 6...... Elaine Sobansky 7...... Emily Dole 7...... Ramona Pagel 7...... Sandy Burke 8...... Marcia Mecklenburg 8...... Neni Davis 8...... Bonnie Dasse 9...... Jill Stenwall 9...... Caryl Van Pelt 9...... Denise Wood 10...... Lorna Griffin 10...... Sue Thornton 10..... Marcia Mecklenburg

1979 1982 1985 1...... Maren Seidler 1...... Lorna Griffin 1...... Ramona Pagel 2...... Ann Turbyne 2...... Denise Wood 2...... Bonnie Dasse 3...... Kathy Devine 3...... Elaine Sobansky 3...... Peggy Pollock 4...... Mary Jacobson 4...... Sandy Burke 4...... Regina Cavanaugh 5...... Jill Stenwall 5...... Annette Bohach 5...... Carla Garrett 6...... Sandy Burke 6...... Ramona Pagel 6...... Lorraine Costanzo 7...... Emily Dole 7...... Anne McElroy 7...... Carol Cady 8...... Jane Frederick 8...... Neni Davis 8...... Sandy Burke 9...... Marcia Mecklenburg 9...... Natalie Kaaiawahia 9...... Dot Jones 10...... Lorna Griffin 10...... Peggy Pollock 10...... Quenna Beasley

© Track & Field News 2019 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Women’s Shot 1986 1989 1992 1...... Ramona Pagel 1...... Ramona Pagel 1...... Connie Price-Smith 2...... Bonnie Dasse 2...... Connie Price-Smith 2...... Ramona Pagel 3...... Carol Cady 3...... Bonnie Dasse 3...... Pam Dukes 4...... Peggy Pollock 4...... Peggy Pollock 4...... Dawn Dumble 5...... Regina Cavanaugh 5...... Pam Dukes 5...... Christy Barrett 6...... Pam Dukes 6...... Carla Garrett 6...... Beth Bunge 7...... Connie Price-Smith 7...... Patty Purpur 7...... Eileen Vanisi 8...... Diana Clements 8...... Kathy Picknell 8...... Melisa Weis 9...... Carla Garrett 9...... Deborah Smith 9...... Rica Brown 10...... Annette Bohach 10...... Dot Jones 10...... JoAnn Hacker

1987 1990 1993 1...... Ramona Pagel 1...... Connie Price-Smith 1...... Connie Price-Smith 2...... Bonnie Dasse 2...... Ramona Pagel 2...... Ramona Pagel 3...... Pam Dukes 3...... Bonnie Dasse 3...... Dawn Dumble 4...... Connie Price-Smith 4...... Pam Dukes 4...... Stevanie Ferguson 5...... Peggy Pollock 5...... Tracie Millett 5...... Melisa Weis 6...... Regina Cavanaugh 6...... Christy Barrett 6...... Danyel Mitchell 7...... Pinkie Suggs 7...... Stevanie Ferguson 7...... Eileen Vanisi 8...... Annette Bohach 8...... Deborah Corley 8...... Pam Dukes 9...... Diana Clements 9...... Beth Bunge 9...... Peggy Pollock 10...... Carla Garrett 10...... Angie Miller 10...... Beth Bunge

1988 1991 1994 1...... Ramona Pagel 1...... Connie Price-Smith 1...... Connie Price-Smith 2...... Bonnie Dasse 2...... Ramona Pagel 2...... Ramona Pagel 3...... Connie Price-Smith 3...... Pam Dukes 3...... Dawn Dumble 4...... Pam Dukes 4...... Bonnie Dasse 4...... Eileen Vanisi 5...... Regina Cavanaugh 5...... Eileen Vanisi 5...... Valeyta Althouse 6...... Peggy Pollock 6...... Christy Barrett 6...... Stevanie Ferguson 7...... Jennifer Ponath 7...... Tracie Millett 7...... Peggy Pollock 8...... Carol Cady 8...... Dawn Dumble 8...... Danyel Mitchell 9...... Dot Jones 9...... Melisa Weis 9...... Paulette Mitchell 10...... Carla Garrett 10...... Sharon Simmons 10...... Melisa Weis

© Track & Field News 2019 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Women’s Shot 1995 1998 2001 1...... Connie Price-Smith 1...... Connie Price-Smith 1...... Teri Steer 2...... Ramona Pagel 2...... Teri Steer 2...... Connie Price-Smith 3...... Valeyta Althouse 3...... Tressa Thompson 3...... Seilala Sua 4...... Eileen Vanisi 4...... Valeyta Althouse 4...... Christina Tolson 5...... Dawn Dumble 5...... Dawn Dumble 5...... Kristin Heaston 6...... Amy Palmer 6...... Amy Palmer 6...... Lisa Griebel 7...... Alana Preston 7...... Seilala Sua 7...... Jamine Moton 8...... Stevanie Ferguson 8...... Crystal Brownlee 8...... Cynthia Ademiluyi 9...... Paulette Mitchell 9...... Jesseca Cross 9.... Jessica Cosby Toruga 10...... Tressa Thompson 10...... Christina Tolson 10...... Amber Knighten

1996 1999 2002 1...... Connie Price-Smith 1...... Connie Price-Smith 1...... Teri Steer 2...... Ramona Pagel 2...... Teri Steer 2...... Seilala Sua 3...... Valeyta Althouse 3...... Tressa Thompson 3...... Kristin Heaston 4...... Dawn Dumble 4...... Dawn Dumble 4.... Jessica Cosby Toruga 5...... Eileen Vanisi 5...... Jesseca Cross 5...... Lisa Griebel 6...... Teri Steer 6...... Seilala Sua 6...... Cynthia Ademiluyi 7...... Amy Palmer 7...... Christina Tolson 7...... Laura Gerraughty 8...... Beth Bunge 8...... Cheree Hicks 8...... Adriane Blewitt 9...... Tressa Thompson 9...... Leslie Vidmar 9...Jill Camarena-Williams 10...... Paulette Mitchell 10...... Lisa Griebel 10...... Amber Crumbo

1997 2000 2003 1...... Connie Price-Smith 1...... Connie Price-Smith 1...... Kristin Heaston 2...... Valeyta Althouse 2...... Jesseca Cross 2...... Seilala Sua 3...... Tressa Thompson 3...... Tressa Thompson 3...... Laura Gerraughty 4...... Dawn Dumble 4...... Teri Steer 4...... Adriane Blewitt 5...... Seilala Sua 5...... Dawn Dumble 5...... Becky Breisch 6...... Crystal Brownlee 6...... Seilala Sua 6...Jill Camarena-Williams 7...... Beth Bunge 7...... Cheree Hicks 7. Stephanie Brown Trafton 8...... Eileen Vanisi 8...... Christina Tolson 8...... Rebekah Green 9...... Amy Palmer 9...... Lisa Griebel 9...... Karen Freberg 10...... Dawn Ellerbe 10...... Chaniqua Ross 10...... Ashley Dorsey

© Track & Field News 2019 — 4 — U.S. Rankings — Women’s Shot 2004 2007 2010 1...... Laura Gerraughty 1...Jill Camarena-Williams 1...Jill Camarena-Williams 2...... Kristin Heaston 2...... Kristin Heaston 2...... Michelle Carter 3...Jill Camarena-Williams 3.... Sarah Stevens-Walker 3.... Sarah Stevens-Walker 4. Stephanie Brown Trafton 4...... Jessica Pressley 4...... Jessica Pressley 5...... Becky Breisch 5...... Liz Wanless 5...... Adriane Blewitt 6..... L’Orangerie Crawford 6...... Michelle Carter 6...... Chandra Brewer 7...... Adriane Blewitt 7...... Abby Ruston 7...... Karen Shump 8...... Aubrey Martin 8...... Adriane Blewitt 8...... Abby Ruston 9...... Karen Freberg 9...... Kacey Onwuchekwa 9...... Jeneva Stevens 10. Jessica Cosby Toruga 10...... Gail Lee 10...... Tia Brooks

2005 2008 2011 1...... Kristin Heaston 1...... Michelle Carter 1...Jill Camarena-Williams 2...... Michelle Carter 2...Jill Camarena-Williams 2...... Michelle Carter 3...... Liz Wanless 3...... Kristin Heaston 3.... Sarah Stevens-Walker 4...Jill Camarena-Williams 4...... Liz Wanless 4...... Tia Brooks 5...... Adriane Blewitt 5...... Jessica Pressley 5...... Faith Sherrill 6...... Becky Breisch 6...... Susan King 6...... Ifeatu Okafor 7.... Jessica Cosby Toruga 7...... Chandra Brewer 7...... Kristin Heaston 8...... Chandra Brewer 8...... Abby Ruston 8...... Jessica Pressley 9...... Jessica Pressley 9.... Sarah Stevens-Walker 9...... Karen Shump 10...... Amarachi Ukabam 10...... Patience Knight 10...... Alyssa Hasslen

2006 2009 2012 1...Jill Camarena-Williams 1...... Michelle Carter 1...Jill Camarena-Williams 2...... Laura Gerraughty 2...Jill Camarena-Williams 2...... Michelle Carter 3...... Kristin Heaston 3...... Liz Wanless 3...... Tia Brooks 4...... Liz Wanless 4...... Kristin Heaston 4...... Kearsten Peoples 5...... Michelle Carter 5...... Jessica Pressley 5.... Sarah Stevens-Walker 6...... Becky Breisch 6.... Sarah Stevens-Walker 6...... Jeneva Stevens 7...... Adriane Blewitt 7...... Chandra Brewer 7...... Alyssa Hasslen 8.... Sarah Stevens-Walker 8...... Rachel Jansen 8...... Tiffany Howard 9...... Karen Freberg 9...... Adriane Blewitt 9...... Brittany Smith 10. Jessica Cosby Toruga 10...... Abby Ruston 10...... Baillie Gibson

© Track & Field News 2019 — 5 — U.S. Rankings — Women’s Shot 2013 2015 2017 1...... Michelle Carter 1...... Michelle Carter 1...... Michelle Carter 2...... Tia Brooks 2...... Brittany Smith 2...... Dani Hill 3...... Jeneva Stevens 3...... Tia Brooks 3...... Raven Saunders 4...... Alyssa Hasslen 4...... Jeneva Stevens 4...... Monique Riddick 5...... Brittany Smith 5...Jill Camarena-Williams 5...... Brittany Smith 6...... Felisha Johnson 6...... Felisha Johnson 6...... Felisha Johnson 7...... Christina Hillman 7...... Raven Saunders 7...... Jeneva Stevens 8...... Kearsten Peoples 8...... Becky O’Brien 8...... Brittany Mann 9...... Becky O’Brien 9...... Jessica Ramsey 9...... Maggie Ewen 10...... Dani Hill 10...... Tori Bliss 10. Emmonnie Henderson

2014 2016 2018 1...... Michelle Carter 1...... Michelle Carter 1...... Raven Saunders 2...... Felisha Johnson 2...... Tia Brooks 2...... Maggie Ewen 3...... Tia Brooks 3...... Raven Saunders 3...... Jeneva Stevens 4...... Jeneva Stevens 4...... Brittany Smith 4...... Jessica Ramsey 5...... Christina Hillman 5...... Felisha Johnson 5...... Monique Riddick 6...... Brittany Smith 6...Jill Camarena-Williams 6...... Michelle Carter 7...... Kelsey Card 7...... Jeneva Stevens 7...... Dani Hill 8...... Kearsten Peoples 8...... Chase Ealey 8...... Rachel Fatherly 9...... Jill Rushin 9...... Christina Hillman 9...... Jessica Woodard 10...... Becky O’Brien 10...... Dani Hill 10...... Jeneah Stewart

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