U.S. Rankings — Women’s Shot Michelle Carter began her great Places for 1956–75 reflect 2016 campaign with a win 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 2020 — 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 2020 — 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 2020 — 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