Dawn Sowell

Dawn Sowell (born 27 March 1966, Philadelphia) is an American former sprinter who ran the fastest times in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash in 1989.^[1]

Sowell attended Louisiana State University and she was tipped to be the next Florence Griffith-Joyner. She retired from track & field due to chronic injury problems and is now a public speaker, focusing on health and wellness.^[2]

References

↑ World Top Performers 1980-2005: Women (Outdoor). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-21.
↑ New York Times article

Dawn Sowell profile at IAAF

US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash

1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923–1924: Frances Ruppert 1925: Helen Filkey 1926: Rosa Grosse 1927–1928^OT: Elta Cartwright 1929: Betty Robinson 1930: Stella Walsh 1931: Eleanor Egg 1932^OT: Wilhelmina von Bremen 1933: Annette Rogers 1934: not held 1935–1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Claire Isicson 1938: Lula Hymes 1939: Olive Hasenfus 1940–1941: Jean Lane 1942: Alice Coachman 1943–1944: Stella Walsh 1945–1946: Alice Coachman 1947: Juanita Watson 1948: Stella Walsh 1949–1950: Jean Patton 1951: Mary McNabb 1952: Catherine Hardy 1953–1954: Barbara Jones 1955–1956: Mae Faggs 1957: Barbara Jones 1958: Margaret Mathews 1959–1962: Wilma Rudolph 1963: Edith McGuire 1964–1966: Wyomia Tyus 1967: Barbara Ferrell 1968: Margaret Bailes 1969: Barbara Ferrell 1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) 1971: Iris Davis 1972: Alice Annum (GHA) 1973: Iris Davis 1974: Renaye Bowen 1975: Rosalyn Bryant 1976: Chandra Cheeseborough 1977: Evelyn Ashford 1978: Leleith Hodges (JAM) 1979: Evelyn Ashford

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Alice Brown 1981–1983: Evelyn Ashford 1984–1985: Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1986: Pam Marshall 1987: Diane Williams 1988: Sheila Echols 1989: Dawn Sowell 1990: Michelle Finn 1991: Carlette Guidry 1992^OT: Gwen Torrence

1993–present USA Track & Field	1993–1994: Gail Devers 1995–1996^OT: Gwen Torrence 1997–1998: Marion Jones 1999: Inger Miller 2000^OT: Marion Jones 2001: Chryste Gaines 2002: Marion Jones 2003: Torri Edwards 2004^OT: LaTasha Colander 2005: Me'Lisa Barber 2006: Marion Jones 2007: Torri Edwards 2008^OT: Muna Lee 2009: Carmelita Jeter 2010: Allyson Felix 2011–2012^OT: Carmelita Jeter 2013: English Gardner 2014: Tianna Bartoletta 2015: Tori Bowie 2016^OT: English Gardner

Notes	OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. Distance:The event was over 100 yards until 1927; from 1929-31, 1955, 1957-8, 1961-2, 1965-6, 1969-70 and 1973-4

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