'You Have to Earn It' - Twanisha Terry Sets Bold Target Ahead of Clash With Sha'Carri Richardson, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden

Twanisha ‘Tee Tee’ Terry is one of the undermined sprinters of all time, but she is looking to erase that at the 2025 USA Track and Field Championships.

Tee Tee Terry is one of the most successful relay runners with Team USA, having secured a gold medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

She was also part of the women’s 4x100m relay team that won a gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games, both races anchored by Sha’Carri Richardson.

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Tee Tee Terry now wants to make a name for herself, aside from relay glory. She wants to come out of the shadow of Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, among her other teammates, and she wants to make that leap of faith at the US Championships.

The two-time world champion finished third in the women’s 100m at the US Olympic trials, her first major individual competition.

Tee Tee Terry made the final, but she was unable to make the podium, as she crossed the finish line fifth in 10.97 seconds.

However, she now believes in how strong she is, and she wants to prove that at the US Championships first before heading to clashes against reigning Olympic champion Julien Alfred, two-time world 200m champion Shericka Jackson and other sprinters.

Tee Tee Terry enters the championship as the second-fastest American this season, behind only Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. She clocked a stunning 10.83 seconds at the Star Athletics Sprint Series.

She also finished seventh in 11.17 seconds at the Prefontaine Classic, but that is no bother as she gears up for the championship.

“To make the team individually, not just as a relay runner, showed me I was stronger than I thought. Nothing is given to you. You have to earn it,” Tee Tee Terry told Run Blog Run.

Twanisha Terry has proven she can compete with the best and maintain her form through the demanding grind of a full season.

If she makes the team again, it will not mark a return, it will be validation. She has been putting in the work all along, and now it is time to deliver when it counts most.