What were you doing at 14? Probably juggling school, discovering new interests, maybe even trying your hand at a sport. For most of us, world records weren’t exactly part of the picture. But in the fiercely competitive world of track and field, records are made to be broken or broken by someone else. A 14-year-old prodigy has done the unthinkable. She’s shattered a world record. And the most remarkable part? This isn’t her first time. She’s done it again.

Earlier this season, Melanie Doggett had the jaws of the track and field community drop as low as the floor when she clocked a time of 7.17 seconds in the Millrose Games, shattering her own age-13 world record. But wait. Just last year, as a 12-year-old sixth-grader at Landmark Christian School near Atlanta, Doggett etched her name into the record books with an 11.67-second sprint in the 100 meters at the Adidas Outdoor Nationals. Now she’s back at it again…

If there was one word that could be used for Doggett’s performance at the USATF National Junior Olympics Championships, then it would be domination. As the gunshot echoed through the Ted Wright Stadium, Savannah State University on July 26th for the 200m race, the teenager shot out of her block in lane 6 just like a bullet. She was in the lead within a second or two in the race, such was the acceleration! A day before, she had clocked a time of 23.24 to break the record for fastest girls’ 13-14 200m run in the semis. 23.34s was the previous record, which was set by Kayla Davis (Run U Express) in 2017. But the 14-year-old wasn’t quite done yet.

She was such a dominant force on the field that by the time she had neared the finish line, no other athlete was visible in her frame. “There she is, Melanie Doggett. Set the national record in the semis.” Doggett won the girls’ 200m at the USATF National Junior Olympics Championships by 1.5 seconds, clocking 22.94s (+0.2) to set a new personal best and USATF 13-14 National Record. She broke the national record twice in two days. ABSOLUTE BANGER!

Doggett has been a star since an early age, winning the 8-and-under division 100m National Championship, setting a 9-year-old world record in the 200m, and 11-year-old world records in the 60m and 100m, followed by multiple State Championships in middle school. Gatlin has claimed that she can beat Pros easily. All of this attracted the brand name after the Greek goddess of victory.

Melanie Doggett – Nike’s youngest track and field athlete 

On June 21, Melanie Doggett uploaded a reel on her Instagram where she could be seen standing at Times Square looking up at the billboard. Why? The answer came in seconds as the billboard featured the 14-year-old on a hit, donning a Nike sprint suit. The caption read, “At Melanie’s first indoor Nike meet, she ended up on a billboard in Times Square. At her first Nike outdoor, we finalized her NIL.” The reel also picture of the prodigy in the Nike sprint suit. She is the brand’s youngest NIL athlete since 13-year-old soccer player McKenna Whitham.

“The Nike team has always made me feel welcome and heard,” Doggett explained. “I think it’s really cool that they want to work with me, and I’m excited to be a part of the family.”. By bringing Doggett into their Nike Running family, they’re making a long‑term bet on raw, unparalleled talent. She joins a roster already featuring Olympic‑level sprinters and youth standouts like Sha’Carri Richardson. Can the 14-year-old repeat the Olympian’s legacy? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.