Hobbs was totally outmatched despite the short distance and crashed into the mat after the finish line but was able to get up and celebrate the American record.
She then posed at the results reception afterwards in Albuquerque.
- It's unimaginable and something I've been waiting for for a long time.
I'm so thankful.
I knew that if it was going to be an American record, the start was important.
In the qualifier (7.02) the start was not good at all and I needed to find my normal routines, says Hobbs with tears in his eyes to Simplybuzzes.
She bested Gail Dever's 1993 American record of 6.95 by one-hundredth.
The world record is also the one from 1993 when the Russian Irina Privalova ran 6.92 in Madrid.
Hobbs, sixth in the 2022 Oregon 2022 outdoor World Championships 100m final, has been on a roll all winter, posting a 6.98 a couple of weeks ago.