List of United States high school national records in track and field
This is a list of the outdoor national records in the sport of track and field at the United States high school level.
While these records have been compiled for over 100 years, there are varying standards for these records. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) compiles records based only upon competitions its state affiliates sanction. Those would be scholastic dual meets, high school only invitationals and championship meets up through the individual state championships.
Track and Field News (T&FN) has tracked records by any American high school students, in any competition until they enter college. These records include marks made in open competition against higher level competitors, post season meets and international competition up until August 31 following their high school graduation.[1]
Since there are no national championships in high school competition, post state championship meets that proclaim such a position are not sanctioned by the NFHS and thus fall only under the T&FN guidelines.
Additionally, high school competition is conducted under slightly different rules. Those have evolved over time. For example, in 1980, high schools converted their running distances from Imperial (yards) to metric, but instead of running conventional international distances like 1500 metres in place of the mile run, a more equitable but non-standard 1600 meters was chosen. For the 2 mile run, they run the 3200 meters. For the long hurdle race, they run 300 meters instead of the 400 metres hurdles. Some states ran over lower hurdle heights for a period of time. In field events, the boys throw different weights of their implements as compared with international open division or the more comparable junior division implements. Some states throw javelin or hammer, while the majority do not. Over time, this has resulted in statisticians collecting results and performing conversions as athletes have run different distances, jumped different hurdles and thrown different weights. Invitational meets have offered an assortment of legacy events and an array of relays, which allow each new generation of athlete a legitimate opportunity to compete in all these events, effectively keeping all records relevant and contemporary.
On this list, marks listed as the NFHS record with no other marks listed for that event, are the universally accepted record in the current official events.
Records
- Key
NFHS record NFHS recognized record in legacy events Awaiting NFHS ratification Track and Field News record Awaiting Track and Field News publication, ratification not NFHS eligible or T&FN recognized event/mark
Boys outdoor track
Boys outdoor field
Girls outdoor
Girls outdoor field
Indoor
Boys
Event | Record | Athlete | High School Name | High School Location | Meet Location | Meet Name | Date | Ref | |||||||||||||
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50 m | 5.69 | Bryan Howard | Canyon Springs | Moreno Valley, California | Los Angeles, California | Sunkist Invitational | February 19, 1994 | ||||||||||||||
55 m | 6.08 | Marvin Bracy | William R. Boone | Orlando, Florida | Gainesville, Florida | Jimmy Carnes Indoor | January 29, 2012 | ||||||||||||||
60 m | 6.57 | Casey Combest | Owensboro High School | Owensboro, Kentucky | Columbus, Ohio | March 14, 1999 | |||||||||||||||
200 m | 20.63 | Noah Lyles | T.C. Williams | Alexandria, Virginia | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | March 12, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
300 m | 32.87 | Tyrese Cooper | Miami Norland Senior | Miami Gardens, Florida | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | Armory Track Invitational | February 4, 2017 | [67] | |||||||||||||
400 m | 45.92 A | Elzie Coleman | Pocatello, Idaho | February 21, 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
46.01 | Tyrese Cooper | Miami Norland Senior | Miami Gardens, Florida | Fayetteville | Tyson Invitational | February 10, 2017 | [68] | ||||||||||||||
800 m | 1:47.67 | Josh Hoey | Bishop Shanahan High School | Downingtown | Boston | BU Last Chance Meet | February 25, 2018 | [69] | |||||||||||||
1000 m | 2:22.28 | Robby Andrews | Manalapan High School | Manalapan, New Jersey | New York City | New Balance Collegiate Invitational | February 6, 2009 | [70] | |||||||||||||
1500 m | 3:41.93 | Drew Hunter | Loudoun Valley High School | Purcellville, Virginia | New York City | February 20, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
60 m hurdles (99/100 cm) | 7.40 | Trey Cunningham | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | New Balance National Scholastic Championships | March 12, 2017 | [71] | |||||||||||||||
7.53 | Grant Holloway | Grassfield High School | Chesapeake, Virginia | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | New Balance Nationals | March 13, 2016 | [72] | ||||||||||||||
High jump | 2.267 m (7 ft 5.3 in) | Scott Sellars | Cinco Ranch High School | Katy | 2004 | [73] | |||||||||||||||
Pole vault | 5.817 m (19 ft 1.0 in) | Armand Duplantis | Lafayette High School | Lafayette, Louisiana | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | New Balance Nationals | March 11, 2017 | [73] | |||||||||||||
Long jump | 8.089 m (26 ft 6.5 in) | Dion Bentley | Penn Hills High School | Pittsburgh | 1989 | [73] | |||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 16.04 m (52 ft 7 in) | Keith Holley | Bayside High School | Virginia Beach | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
Shot put (Jr) (6 kg or 13.2 lb) | 21.89 m (71 ft 10 in) | Jordan Geist | Knoch | Saxonburg, Pennsylvania | Greensburg, Pennsylvania | February 7, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Shot Put (int'l) (16 lb or 7.3 kg) |
20.82 m (68 ft 4 in) | Jordan Geist | Knoch | Saxonburg, Pennsylvania | Greensburg, Pennsylvania | December 22, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Weight throw
(25 lb or 11.3 kg) |
28.43 m (93 ft 3 in) | Conor McCullough | Chaminade High School | West Hills, New York | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | New Scholastic Indoor Championships | March 15, 2009 | [73] | |||||||||||||
Heptathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Girls
Event | Record | Athlete | High School Name | High School Location | Meet Location | Meet Name | Date | Ref | |||||||||
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55 m | 6.68 | Angela Williams | Chino High School | Chino, California | March 15, 1998 | ||||||||||||
60 m | 7.19 A | Ashley Owens | February 21, 2004 | ||||||||||||||
200 m | 22.97 A | Bianca Knight | |||||||||||||||
300 m | 36.82 | Sydney McLaughlin | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | Union County, New Jersey | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | Artie O'Connor Invitational | February 17, 2017 | [74] | |||||||||
400 m | |||||||||||||||||
600 m | 1:27.13 | Samantha Watson | Henrietta | Henrietta, New York | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | Armory Track Invitational | February 4, 2017 | [75] | |||||||||
800 m | 2:01.78 | Samantha Watson | Henrietta | Henrietta, New York | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | Millrose Games | February 11, 2017 | [76] | |||||||||
1000 m | 2:40.72 A | Samantha Watson | Henrietta | Henrietta, New York | Albuquerque Convention Center | USA Championships | March 5, 2017 | [77] | |||||||||
5000 meters | 15:37.12 | Katelyn Tuohy | North Rockland High School | Thiells, New York | Lynchburg, Virginia | The Virginia Showcase | January 20, 2018 | [48] | |||||||||
High jump | 1.99 m (6 ft 61⁄4 in) | Vashti Cunningham | Bishop Gorman | Las Vegas, Nevada | Portland | World Championships | March 12, 2016 | ||||||||||
Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||
Long jump | |||||||||||||||||
Shot put | 17.51 m (57 ft 51⁄4 in) | Alyssa Wilson | Donovan Catholic | Toms River, New Jersey | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | Eastern States Indoor Championships | February 28, 2017 | [78] | |||||||||
Pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||
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References
- General
- Track and Field News boys records – Outdoor 9 May 2018 Updated
- Track and Field News girls records – Outdoor2 May 2018 Updated
- Track and Field News boys records – Indoor 17 March 2018 Updated
- Track and Field News girls records – Indoor 17 March 2018 Updated
- NFHS National High School record book
- NFHS National High School Track and Field Records – Boys
- NFHS National High School Track and Field Records – Girls
- Specific
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