List of United States youth records in track and field
United States Youth records in athletics are the best marks set in an event by an American athlete who will not reach their 18th birthday in the given year of competition. USATF, the United States governing body, does not keep records for the youth division. This list is compiled from IAAF lists and corresponds to IAAF definitions of the age division. USATF keeps youth division records here, but the age divisions do not correspond with IAAF divisions. A youth could be in the USATF 17-18 year division, but not qualify under the IAAF definition. Additionally, USATF rules limit eligibility for youth records to youth competitions, while IAAF accepts any performance by a qualified athlete in a properly conducted meet. Track and Field News also keeps records and in many cases their records do not agree with USATF.
Outdoor
Key: Awaiting ratification Record not kept by USATF
ht = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
Boys
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
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100 m | 10.20 (+1.4 m/s) | Darryl Haraway | 14/06/2014 | New Balance Nationals Outdoor Championship | 17 years, 86 days | [1][2] | |
10.15 (+2.0 m/s) | Anthony Schwartz | March 31, 2017 | Florida Relays | 16 years, 207 days | [3] | ||
200 m | 20.37 (+1.6 m/s) | DaBryan Blanton | 12/05/2001 | UIL State Championship | 16 years, 313 days | [4] | |
400 m | 45.14 | Obea Moore | 02/09/1995 | Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | 16 years, 235 days | [5] | |
800 m | 1:47.96 | Michael Granville | 08/04/1995 | Arcadia Invitational | 17 years, 53 days | ||
1500 m | 3:39.0 | Jim Ryun | 28/06/1964 | 17 years, 60 days | [6] | ||
3000 m | 8:08.86 | Joe Rosa | 18/06/2010 | 17 years, 69 days | |||
3000 m steeplechase | |||||||
110m hurdles (91.4 cm) | 13.18 (+0.2 m/s) | Wayne Davis | 12/07/2007 | World Youth Championships | 15 years, 324 days | [7] | |
110 m hurdles | 13.74 (-0.3 m/s) | Kevin Craddock | 17/07/2004 | World Junior Championships | 17 years, 22 days | ||
400 m hurdles (84 cm) | 49.01 | William Wynne | 15/07/2007 | World Youth Championships | 17 years, 166 days | [8] | |
400 m hurdles | 49.56 | Robert Griffin | 01/08/2007 | 17 years, 170 days | |||
High jump | 2.28 m (7 ft 53⁄4 in) | Dothel Edwards | 09/07/1983 | 16 years, 303 days | [9] | ||
Pole vault | 5.40 m (17 ft 81⁄2 in) | Brandon Bray | 10/05/2014 | 17 years, 16 days | [10] | ||
Long jump | 7.94 m (26 ft 01⁄2 in) | Charles Smith | 30/07/1983 | 17 years, 67 days | [11] | ||
Triple jump | 15.98 m (52 ft 5 in) (+0.6 m/s) | Christian Taylor | 14/07/2007 | World Youth Championships | 17 years, 26 days | ||
Shot put (5 kg) | 22.00 m (72 ft 2 in) | Adrian Piperi | July 15, 2015 | World Youth Championships | 16 years, 176 days | [12] | |
Shot put (6 kg) | 20.62 m (67 ft 73⁄4 in) | Adrian Piperi | July 19, 2016 | World Junior Championships | 17 years, 181 days | [13] | |
Shot put (7.26 kg) | 18.72 m (61 ft 5 in) | Arnold Campbell | May 18, 1983 | 16 years, 184 days | |||
Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 64.03 m (210 ft 03⁄4 in) | Jeff Buckey | November 4 1991 | 16 years, 247 days | |||
Discus Throw (1.75 kg) | 57.69 m (189 ft 31⁄4 in) | Matt Kosecki | June 22, 2008 | 17 years, 167 days | |||
Discus Throw (2 kg) | 49.56 m (162 ft 7 in) | Garrett Johnson | 16/06/2001 | 17 years, 23 days | [14] | ||
Hammer throw (5 kg) | 80.39 m (263 ft 83⁄4 in) | Conor McCullough | June 1, 2008 | 17 years, 122 days | [15] | ||
Hammer throw (6 kg) | 75.88 m (248 ft 111⁄4 in) | Conor McCullough | July 12, 2008 | 17 years, 163 days | |||
Hammer throw (7.26 kg) | 64.28 m (210 ft 101⁄2 in) | Walter Henning | June 20 2006 | 17 years, 147 days | |||
Javelin throw (700 g) | 76.88 m (252 ft 23⁄4 in) | Devin Bogert | August 22, 2010 | Youth Olympic Games | 17 years, 87 days | ||
Javelin throw (800 g) | 68.30 m (224 ft 03⁄4 in) | Kaleb Zuidema | May 5, 2010 | 17 years, 199 days | |||
Octathlon | 6170 pts | Curtis Beach | 12/07/2007 | World Youth Championships | 16 years, 355 days | [16] | |
11.20 (+0.4 m/s) (100 m), 6.69 m (+0.6 m/s) (long jump), 13.41 m (shot put), 48.82 (400 m) / 14.82 (-0.8 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 1.98 m (high jump), 42.01 m (javelin), 2:35.57 (1000 m) |
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10000 m walk (track) | 41:23.14 | Tyler Sorensen | 09/07/2011 | World Youth Championships | 17 years, 141 days | ||
4 × 100 m relay | 40.90 | Warren Rodgers DeShaun McCullogh Trevon Walton Menthuhoeip Daniel |
27/07/1997 |
Girls
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
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100 m | 10.98 (+2.0 m/s) | Candace Hill | 20/06/2015 | 16 years, 129 days | [17] | ||
200 m | 22.47 (+0.4 m/s) | Kaylin Whitney | 28/06/2015 | 17 years, 111 days | [18] | ||
400 m | 50.69 | Sanya Richards | 22/06/2002 | 17 years, 116 days | [19] | ||
800 m | 1:59.51 | Mary Cain | 01/06/2013 | Prefontaine Classic | 17 years, 29 days | ||
1500 m | 4:04.62 | Mary Cain | 17/05/2013 | 17 years, 14 days | |||
3000 m | 9:16.35 | Haley Pierce | 28/04/2011 | 17 years, 97 days | |||
9:04.51+i | Mary Cain | 02/02/2013 | 16 years, 275 days | ||||
2000 m steeplechase | 6:29.20 | Madeleine Meyers | 10/07/2011 | World Youth Championships | 16 years, 345 days | ||
3000 m steeplechase | 10:15.26 | Marie Lawrence | 23/06/2006 | 16 years, 304 days | |||
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.01 (0.0 m/s) | Dior Hall | 11 July 2011 | World Youth Championships | 15 years, 190 days | ||
100m hurdles (83.8 cm) | 12.95 (+1.5 m/s) | Candy Young | 16 June 1979 | 17 years, 26 days | |||
12.84 (+1.2 m/s) | Tia Jones | 25 June 2016 | United States Junior Championships | 15 years, 291 days | [20] | ||
400 m hurdles | 55.20 | Leslie Maxie | 9 June 1984 | 17 years, 157 days | |||
54.46 | Sydney McLaughlin | 19 June 2016 | New Balance USA High School Championships | 16 years, 317 days | [21] | ||
54.15 | July 10, 2016 | United States Olympic Trials | 16 years, 338 days | [22] | |||
High jump | |||||||
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Vashti Cunningham | 14/06/2015 | 17 years, 147 days | ||||
1.94 m (6 ft 41⁄4 in) | Vashti Cunningham | 18/04/2015 | 17 years, 90 days | ||||
Pole vault | 4.28 m (14 ft 01⁄2 in) | Kaitlyn Merritt | 16/04/2014 | 17 years, 20 days | |||
Long jump | 6.60 m (21 ft 73⁄4 in) (+0.3 m/s) | Carol Lewis | 17/07/1980 | 16 years, 344 days | |||
Triple jump | 13.71 m (44 ft 113⁄4 in) (+1.4 m/s) | Brittany Daniels | 27/06/2004 | 16 years, 279 days | |||
Shot put | 16.41 m (53 ft 10 in) | Christina Hillman | July 25, 2012 | ||||
Nickolette Dunbar | June 29, 2016 | ||||||
Discus throw | 56.49 m (185 ft 4 in) | Melanie Uher | 16/04/2002 | 17 years, 15 days | |||
Hammer throw | 65.32 m (214 ft 31⁄2 in) | Shelby Ashe | 15/06/2010 | 17 years, 94 days | |||
Javelin throw | 52.90 m (173 ft 61⁄2 in) | Hannah Carson | 26/07/2007 | 14 years, 181 days | |||
Heptathlon (youth) | 5291 pts | Gayle Hunter | 13/07/2003 | World Youth Championships | 17 years, 95 days | ||
14.01 (-0.6 m/s) (100m hurdles), 1.66m (high jump), 9.22m (shot put), 25.25 (-2.6 m/s) (200m) / 5.92m (+1.7 m/s) (long jump), 33.11m (javelin), 2:21.42 (800m) |
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5000 m walk (track) | |||||||
10000 m walk (track) | 49:07.52 | Taylor Ewert | June 18, 2018 | USA Junior Championships | 16 years, 209 days | [23] | |
4 × 100 m relay |
Indoor
Boys
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
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50 m | 5.81 | Jeremy Rankin | March 11, 2007 | 16 years, 169 days | |||
55 m | 6.48 | Brenen Garrett | March 14, 2015 | ||||
60 m | 6.67 A | Jeremy Rankin | February 16, 2007 | 16 years, 146 days | |||
200 m | 22.37 | Rico Gomez | March 9, 2014 | ||||
300 m | |||||||
32.87 | Tyrese Cooper | February 4, 2017 | Armory Track Invitational | 16 years, 320 days | [24] | ||
400 m | 46.84 | William Reed | February 22, 1986 | 15 years, 327 days | |||
46.01 | Tyrese Cooper | February 10, 2017 | Tyson Invitational | 16 years, 326 days | [25] | ||
800 m | 1:56.69 | Terrell Green | March 8, 2014 | ||||
1500 m | 4:04.89 | Terrell Green | March 9, 2014 | ||||
Mile | 4:07.87 | Alan Webb | March 12, 2000 | 17 years, 59 days | |||
3000 m | 9:02.62 | Jeremy Breedlove | March 8, 2014 | ||||
50 m hurdles (99/100 cm) |
6.69 | Wayne Davis | March 11, 2007 | 15 years, 201 days | |||
55 m hurdles (99/100 cm) |
7.63 | Ja Shawn Combs | March 12, 2011 | ||||
60 m hurdles (99/100 cm) |
7.62 | Wayne Davis | March 16, 2008 | 16 years, 207 days | |||
Pole vault | 4.70 m | Eric Gordon | March 12, 2012 | ||||
Long jump | 7.03 m | Ryan Thomas | March 7, 2014 | ||||
Triple jump | 13.96 m | Dexter Neboh | March 15, 2015 | ||||
Shot put | 19.29 m | Jeremy Kline | March 12, 2011 | ||||
4 × 200 m relay | 1:26.09 | Long Beach Polytechnic High School Isaiah Green Vincent Joseph Travon Patterson Bryshon Nellum |
March 13, 2005 | National Scholastic Indoor Championships | 15 years, 215 days 17 years, 52 days 16 years, 174 days 15 years, 316 days |
[26][27] | |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.04 | Zebulon B. Vance TC, Charlotte Lamar Johnson Erin Jenkins Cameron Tate Jarrett Samuels |
March 14, 2010 | Nike Indoor Nationals | [28] |
Girls
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
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50 m | 6.28 | Victoria Jordan | March 11, 2007 | 17 years, 13 days | |||
55 m | 7.14 | Janel Pate | March 3, 2015 | ||||
60 m | 7.24 | Victoria Jordan | February 10, 2007 | 16 years, 349 days | |||
200 m | 24.85 | Simone Glenn | March 9, 2014 | ||||
400 m | 51.84 | Sydney McLaughlin | March 13, 2016 | New Balance Nationals | 16 years, 219 days | [29] | |
800 m | 2:01.8 (ht) | Mary Decker | February 17, 1974 | 15 years, 197 days | |||
1500 m | 5:04.85 | Julia Williams | March 11, 2012 | ||||
Mile | 4:28.25 | Mary C. Cain | February 16, 2013 | Millrose Games | 16 years, 289 days | [30] | |
3000 m | 10:11.03 | Ciera Donohue | March 14, 2015 | ||||
5000 m | 16:37.50 | Stephanie Jenks | March 14, 2014 | New Balance Nationals Indoor | 16 years, 209 days | [31] | |
50 m hurdles (84 cm) | 6.95 | Candy Young | February 3, 1979 | 16 years, 258 days | |||
55 m hurdles (84 cm) | 8.12 | Sierra Brabham Lawrence | March 9, 2014 | ||||
60 m hurdles (84 cm) | 8.17 A | Dior Hall | February 9, 2013 | CSM Twilight Collegiate Open | 17 years, 38 days | [32] | |
8.17 | Sydney McLaughlin | March 15, 2015 | New Balance Nationals | 15 years, 218 days | [33] | ||
High jump | 1.74 m | Janea Moffitt | March 15, 2015 | ||||
Pole vault | 3.80 m | Britany Hull | March 10, 2012 | ||||
Long jump | 5.72 m | Savannah Carson | March 11, 2012 | ||||
Triple jump | 11.42 m | Aliyah Harmon | March 11, 2012 | ||||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:46.31 | Motor City TC Johnyce Powell Carlita Taylor Jayla Fleming Anna Jefferson |
March 16, 2014 | New Balance Nationals Indoor | 17 years, 74 days 15 years, 74 days 17 years, 74 days 16 years, 74 days |
[34] |
References
- General
- USATF age group records
- T&FN American youth records – Boys Outdoor
- T&FN American youth records – Girls Outdoor
- Specific
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/100-metres/outdoor/men/youth
- ↑ http://www.nationalscholastic.org/files/results/2014_NBNO_-_results_-_revised_July_1.htm
- ↑ "100m Results". deltatiming.com. March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/200-metres/outdoor/men/youth
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/400-metres/outdoor/men/youth
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middlelong/1500-metres/outdoor/men/youth
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/hurdles/110m-hurdles-914cm/outdoor/men/youth
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/hurdles/400m-hurdles-840cm/outdoor/men/youth
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/jumps/high-jump/outdoor/men/youth
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/jumps/pole-vault/outdoor/men/youth
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/jumps/long-jump/outdoor/men/youth
- ↑ "Shot Put Results" (PDF). IAAF. July 15, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Shot Put Results" (PDF). IAAF. July 19, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/records/30-records/2505-men-s-american-youth-records
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/throws/hammer-throw-5kg/outdoor/men/youth
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/combined-events/octathlon-boys/outdoor/men/youth
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/100-metres/outdoor/women/youth
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/200-metres/outdoor/women/youth
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/400-metres/outdoor/women/youth
- ↑ Bob Ramsak (26 June 2016). "Jones, McLaughlin and Hill impress at US U20 Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ Cathal Dennehy (19 June 2016). "McLaughlin powers to world U18 best for 400m hurdles". IAAF. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ Roy Jordan (11 July 2016). "Records broken on final day of US Olympic Trials". IAAF. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ Roy Jordan (June 18, 2018). "Harrison takes 200m title as US Junior Championships conclude". IAAF. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ↑ "300m Results". timerhub.com. February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ↑ Steven Mills (February 11, 2017). "Kerley clocks 45.02, fastest indoor 400m in the world for six years – indoor round-up". IAAF. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ↑ "2005 National Scholastic Indoor Championships Results". parser.dyestat.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ "High School Indoor Records—Boys". Track & Field News. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ "4x400m Relay Results". www.ma.milesplit.com. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ "WATCH: Sydney McLaughlin breaks the national record in the 400". highschoolsports.nj.com. March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Mile Run Results". www.branchsportstech.com. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "2014 New Balance Nationals Indoor - Girls 5000 Meter Run Championship Results". results.deltatiming.com. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ "60 Metres Hurdles Results". www.directathletics.com. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ↑ "60m Hurdles Results". deltatiming.com. March 15, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ "2014 New Balance Nationals Indoor - Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Championship Results". results.deltatiming.com. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.