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 outdoor youth division records here, but the age divisions do not correspond with IAAF divisions and records mostly outdated. 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 only outdoor records and in many cases their records do not agree with USATF. All indoor records shown on this list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by the governing body.

Outdoor

Key:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by USATF

h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude

Boys

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Age Ref
100 m 10.06 (+2.0 m/s) Christian Miller 8 July 2023 USA U20 Championships Eugene, United States 17 years, 53 days [1]
200 m 19.84 (+0.3 m/s) Erriyon Knighton 27 June 2021 US Olympic Trials Eugene, United States 17 years, 149 days [2]
400 m 45.14 Obea Moore 02/09/1995 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships Santiago, Chile 16 years, 235 days [3]
44.84 A Justin Robinson June 8, 2019 Great Southwest Classic Albuquerque, United States 17 years, 70 days [4]
800 m 1:47.96 Michael Granville 8 April 1995 Arcadia Invitational Arcadia, United States 17 years, 53 days
1500 m 3:39.0 ht Jim Ryun 28 June 1964 New Brunswick, United States 17 years, 60 days [5]
3000 m 8:08.86 Joe Rosa 18 June 2010 Greensboro, United States 17 years, 69 days
3000 m steeplechase 9:06.3 ht John Gustafson 14 June 1975 Knoxville, United States
110m hurdles (91.4 cm) 13.18 (+0.2 m/s) Wayne Davis 12 July 2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 15 years, 324 days [6]
110 m hurdles 13.74 (-0.3 m/s) Kevin Craddock 17 July 2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 17 years, 22 days
400 m hurdles (84 cm) 49.01 William Wynne 15 July 2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 17 years, 166 days [7]
400 m hurdles 49.56 Robert Griffin 1 August 2007 Knoxville United States 17 years, 170 days
High jump 2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) Dothel Edwards 9 July 1983 Athens, United States 16 years, 303 days [8]
Pole vault 5.40 m (17 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Brandon Bray 10 May 2014 Austin, Texas, United States 17 years, 16 days [9]
Long jump 7.94 m (26 ft 1⁄2 in) Charles Smith 30 July 1983 New Britain, Connecticut, United States 17 years, 67 days [10]
Triple jump 15.98 m (52 ft 5 in) (+0.6 m/s) Christian Taylor 14 July 2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 17 years, 26 days
Shot put (5 kg) 22.00 m (72 ft 2 in) Adrian Piperi July 15, 2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 16 years, 176 days [11]
Shot put (6 kg) 20.62 m (67 ft 7+3⁄4 in) Adrian Piperi July 19, 2016 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 17 years, 181 days [12]
Shot put (7.26 kg) 18.72 m (61 ft 5 in) Arnold Campbell May 18, 1983 Shreveport, United States 16 years, 184 days
Discus throw (1.5 kg) 64.03 m (210 ft 3⁄4 in) Jeff Buckey 4 November 1991 Bakersfield, United States 16 years, 247 days
Discus Throw (1.75 kg) 57.69 m (189 ft 3+1⁄4 in) Matt Kosecki June 22, 2008 Columbus, United States 17 years, 167 days
Discus Throw (2 kg) 49.56 m (162 ft 7 in) Garrett Johnson 16 June 2001 Richmond, Virginia, United States 17 years, 23 days [13]
Hammer throw (5 kg) 80.39 m (263 ft 8+3⁄4 in) Conor McCullough June 1, 2008 Norwalk, United States 17 years, 122 days [14]
Hammer throw (6 kg) 75.88 m (248 ft 11+1⁄4 in) Conor McCullough July 12, 2008 Bydgoszcz, Poland 17 years, 163 days
Hammer throw (7.26 kg) 64.28 m (210 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Walter Henning 20 June 2006 Uniondale, United States 17 years, 147 days
Javelin throw (700 g) 76.88 m (252 ft 2+3⁄4 in) Devin Bogert August 22, 2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 17 years, 87 days
Javelin throw (800 g) 68.30 m (224 ft 3⁄4 in) Kaleb Zuidema May 5, 2010 Glen Rock, United States 17 years, 199 days
Octathlon 6170 pts Curtis Beach 12/07/2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 16 years, 355 days [15]
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)
10000 m walk (track) 41:23.14 Tyler Sorensen 9 July 2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 17 years, 141 days
4 × 100 m relay 40.90 Warren Rodgers
DeShaun McCullogh
Trevon Walton
Menthuhoeip Daniel 		27 July 1997 Baton Rouge, LA, United States

Girls

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Age Ref
100 m 10.98 (+2.0 m/s) Candace Hill June 20, 2015 Shoreline, United States 16 years, 129 days [16]
200 m 22.47 (+0.4 m/s) Kaylin Whitney June 28, 2015 Eugene, United States 17 years, 111 days [17]
400 m 50.69 Sanya Richards June 22, 2002 Palo Alto, United States 17 years, 116 days [18]
600 m 1:25.22 Sophia Gorriaran 30 April 2022 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States 16 years, 314 days [19]
800 m 1:59.51 Mary Cain June 1, 2013 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States 17 years, 29 days
1500 m 4:04.62 Mary Cain May 17, 2013 Eagle Rock, United States 17 years, 14 days
3000 m 9:09.71[a] Katelyn Tuohy June 8, 2018 New York State Public High School Athletic Association State Championships Cicero, United States 16 years, 82 days [20]
5000 m 15:34.47 Jenna Hutchins December 11, 2020 Five and Dime Athletics Meeting Columbia, United States 16 years, 261 days [21]
15:25.27 Elizabeth Leachman 28 March 2024 Texas Relays Austin, United States 16 years, 14 days [22][23]
2000 m steeplechase 6:29.20 Madeleine Meyers July 10, 2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 16 years, 345 days
6:29.08 Sarah Trainor May 4, 2019 Race at the Oval Office New York City, United States 16 years, 346 days [24]
3000 m steeplechase 10:15.26 Marie Lawrence 23/06/2006 Indianapolis, United States 16 years, 304 days
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.01 (0.0 m/s) Dior Hall 11 July 2011 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 15 years, 190 days
100m hurdles (83.8 cm) 12.84 (+1.2 m/s) Tia Jones 25 June 2016 United States Junior Championships Clovis, United States 15 years, 291 days [25]
400 m hurdles 54.15 Sydney McLaughlin 10 July 2016 United States Olympic Trials Eugene, United States 16 years, 338 days [26]
High jump 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Vashti Cunningham 1 August 2015 Edmonton, Canada 17 years, 195 days
Pole vault 4.51 m Amanda Moll 25 March 2022 Texas Relays Austin, United States 17 years, 53 days [27]
Long jump 6.60 m (21 ft 7+3⁄4 in) (+0.3 m/s) Carol Lewis July 17, 1980 Philadelphia, United States 16 years, 344 days
6.68 m (21 ft 10+3⁄4 in) (+0.7 m/s) Lanae-Tava Thomas July 26, 2017 USA Track and Field Junior Olympic Championships Lawrence, United States 16 years, 179 days [28]
Triple jump 13.71 m (44 ft 11+3⁄4 in) (+1.4 m/s) Brittany Daniels 27/06/2004 College Station, Texas, United States 16 years, 279 days
Shot put 16.41 m (53 ft 10 in) Christina Hillman July 25, 2012 Baltimore, United States
Nickolette Dunbar June 29, 2016 Millersville, United States
Discus throw 56.49 m (185 ft 4 in) Melanie Uher 16/04/2002 DeWitt, Nebraska, United States 17 years, 15 days
Hammer throw 65.32 m (214 ft 3+1⁄2 in) Shelby Ashe 15/06/2010 Marietta, Georgia, United States 17 years, 94 days
Javelin throw 52.90 m (173 ft 6+1⁄2 in) Hannah Carson 26/07/2007 Walnut, California, United States 14 years, 181 days
Heptathlon (youth) 5291 pts Gayle Hunter 13/07/2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 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)
5000 m walk (track) 23:00.78 Anya-Maria Ruoss 23 July 1994 Lisbon, Portugal
10000 m walk (track) 49:07.52 Taylor Ewert June 18, 2018 USA Junior Championships Bloomington, United States 16 years, 209 days [29]
4 × 100 m relay

Indoor

Boys

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Age Ref
50 m 5.81 Jeremy Rankin March 11, 2007 Landover, United States 16 years, 169 days
55 m 6.48 Brenen Garrett March 14, 2015 Landover, United States
60 m 6.67 A Jeremy Rankin February 16, 2007 Golden, United States 16 years, 146 days
6.64 Dominick Corley 20 January 2024 Spokane High School Invitational Spokane, United States 17 years, 19 days[clarification needed] [30]
200 m 20.79 Nyckoles Harbor 22 January 2022 Texas Tech Under Armour High School Classic Lubbock, United States 16 years, 201 days [31]
300 m 32.87 Tyrese Cooper February 4, 2017 Armory Track Invitational New York City, United States 16 years, 320 days [32]
400 m 46.01 Tyrese Cooper February 10, 2017 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, United States 16 years, 326 days [33]
800 m 1:51.50 Brandon McGorty March 15, 2015 New Balance Indoor Nationals New York City, United States 16 years, 20 days
1500 m 3:52.50 Andy Powell March 9, 1997 National Scholastic Indoor Championships Boston, United States 16 years, 351 days
Mile 4:07.04 Marcus Reilly February 27, 2022 Boston University Last Chance Meet Boston, United States 16 years, 106 days [citation needed]
3000 m 8:25.78 Byron Grevious February 11, 2022 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational Boston, United States [citation needed]
50 m hurdles
(99/100 cm) 		6.69 Wayne Davis March 11, 2007 Landover, United States 15 years, 201 days
55 m hurdles
(99/100 cm) 		7.63 Ja Shawn Combs March 12, 2011 Hillside, United States
60 m hurdles
(99/100 cm) 		7.62 Wayne Davis March 16, 2008 Landover, United States 16 years, 207 days
Pole vault 4.70 m Eric Gordon March 12, 2012 Normal, United States
Long jump 7.03 m Ryan Thomas March 7, 2014 Landover, United States
Triple jump 13.96 m Dexter Neboh March 15, 2015 Landover, United States
Shot put 19.29 m Jeremy Kline March 12, 2011 Hillside, United States
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 New York City, United States 15 years, 215 days
17 years, 52 days
16 years, 174 days
15 years, 316 days 		[34][35]
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 Boston, United States [36]

Girls

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Age Ref
50 m 6.28 Victoria Jordan March 11, 2007 Landover, Maryland, United States 17 years, 13 days
55 m 7.14 Janel Pate March 3, 2015 Landover, United States
60 m 7.19 Tamari Davis January 17, 2020 South Carolina Gamecock Opener Columbia, United States 16 years, 338 days [37]
200 m 24.85 Simone Glenn March 9, 2014 Landover, United States
400 m 51.84 Sydney McLaughlin March 13, 2016 New Balance Nationals New York City, United States 16 years, 219 days [38]
600 m 1:23.57 Athing Mu February 24, 2019 USA Championships Staten Island, United States 16 years, 261 days [39]
800 m 2:00.58 Sophia Gorriaran 11 February 2022 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational Boston, United States 16 years, 236 days [40]
1000 m 2:41.53 Roisin Willis February 20, 2021 CYUP Misfits Invitational Chicago, United States 16 years, 198 days [41]
1500 m 5:04.85 Julia Williams March 11, 2012 Normal, United States
Mile 4:28.25 Mary C. Cain February 16, 2013 Millrose Games New York, United States 16 years, 289 days [42]
3000 m 9:00.16 Alexa Efraimson February 1, 2014 Seattle, United States 16 years, 346 days
5000 m 15:37.12 Katelyn Tuohy January 20, 2018 The Virginia Showcase Virginia, United States 15 years, 308 days [43]
15:28.90 Elizabeth Leachman 9 March 2024 Nike Indoor Nationals New York City, United States 15 years, 361 days [44]
50 m hurdles (84 cm) 6.95 Candy Young February 3, 1979 Edmonton, Canada 16 years, 258 days
55 m hurdles (84 cm) 8.12 Sierra Brabham Lawrence March 9, 2014 Landover, United States
60 m hurdles (84 cm) 8.17 A Dior Hall February 9, 2013 CSM Twilight Collegiate Open Golden, United States 17 years, 38 days [45]
8.17 Sydney McLaughlin March 15, 2015 New Balance Nationals New York City, United States 15 years, 218 days [46]
High jump 1.74 m Janea Moffitt March 15, 2015 Landover, United States
Pole vault 3.93 m A Jathiyah Muhammad March 7, 2020 AAU Southwest Championships Albuquerque, United States 14 years, 66 days [47]
Long jump 5.72 m Savannah Carson March 11, 2012 Normal, United States
Triple jump 11.42 m Aliyah Harmon March 11, 2012 Normal, United States
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 New York City, United States 17 years, 74 days
15 years, 74 days
17 years, 74 days
16 years, 74 days 		[48]

Notes

  1. ^ indoor mark ratified as absolute record

References

General
  • USATF American youth records – Outdoor 19 December 2018 updated
  • T&FN American youth records – Boys Outdoor 10 February 2024 updated
  • T&FN American youth records – Girls Outdoor 10 February 2024 updated
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