High School Records—Girls
High School Records are those ratified by the T&FN Records Committee
We consider the season to go through August 31 of an athlete's senior year, but we have appended a section noting the best marks made in high school-only competition.
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| Track Events | ||||
| 100 | 11.11 | Angela Williams (Chino, California) | Edwardsville, Illinois | 6/26/98 |
| 200 | 22.11(A) | Allyson Felix (LA Baptist, North Hills, California) | Mexico City, Mexico | 5/03/03 |
| [low-altitude HSR 22.51 Allyson Felix (LA Baptist, North Hills, California) Walnut, California 4/19/03) | ||||
| 400 | 50.69 | Sanya Richards (Aquinas, Ft Lauderdale, Florida) | Stanford, California | 6/22/02 |
| 800 | 2:00.07 | Kim Gallagher (Upper Dublin, Ft Washington, Pennsylvania) | Indianapolis, Indiana | 7/24/82 |
| 1500 | 4:11.01 | Mary Cain (Bronxville, New York) | Barcelona, Spain | 7/14/12 |
| 4:10.77p | Mary Cain (Bronxville, New York) | Des Moines, Iowa | 4/26/13 | |
| Mile | 4:35.24 | Polly Plumer (University, Irvine, California) | Westwood, California | 5/16/82 |
| [T&FN does not recognize the 1600 as a record event; Christine Babcock’s 4:33.86 in that event is worth 4:35.41 for a mile) | ||||
| Steeple | 10:00.72 | Brianna Nerud (North Shore, Glen Head, New York) | Barcelona, Spain | 7/12/12 |
| 2000 St | 6:29.20 | Maddie Meyers (Northwest, Seattle, Washington) | Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France | 7/10/11 |
| 3000 | 9:08.6 | Lynn Bjorklund (Los Alamos, New Mexico) | Kyyiv, Ukraine | 7/05/75 |
| 9:02.10ip | Mary Cain (Bronxville, New York) | Seattle, Washington | 1/12/13 | |
| 2 Miles | 9:54.22 | Aisling Cuffe (Cornwall Central, New Windsor, New York) | Greensboro, North Carolina | 6/17/11 |
| [T&FN does not recognize the 3200 as a record event; Kim Mortensen’s 9:48.59 converts to 9:52.01, markedly superior to the best 2M] | ||||
| 5000 | 15:48.91 | Emily Sisson (Parkway Central, Chesterfield, Missouri) | Moncton, New Brunswick | 7/22/10 |
| 15:45.46p | Mary Cain (Bronxville, New York | Portland, Oregon | 6/08/13 | |
| 10,000 | 32:52.5 | Mary Shea (Gibbons, Raleigh, North Carolina) | Walnut, California | 6/15/79 |
| 100 Hurdles | 12.95 | Candy Young (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) | Walnut, California | 6/16/79 |
| 300 Hurdles | 39.98 | Lashinda Demus (Wilson, Long Beach, California) | Norwalk, California | 5/19/01 |
| 400 Hurdles | 55.20 | Leslie Maxie (Mills, Millbrae, California) | San José, California | 6/09/84 |
| Relay Events | ||||
| 4 x 100 | 44.50 | Poly, Long Beach, California | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4/23/04 |
| (Shana Solomon, Jasmine Lee, Chanda Picott, Shalonda Solomon) | ||||
| 4 x 200 | 1:33.87 | Poly, Long Beach, California | Arcadia, California | 4/09/04 |
| (Shana Solomon 24.2, Jasmine Lee 23.3, Shana Woods 23.4, Shalonda Solomon 23.0) | ||||
| 4 x 400 | 3:35.49 | Poly, Long Beach, California | Sacramento, California | 6/05/04 |
| (Shana Woods 55.7, DeShanta Harris 55.6, Jasmine Lee 52.6, Shalonda Solomon 51.6) | ||||
| 4 x 800 | 8:43.12 | Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4/25/08 |
| (Dominique Lockhart 2:13.0, Amirah Johnson 2:08.6, Brittany Ogunomokun 2:11.9, Tasha Stanley 2:09.6) | ||||
| 4 x 1500 | 18:52.5 | University, Irvine, California | Walnut, California | 4/23/82 |
| (Laura Sauerwein 4:48.7, Polly Plumer 4:28.1, Judy McLaughlin 4:55.7, Teresa Barrios 4:40.5) | ||||
| 4 x Mile | 19:56.75 | Suffern, New York | New Rochelle, New York | 6/04/06 |
| (Christy Goldman 5:08.7, Shelby Greany 5:01.8, Caroline Heidt 4:52.3, Kara McKenna 4:53.9) | ||||
| 800 Medley | 1:38.73 | Poly, Long Beach, California | Arcadia, California | 4/11/03 |
| (Shana Solomon, Dominique Dorsey, Jasmine Lee, Shalonda Solomon 51.4) | ||||
| Sprint Medley | 3:51.90 | Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland | Greensboro, North Carolina |
6/16/07 |
| (Afia Charles, Doris Anyanwu, Takecia Jameson, Marika Walker 2:06.7) | ||||
| Distance Medley | 11:22.23 | Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, California | Greensboro, North Carolina |
6/18/11 |
| (Amy Weissenbach 3:24.85, K.C. Cord 58.45, Lauren Hansson 2:13.70, Cami Chapus 4:45.23) | ||||
| 4 x 100H | 57.49 | North, Riverside, California | Arcadia, California | 4/11/03 |
| (Gayle Hunter, Dominique Manning, Lili Calhoun, Ashlee Brown) | ||||
| Field Events | ||||
| High Jump | 1.93 | 6-4 | Amy Acuff (Calallen, Corpus Christi, Texas) | Innsbruck, Austria | 8/28/93 |
| 1.93 | 6-4 | Toni Young (Del City, Oklahoma) | Edmond, Oklahoma | 4/24/09 | |
| Pole Vault | 4.34 | 14-2¾ | Morgann LeLeux (Catholic, New Iberia, Louisiana) | Lafayette, Louisiana | 4/27/11 |
| Long Jump | 6.78 | 22-3 | Kathy McMillan (Hoke, Raeford, North Carolina) | Westwood, California | 6/12/76 |
| Triple Jump | 13.71 | 44-11¾ | Brittany Daniels (West, Tracy, California) | College Station, Texas | 6/27/04 |
| Shot | 16.73 | 54-10¾ | Michelle Carter (Red Oak, Texas) | Austin, Texas | 5/10/03 |
| Discus | 60.59 | 198-9 | Shelbi Vaughan (Legacy, Mansfield, Texas) | Bloomington, Indiana | 6/15/12 |
| Hammer | 65.32 | 214-4 | Shelby Ashe (St Pius X, Atlanta, Georgia) | Marietta, Georgia | 6/15/10 |
| Javelin | 55.22 | 181-2 | Haley Crouser (Gresham, Oregon) | Beaverton, Oregon | 4/13/12 |
| Multi Event | ||||
| Heptathlon | 5578 | Kendell Williams (Kell, Marietta, Georgia) | Barcelona, Spain | 7/12-13/12 |
| (13.74, 1.81/5-11¼, 10.70/35‑1¼, 24.94, 6.11/20-½ w, 30.48/100-0, 2:26.60) | ||||
| Road Event | ||||
| Marathon | 2:34:24 | Cathy Schiro (Dover, New Hampshire) | Olympia, Washington | 5/12/84 |
Best Marks in HS-Only Competition
| 100 | 11.14 | Marion Jones (Thousand Oaks, California) | Norwalk, California | 6/06/92 |
| 200 | 22.52 | Allyson Felix (LA Baptist, North Hills, California) | Norwalk, California | 6/07/03 |
| 400 | 50.74 | Monique Henderson (Morse, San Diego, California) | Norwalk, California | 6/03/00 |
| 800 | 2:02.04 | Amy Weissenbach (Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, California)) | Clovis, California | 6/04/11 |
| 1500 | 4:16.52 | Mary Cain (Bronxville, New York) | White Plains, New York | 6/01/12 |
| Mile | 4:35.42+ | Christine Babcock (Woodbridge, Irvine, California) | Norwalk, California | 5/31/08 |
| 5000 | 16:18.91 | Ashley Brasovan (Wellington, W Palm Beach, Florida) | Greensboro, North Carolina | 6/19/08 |
| 100 Hurdles | 13.03 | Vashti Thomas (Mt Pleasant, San José, California) | Sacramento, California | 6/02/07 |
| 400 Hurdles | 55.96 | Ebony Collins (Wilson, Long Beach, California) ’05 | Marrakech, Morocco | 7/19/05 |
| LJ | 6.75 | 22-1¾ | Kathy McMillan (Hoke, Raeford, North Carolina) | Knoxville, Tennessee | 4/24/76 |
| TJ | 13.46 | 44-2¼ | Ychlindria Spears (Luling, Texas) | Austin, Texas | 5/12/01 |
| JT | 53.77 | 176-5 | Rachel Yurkovich (Newberg, Oregon) | Eugene, Oregon | 4/30/05 |
| Hept | 5383(A) | Kendell Williams (Kell, Marietta, Georgia) | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 5/31-6/01/12 |
| (13.73, 1.85/6-¾, 9.61/31-6½, 24.79 [3468], 6.18/20-3½, 23.10/75-9, 2:32.41 [1915]) | ||||
June 19, 2013