Records as ratified by the T&FN Records Committee include only those made by NCAA Division I athletes. Superior marks made by NCAA II/III, NAIA or JUCO performers, if any, are sub-listed.
Symbols:
‘ after name = not eligible for U.S. teams
(American C) = collegian eligible for U.S. teams (listed when the overall record is held by a ‘ performer)
(A) = altitude-aided mark—over 1000m of altitude (in affected events only); if the overall mark is (A) then the low-altitude best is also listed
p = mark still pending ratification
| Track Events | ||||
| 50 | 5.67 | Kareem Kelly (USC) | Los Angeles, California | 2/19/00 |
| (NAIA) | 5.64 | Davidson Ezinwa’ (Azusa Pacific) | Los Angeles, California | 2/15/92 |
| 60 | 6.45(A) | Leonard Myles-Mills’ (BYU) | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 2/20/99 |
| 6.45 | Christian Coleman (Tennessee) | College Station, Texas | 3/11/17 | |
| [questionable start—6.45 Terrence Jones’ (Texas Tech) Lubbock, Texas 1/15/22] | ||||
| 200 | 20.02 | Elijah Hall-Thompson (Houston) | College Station, Texas | 3/10/18 |
| 300 | 31.99 | Jacory Patterson (Florida) | Clemson, South Carolina | 1/15/22 |
| 400 | 44.52 | Michael Norman (USC) | College Station, Texas | 3/10/18 |
| 500 | 1:00.63 | Brycen Spratling (Pitt) | New York, New York | 2/19/12 |
| 600 | 1:14.79(A) | Michael Saruni’ (UTEP) | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1/19/18 |
| (American, lo-alt CR) | 1:14.96 | Isaiah Harris (Penn State) | University Park, Pennsylvania | 1/28/17 |
| 800 | 1:44.84 | Paul Ereng’ (Virginia) | Budapest, Hungary | 3/04/89 |
| (American CR) | 1:45.24 | Brandon Miller (Texas A&M) | College Station, Texas | 2/26/22 |
| 1000 | 2:18.05 | Tinoda Matsatsa (Georgetown) | Blacksburg, Virginia | 1/19/24 |
| 1500 | 3:34.72 | Sam Tanner’ (Washington) | Staten Island, New York | 2/13/21 |
| (American CR) | 3:35.46 | Cooper Teare (Oregon) | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 2/12/21 |
| Mile | 3:50.39 | Cooper Teare (Oregon) | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 2/12/21 |
| 2000 | 5:07.31 | Yared Nuguse (Notre Dame) | Boston, Massachusetts | 2/12/22 |
| 3000 | 7:36.42 | Drew Bosley (Northern Arizona) | Boston, Massachusetts | 1/27/23 |
| 7:30.15p | Ethan Strand (North Carolina) | Boston, Massachusetts | 12/07/24 | |
| 5000 | 12:57.14 | Nico Young (Northern Arizona) | Boston, Massachusetts | 1/26/24 |
| 50 Hurdles | 6.36 | Renaldo Nehemiah (Maryland) | Edmonton, Alberta | 2/03/79 |
| 60 Hurdles | 7.35 | Grant Holloway (Florida) | Birmingham, Alabama | 3/09/19 |
| Relay Events | ||||
| 4 x 200 | 1:24.70 | Penn State | University Park, Pennsylvania | 1/26/13 |
| (Emunael Mpanduki’, Matt Gilmore, Brandon Bennett-Green, Aaron Nadolsky) | ||||
| (American CR) | 1:24.91 | Pitt | University Park, Pennsylvania | 2/11/14 |
| (Carvin Nkanata, Brycen Spratling, Josh Mindlin, Micah Murray) | ||||
| 4 x 400 | 3:00.77 | USC | College Station, Texas | 3/10/18 |
| (Zach Shinnick 46.24, Rai Benjamin’ 44.35, Ricky Morgan 45.66, Michael Norman 44.52) | ||||
| (American CR) | 3:01.39 | Texas A&M | College Station, Texas | 3/10/18 |
| (Ilolo Izu 46.57, Robert Grant 44.83, Devin Dixon 45.48, Mylik Kerley 44.51) | ||||
| 4 x 800 | 7:17.45 | Clemson | Indianapolis, Indiana | 3/11/89 |
| (Mike Radziwinski 1:51.0, Dave Wittman 1:49.7, Phil Greyling’ 1:48.5, Terrance Herrington 1:47.7) | ||||
| (American CR) | 7:18.23 | Florida | Indianapolis, Indiana | 3/14/92 |
| (Dedric Jones 1:49.1, Lewis Lacy 1:49.7, Steve Adderley 1:50.0, Scott Peters 1:49.4) | ||||
| Distance Medley | 9:16.40 | Oklahoma State | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 2/17/23 |
| (Fouad Messaoudi’ 2:49.49, DeJuana McArthur 46.81, Hafez Mahadi’ 1:47.27, Ryan Schoppe 3:52.83) | ||||
| (American CR) | 9:23.71 | Virginia | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 2/17/23 |
| (Conor Murphy 2:50.59, Alex Sherman 46.37, Gary Martin 1:48.56, Wes Porter 3:58.19) | ||||
| Field Events | ||||
| High Jump | 2.37 | 7-9¼ | Hollis Conway (Louisiana–Lafayette) | Indianapolis, Indiana | 3/11/89 |
| Pole Vault | 6.00 | 19-8¼ | KC Lightfoot (Baylor) | Lubbock, Texas | 2/13/21 |
| 6.00 | 19-8¼(A) | Sondre Guttormsen’ (Princeton) | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 3/10/23 | |
| Long Jump | 8.59 | 28-2¼ | Miguel Pate (Alabama) | New York, New York | 3/01/02 |
| Triple Jump | 17.54 | 57-6½(A) | Jaydon Hibbert’ (Arkansas) | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 3/11/23 |
| (American, lo-alt CR) | 17.50 | 57-5 | Charlie Simpkins (Baptist) | Los Angeles, California | 1/17/86 |
| Shot | 21.85 | 71-8¼ | Turner Washington (Arizona State) | Lubbock, Texas | 2/13/21 |
| Weight | 25.58 | 83-11¼ | Michael Lihrman (Wisconsin) | Geneva, Ohio | 2/28/15 |
| Multi Event | ||||
| Heptathlon | 6639(A) | Kyle Garland (Georgia) | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 3/10-11/23 |
| (6.71, 7.73/25-4½, 13.12/43-½, 2.11/6-11 [3561], 7.77, 5.10/16-8¾, 2:32.67 [2938]) | ||||
| (low-altitude) | 6499 | Ashton Eaton (Oregon) | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3/12-13/10 |
| (6.87, 7.96/ 26-1½, 16.45/53-11¾, 2.12/6-11½ [3773], 7.74, 5.16/16-11, 2:41.36 [2866]) | ||||
as of December 31, 2024