Although it stages a national championships for the under-18 set, USATF does not maintain official U.S. Youth Records. These are the best known statistically-acceptable performances by athletes who remain no older than 17 in the year in which the mark is set. Implements are Youth, unless noted otherwise.
American Youth Records – Boys |
Track Events |
100 |
10.15 |
Anthony Schwartz (Florida HS) |
Gainesville, Florida |
3/31/17 |
|
10.06p |
Christian Miller (Florida HS) |
Eugene, Oregon |
7/08/23 |
200 |
19.84 |
Erriyon Knighton (adidas) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/27/21 |
400 |
44.84(A) |
Justin Robinson (Missouri HS) |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
6/08/19 |
(low-altitude+) |
45.14 |
Obea Moore (California HS) |
Santiago, Chile |
9/02/95 |
800 |
1:47.96 |
Michael Granville (California HS) |
Arcadia, California |
4/08/95 |
1500 |
3:39.0 |
Jim Ryun (Kansas HS) |
New Brunswick, New Jersey |
6/28/64 |
Mile |
3:59.0 |
Jim Ryun (Kansas HS) |
Compton, California |
6/05/64 |
2000 Steeple |
5:45.20 |
Bailey Roth (Colorado HS) |
Donets’k, Ukraine |
7/10/13 |
Steeple |
9:06.3 |
John Gustafson (Oregon HS) |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
6/14/75 |
3000 |
8:08.86 |
Joe Rosa (New Jersey HS) |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
6/18/10 |
5000 |
14:11.2 |
John Zishka (Ohio HS) |
Boston, Massachusetts |
7/04/79 |
10,000 |
29:06.8 |
Bill McChesney (Oregon HS) |
Eugene, Oregon |
3/20/76 |
110 Hurdles |
13.18 |
Wayne Davis (North Carolina HS) |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
7/12/07 |
Senior 110 Hurdles |
13.74 |
Kevin Craddock (California HS) |
Grosseto, Italy |
7/17/04 |
400 Hurdles |
49.01 |
William Wynne (Georgia HS) |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
7/15/07 |
Senior 400 Hurdles |
49.56 |
Robert Griffin (Texas HS) |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
8/01/07 |
Relay Events |
1000 Medley |
1:49.47 |
National Team |
Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France |
7/10/11 |
(Ronald Darby, Aldrich Bailey, Najee Glass, Arman Hall) |
Field Events |
High Jump |
2.285 | 7-6 |
Dothel Edwards (Georgia HS) |
Athens, Georgia |
7/09/83 |
Pole Vault |
5.40 | 17-8½ |
Brandon Bray (Texas HS) |
Austin, Texas |
5/10/14 |
Long Jump |
7.94 | 26-¾ |
Charles Smith (Nevada HS) |
New Britain, Connecticut |
7/30/83 |
Triple Jump |
15.98 | 52-5¼ |
Christian Taylor (Georgia HS) |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
7/14/07 |
Shot |
22.00 | 72-2¼ |
Tripp Piperi (Texas HS) |
Cali, Colombia |
7/15/15 |
|
22.00 | 72-2¼ |
Tripp Piperi (Texas HS) |
Cali, Colombia |
7/15/15 |
Junior Shot |
20.62 | 67-8 |
Tripp Piperi (Texas HS) |
Bydgoszcz, Poland |
7/19/16 |
Senior Shot |
18.72 | 61-5 |
Arnold Campbell (Louisiana HS) |
Shreveport, Louisiana |
5/18/83 |
Discus |
64.03 | 210-1 |
Jeff Buckey (California HS) |
Bakersfield, California |
4/11/91 |
Junior Discus |
57.69 | 189-3 |
Matt Kosecki (Texas HS) |
Columbus, Ohio |
6/22/08 |
Senior Discus |
49.56 | 162-7 |
Garrett Johnson (Florida HS) |
Richmond, Virginia |
6/16/01 |
Hammer |
80.39 | 263-9 |
Conor McCullough (California HS) |
Norwalk, California |
6/01/08 |
Junior Hammer |
75.88 | 248-11 |
Conor McCullough (California HS) |
Bydgoszcz, Poland |
7/12/08 |
Senior Hammer |
64.28 | 210-11 |
Walter Henning (New York HS) |
Uniondale, New York |
6/20/06 |
Javelin |
76.88 | 252-3 |
Devin Bogert (Texas HS) |
Singapore, Singapore |
8/22/10 |
Senior Javelin |
68.30 | 224-1 |
Kaleb Zuidema (New Jersey HS) |
Glen Rock, New Jersey |
5/05/10 |
Multi Events |
Octathlon |
6170 |
Curtis Beach (New Mexico HS) |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
7/12/07 |
(11.20, 21-11½/6.69, 44-0/13.41, 48.82, 14.82, 6-6/1.98, 137-10/42.01, 2:35.57) |
Decathlon |
7493 |
George Patrick (Tennessee HS) |
Cali, Colombia |
7/15-16/15 |
(11.18, 7.26/23-10, 15.54/51-0, 1.96/6-5, 50.54 [4077], 13.99, 41.71/136-10, 4.20/13-91Ћ4, 42.64/139-11, 4:55.20 [3416]) |
Junior Decathlon |
7137 |
Gunnar Nixon (Oklahoma HS) |
Des Moines, Iowa |
6/24/10 |
(11.08, 21-9/6.63, 39-½/11.90, 6-9¾/2.08, 50.18, 14.63w, 105-2/32.06, 13-5¼/4.10, 168-1/51.23, 4:48.01) |
Senior Decathlon |
6705 |
Brian Brophy (Connecticut HS) |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
6/29/86 |
(11.48, 21-½/6.41, 45-2½/13.78, 5-10/1.78, 51.14, 15.50, 129-0/39.32, 12-3½/3.75, 166-8/50.80, 4:54.31) |
Walk Event |
10,000W |
41:23.14 |
Tyler Sorensen (California HS) |
Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France |
7/09/11 |
as of July 13, 2023