High School Records are those ratified by the T&FN Records Committee (p after mark = ratification is pending).
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 HS-only competition. Signing a pro contract makes an athlete ineligible for HS consideration. i = mark made indoors; (A) = altitude over 1000m (in affected events only).
| Track Events | ||||
| 100 | 10.94 | Briana Williams’ (Northeast, Oakland Park, Florida) | Kingston, Jamaica | 6/21/19 |
| 10.89p | Shawnti Jackson (South Granville, Creedmoor, North Carolina) | Nashville, Tennessee | 6/03/23 | |
| 200 | 22.11(A) | Allyson Felix (LA Baptist, North Hills, California) | Mexico City, Mexico | 5/03/03 |
| [low-altitude HSR 22.43 Candace Hill (Rockdale, Conyers, Georgia) Cali, Colombia 7/19/15] | ||||
| 400 | 50.69 | Sanya Richards (Aquinas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) | Stanford, California | 6/22/02 |
| 800 | 1:59.04 | Juliette Whittaker (Mt. de Sales, Catonsville, Maryland) | Eugene, Oregon | 6/25/22 |
| 1500 | 4:04.62 | Mary Cain (Bronxville, New York) | Eagle Rock, California | 5/17/13 |
| Mile | 4:28.25i | Mary Cain (Bronxville, New York) | New York, New York | 2/16/13 |
| (1600m) | 4:26.16 | Addy Wiley (North, Huntington, Indiana) | Allendale, Michigan | 6/11/22 |
| 2000 Steeple | 6:24.32 | Angelina Napoleon (Allegany-Limestone, Allegany, New York) | West Seneca, New York | 6/04/22 |
| 6:22.85p | Karrie Baloga (Cornwall Central, New Windsor, New York) | White Plains, New York | 5/13/23 | |
| 6:19.75p | Angelina Napoleon (Allegany-Limestone, Allegany, New York) | Jamestown, New York | 5/27/23 | |
| 6:18.41p | Angelina Napoleon (Allegany-Limestone, Allegany, New York) | Middletown, New York | 6/10/23 | |
| Steeple | 10:00.72 | Brianna Nerud (North Shore, Glen Head, New York) | Barcelona, Spain | 7/12/12 |
| 3000 | 9:00.16i | Alexa Efraimson (Camas, Washington) | Seattle, Washington | 2/01/14 |
| 2 Miles | 9:38.68i | Mary Cain (Bronxville, New York) | Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts | 2/02/13 |
| 5000 | 15:25.93 | Natalie Cook (Flower Mound, Texas) | Stanford, California | 4/01/22 |
| 10,000 | 32:52.5 | Mary Shea (Gibbons, Raleigh, North Carolina) | Walnut, California | 6/15/79 |
| 100 Hurdles | 12.84 | Tia Jones (Walton, Marietta, Georgia) | Clovis, Calfornia | 6/25/16 |
| 300 Hurdles | 38.90 | Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, New Jersey) | Arcadia, California | 4/18/17 |
| 400 Hurdles | 53.82 | Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, New Jersey) | Sacramento, California | 6/25/17 |
| Relay Events | |||||
| 4 x 100 | 44.44 | DeSoto, Texas | Austin, Texas | 5/11/19 | |
| (Ja’Era Griffin, Jayla Hollis, Taylor Armstrong, Rosaline Effiong) | |||||
| 4 x 200 | 1:33.43 | Aquinas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | Gainesville, Florida | 4/04/14 | |
| (Krystal Sparling, Diamond Spaulding, Narinah Jean-Baptiste, Kendall Ellis) | |||||
| 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) | |||||
| (Christy Goldman 5:08.7, Shelby Greany 5:01.8, Caroline Heidt 4:52.3, Kara McKenna 4:53.9) | |||||
| 4 x Mile | 19:37.78i | Flower Mound, Texas | New York, New York | 3/12/22 | |
| (Nicole Humphries 4:56.24, Alexandra Fox 5:01.35, Samantha Humphries 4:56.47, Natalie Cook 4:43.72) | |||||
| 800 Medley | 1:38.73 | Poly, Long Beach, California | Arcadia, California | 4/11/03 | |
| (Shana Solomon, Dominique Dorsey, Jasmine Lee, Shalonda Solomon 51.4) | |||||
| 1000 Medley | 2:05.93 | Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, New Jersey | Greensboro, North Carolina | 6/16/17 | |
| (Sydney Tucker, Amaya Chadwick, Khamil Evans, Sydney McLaughlin 49.85) | |||||
| Sprint Medley | 3:47.65 | Rush-Henrietta, Henrietta, New York | Greensboro, North Carolina | 6/20/15 | |
| (Lanae-Tava Thomas, Tori Thompson, Ceara Watson, Sammy Watson 2:03.07) | |||||
| Distance Medley | 11:21.95 | Pioneer, Ann Arbor, Michigan | Saginaw, Michigan | 2/12/22 | |
| (Sarah Forsyth 3:29.5, Emily Cooper 61.7, Cookie Baugh 2:21.0, Rachel Forsyth 4:38.8) | |||||
| 4 x 100 Hurdles | 54.67 | Western Branch, Chesapeake, Virginia | Greensboro, North Carolina | 6/16/18 | |
| (Shadajah Ballard, Jazmine Tilmon, Adriana Shockley, Na’tajah Ballard) | |||||
| Field Events | ||||
| High Jump | 1.99 | 6-6¼i | Vashti Cunningham (Gorman, Las Vegas, Nevada) | Portland, Oregon | 3/12/16 |
| Pole Vault | 4.61 | 15-1½(A)i | Amanda Moll (Capital, Olympia, Washington) | Reno, Nevada | 1/13/23 |
| 4.61 | 15-1½p | Hana Moll (Capital, Olympia, Washington) | Eugene, Oregon | 7/09/23 | |
| 4.65 | 15-3p | Hana Moll (Capital, Olympia, Washington) | Budapest, Hungary | 8/21/23 | |
| Long Jump | 6.83 | 22-5 | Kate Hall (Lake Region, Naples, Maine) | Greensboro, North Carolina | 6/21/15 |
| Triple Jump | 13.71 | 44-11¾ | Brittany Daniels (West, Tracy, California) | College Station, Texas | 6/27/04 |
| Shot | 17.70 | 58-1 | Alyssa Wilson (Donovan, Toms River, New Jersey | Trujillo, Peru | 7/23/17 |
| 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 | 56.59 | 185-8 | Madison Wiltrout (Connellsville, Pennsylvania) | North Huntington, Pennsylvania | 5/07/15 |
| Multi Event | ||||
| Heptathlon | 5829(A) | Anna Hall (Valor, Highlands Ranch, Colorado) | San José, Costa Rica | 7/20-21/19 |
| (14.11, 1.82/5-11½, 12.53/41-1½, 24.22 [3622], 5.49/18-¼, 33.70/110‑7/, 2:10.11 [2207]) | ||||
| (note: Hall’s official score with a wind-over-the-limit long jump of 5.55/18-2½ was a non-ratifiable 5847) | ||||
| (low-altitude) | 5660 | Anna Hall (Valor, Highlands Ranch, Colorado) | Bloomington, Indiana | 6/16-17/18 |
| (14.10, 1.82/5-11½, 11.04/36-2¾, 24.54 [3494], 5.68/18-7¾, 34.24/112-4, 2:17.65 [2166]) | ||||
| Road Event | ||||
| Marathon | 2:34:24 | Cathy Schiro (Dover, New Hampshire) | Olympia, Washington | 5/12/84 |
| Walk Events | ||||
| 1500 Walk | 6:02.85i | Taylor Ewert (Beavercreek, Ohio) | New York, New York | 2/09/19 |
| Mile Walk | 6:28.21i | Taylor Ewert (Beavercreek, Ohio) | New York, New York | 2/09/19 |
| 3000 Walk | 13:00.56i | Taylor Ewert (Beavercreek, Ohio) | Lynchburg, Virginia | 1/17/20 |
| 5000 Walk | 22:28.61 | Taylor Ewert (Beavercreek, Ohio) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4/27/19 |
| 5K Walk(road) | 23:08 | Taylor Ewert (Beavercreek, Ohio) | Toronto, Ontario | 8/10/18 |
| 10,000 Walk | 45:57.81 | Taylor Ewert (Beavercreek, Ohio) | Tampere, Finland | 7/14/18 |
| 20K Walk (road) | 1:38:55 | Taylor Ewert (Beavercreek, Ohio) | Owego, New York | 6/30/19 |
Best Marks in HS-Only Competition
| (if an event is not listed here, then the main record was in HS competition) | ||||
| 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 |
| 3000 | 9:13.57 | Aisling Cuffe (Cornwall Central, New Windsor, New York) | Greensboro, North Carolina | 6/17/11 |
| 5000 | 15:55.94 | Wesley Frazier (Ravenscroft, Raleigh, North Carolina) | Greensboro, North Carolina | 6/14/13 |
| 100 Hurdles | 13.03 | Vashti Thomas (Mt Pleasant, San José, California) | Sacramento, California | 6/02/07 |
| 400 Hurdles | 54.03 | Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, New Jersey) | Egg Harbor, New Jersey | 6/02/17 |
| High Jump | 1.945 | 6-4½ | Vashti Cunningham (Gorman, Las Vegas, Nevada) | Walnut, California | 4/18/15 |
| Triple Jump | 13.46 | 44-2¼ | Ychlindria Spears (Luling, Texas) | Austin, Texas | 5/12/01 |
| Discus | 59.10 | 193-11 | Shelbi Vaughan (Legacy, Mansfield, Texas) | Folsom, California | 6/09/12 |
as of September 01, 2023