American Junior (U20) Records are those ratified by USATF. Junior Records are restricted to athletes who do not turn 20 at any time during the calendar year in which the mark is made.
Symbols: ‘ after name = non-U.S. citizen; (A) = altitude-aided mark–over 1000m of altitude (in affected events only); p = mark still pending ratification by USATF
| Track Events | ||||
| 50+ | 5.67 | Kareem Kelly (USC) | Los Angeles, California | 2/19/00 |
| 60 | 6.52 | D’Angelo Cherry (Mississippi State) | Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts | 3/01/09 |
| 200 | 20.37 | Walter Dix (Florida State) | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3/11/05 |
| 300+ | 32.49 | Jacory Patterson (Virginia Tech) | Blacksburg, Virginia | 1/11/19 |
| 400 | 44.93 | LaShawn Merritt (East Carolina) | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 2/11/05 |
| 500+ | 1:01.22 | Mark Everett (Florida) | Gainesville, Florida | 3/01/87 |
| 600+ | 1:15.49 | Brandon Miller (Texas A&M) | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 12//03/21 |
| 800 | 1:45.24 | Brandon Miller (Texas A&M) | College Station, Texas | 2/26/22 |
| 1000 | 2:19.53 | Robby Creese (Penn State) | University Park, Pennsylvania | 1/14/12 |
| 1500 | 3:41.17 | Hobbs Kessler (adidas) | Staten Island, New York | 2/06/22 |
| Mile | 3:55.02 | German Fernandez (Oklahoma State) | College Station, Texas | 2/28/09 |
| 3000 | 7:52.39 | Parker Wolfe (North Carolina) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 2/05/22 |
| 5000 | 13:19.73 | Parker Wolfe (North Carolina) | Boston, Massachusetts | 12/03/22 |
| 50 Hurdles+ | 6.73 | Marcell Almond (USC) | Los Angeles, California | 2/19/00 |
| 60 Hurdles | 7.40 | Trey Cunningham (Alabama HS) | New York, New York | 3/12/17 |
| Senior 60 Hurdles+ | 7.55 | Leonard Mustari (North Carolina A&T) | Clemson, South Carolina | 2/11/22 |
| Relay Events | ||||
| 4 x 200+ | 1:25.60 | Bullis, Potomac, Maryland | Lynchburg, Virginia | 1/19/19 |
| (Ashton Allen, Austin Allen, Andre Turay, Ryan Willie) | ||||
| 4 x 400+ | 3:12.53 | Bullis, Potomac, Maryland | Lynchburg, Virginia | 1/18/19 |
| (Andre Turay 49.46, Ryan Willie 48.52, Jay Pendarvis 47.99, Ashton Allen 46.56) | ||||
| Field Events | ||||
| High Jump | 2.29 | 7-6 | Kenny Evans (Arkansas) | Indianapolis, Indiana | 3/13/98 |
| Pole Vault | 5.88 | 19-3½ | Mondo Duplantis’ (Sweden) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 2/25/18 |
| Long Jump | 8.09 | 26-6½ | Dion Bentley (Pennsylvania HS) | University Park, Pennsylvania | 2/18/89 |
| Triple Jump | 16.98 | 55-8½ | Christian Taylor (Florida) | College Station, Texas | 3/14/09 |
| Shot | 21.05 | 69-¾ | Terry Albritton (unattached) | New York, New York | 2/22/74 |
| [statistically acceptable 21.89 | 71-10 by Jordan Geist (Pennsylvania HS) ’17 never ratified] | ||||
| Senior Shot+ | 21.05 | 69-¾ | Terry Albritton (unattached) | New York, New York | 2/22/74 |
| Weight+ | 22.16 | 72-8½ | Brent Fairbanks (Ashland) | Allendale, Michigan | 2/24/18 |
| Multi Events | ||||
| Heptathlon | 6022 | Gunnar Nixon (Arkansas) | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 1/27-28/12 |
| (7.10, 7.53/24-8½, 13.97/45-10, 2.15/7-½ [3460] 8.21, 4.50/14-9, 2:40.15 [2562) | ||||
| Senior Heptathlon+ | 6022 | Gunnar Nixon (Arkansas) | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 1/27-28/12 |
| (7.10, 7.53/24-8½, 13.97/45-10, 2.15/7-½ [3460] 8.21, 4.50/14-9, 2:40.15 [2562) | ||||
as of July 06, 2024