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 |
| 32.10p | Sidi Njie (Georgia) | Clemson, South Carolina | 1/10/26 | |
| 400 | 44.93 | LaShawn Merritt (East Carolina) | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 2/11/05 |
| 44.62p | Jonathan Simms (Georgia) | Clemson, South Carolina | 1/10/26 | |
| 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 |
| 1:14.15p | Cooper Lutkenhaus (Nike) | New York, New York | 2/01/26 | |
| 800 | 1:45.24 | Brandon Miller (Texas A&M) | College Station, Texas | 2/26/22 |
| 1:45.23p | Cooper Lutkenhaus (Nike) | New York, New York | 1/24/26 | |
| 1:44.03p | Cooper Lutkenhaus (Nike) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 2/14/26 | |
| 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 |
| 3:40.51p | JoJo Jourdon (Wake Forest) | Boston, Massachusetts | 2/15/25 | |
| 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+ | 3:09.44 | Bullis, Potomac, Maryland | Brighton, Massachusetts | 3/16/25 |
| (Cameron Homer 47.53, Alexander Lambert 47.61, Mickey Green 48.36, Quincy Wilson 45.94) | ||||
| 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+ | 23.84 | 78-2¾ | Ryan Johnson (unattached). | Toronto, Ontario | 10/30/24 |
| 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) | ||||
February 19, 2026
