American Junior Records are those ratified by USATF, which no longer recognizes the “absolute” concept, so marks must be made outdoors. Junior Records are restricted to athletes who do not turn 20 at any time during the calendar year in which the mark is made.
+ = event not recognized as official by USATF, so “ratification” is by T&FN
(A) = mark made at over 1000m of altitude (in affected events only)
i = made indoors
M = miles
m = meters
p = mark still pending ratification
| Running Events |
| 100 |
10.75 |
Sha’Carri Richardson (LSU) |
Austin, Texas |
6/08/19 |
| 200 |
22.11(A) |
Allyson Felix (California HS) |
Mexico City, Mexico |
5/03/03 |
| (low-altitude)+ |
22.17 |
Sha’Carri Richardson (LSU) |
Austin, Texas |
6/08/19 |
|
22.11p |
Ja’Meesia Ford (South Carolina) |
Gainesville, Florida |
5/11/24 |
|
22.08p |
Ja’Meesia Ford (South Carolina) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/08/24 |
| 400 |
49.57 |
Athing Mu (Texas A&M) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/12/21 |
| 800 |
1:55.04 |
Athing Mu (Nike) |
Eugene, Oregon |
8/21/21 |
| 1500 |
4:03.39 |
Alexa Efraimson (Nike) |
Eugene, Oregon |
5/30/15 |
| Mile |
4:35.24 |
Polly Plumer (California HS) |
Westwood, California |
5/16/82 |
| [note: indoor 4:24.11 by Mary Cain in ’14 not ratifiable] |
| 2000 Steeple+ |
6:18.41 |
Angelina Napoleon (New York HS) |
Middletown, New York |
6/10/23 |
| Steeple |
9:46.48 |
Madie Boreman (Colorado) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/10/17 |
|
9:42.22p |
Karrie Baloga (Northern Arizona) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/08/24 |
| 3000 |
8:57.27 |
Ceci St. Geme (Stanford) |
Durham, North Carolina |
7/27/82 |
| [note: indoor 8:54.18 by Katelyn Tuohy in ’21 not ratifiable] |
| 5000 |
15:25.93 |
Natalie Cook (Texas HS) |
Flower Mound, Texas |
4/01/22 |
| 10,000 |
32:51.20 |
Lindsay Scherf (Harvard) |
New York, New York |
5/07/05 |
| 100 Hurdles |
12.74 |
Dior Hall (USC) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/13/15 |
| 400 Hurdles |
53.60 |
McLaughlin-Levrone (Kentucky) |
Fayetteville, Arkansas |
4/27/18 |
| [Note: statistically acceptable 52.75 by McLaughlin-Levrone in ’18 never ratified] |
| Relay Events |
| 4 x 100 |
42.88 |
National Junior Team |
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
7/05/23 |
| (Kaila Jackson, Camryn Dickson, Avery Lewis, Shawnti Jackson) |
| 4 x 400 |
3:24.04(A) |
National Junior Team |
San José, Costa Rica |
7/21/19 |
| (Alexis Holmes 51.6, Kimberly Harris 51.2, Ziyah Holman 51.4, Kayla Davis 49.8) |
| (low-altitude)+ |
3:27.60 |
National Team |
Grosseto, Italy |
7/18/04 |
| (Alex Anderson 53.1, Ashlee Kidd 51.6, Stephanie Smith 51.0, Natasha Hastings 51.9) |
| Mixed-Sex 4 x 400 |
3:17.69 |
National Junior Team |
Cali, Colombia |
8/02/22 |
| (Charlie Bartholomew 45.09, Madison Whyte 53.39, Will Sumner 45.97, Kennedy Wade 53.24) |
| Field Events |
| High Jump |
1.99 | 6-6¼ |
Vashti Cunningham (Nike) |
Sacramento, California |
6/23/17 |
| Pole Vault |
4.65 | 15-3 |
Hana Moll (Washington HS) |
Budapest, Hungary |
8/21/23 |
| Long Jump |
6.86 | 22-6¼ |
Alyssa Jones (Stanford) |
Austin, Texas |
6/08/23 |
|
6.86 | 22-6¼p |
Sophia Beckmon (Illinois) |
Champaign, Illinois |
5/04/24 |
| Triple Jump |
14.15 | 46-5¼ |
Keturah Orji (Georgia) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/13/15 |
| Shot |
18.35 | 60-2½ |
Raven Saunders (Southern Illinois) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/11/15 |
| Discus |
60.59 | 198-9 |
Shelbi Vaughan (Texas HS) |
Bloomington, Indiana |
6/15/12 |
| [Seilala Sua (UCLA) had 6 unratified marks superior to Vaughan, topped by 63.44 | 208-2 Salinas, California, 5/21/97] |
| Hammer |
68.12 | 223-6 |
Shelby Ashe (Throw 1 Deep) |
Bloomington, Indiana |
6/16/12 |
| Javelin |
56.59 | 185-8 |
Madison Wiltrout (Pennsylvania HS) |
North Huntington, Pennsylvania |
5/07/15 |
| Multi Event |
| Heptathlon |
6018 |
Kendell Williams (Georgia) |
Athens, Georgia |
4/11/14 |
| (13.32, 1.83/6-0, 12.59/41-3¾, 24.58 [3719], 5.93/19-5½, 38.15/125-2, 2:18.86 [2299]) |
| Road Event |
| Marathon+ |
2:31:49 |
Tierney Wolfgram (Nevada) |
Sacramento, California |
11/07/20 |
| Walking Events |
| 5000 Walk |
22:28.61 |
Taylor Ewert (Ohio HS) |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
4/27/19 |
| 5K Walk (road) |
23:25 |
Taylor Ewert (Ohio HS) |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
8/27/19 |
|
23:08p |
Taylor Ewert (Ohio HS) |
Toronto, Ontario |
8/10/18 |
| 10,000 Walk |
45:57.81 |
Taylor Ewert (Ohio HS) |
Tampere, Finland |
7/14/18 |
| 20K Walk (road) |
1:38:55 |
Taylor Ewert (Ohio HS) |
Owego, New York |
6/30/19 |
as of June 12, 2024