Records as ratified by the T&FN Records Committee include only those made by NCAA athletes. No NCAA II/III, NAIA or JUCO performances are included. The end of the collegiate season as defined by T&FN comes with the staging of the NCAA Championships. We do sublist at the end of the page any superior marks made after that date.
Symbols: ‘ after name = not eligible to represent U.S. internationally; (AmCR) = U.S.-eligible (listed when the record is held by a ‘ athlete); (A) = altitude-aided mark—over 1000m of altitude (in affected events only); i = made indoors; p = mark still pending ratification
| Track Events | ||||
| 100 | 10.78(A) | Dawn Sowell (LSU) | Provo, Utah | 6/02/89 |
| (low-altitude) | 10.85 | Aleia Hobbs (LSU) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 4/29/17 |
| 200 | 22.02 | Kyra Jefferson (Florida) | Eugene, Oregon | 6/10/17 |
| 400 | 49.71 | Courtney Okolo (Texas) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 4/23/16 |
| 800 | 1:59.10 | Raevyn Rogers (Oregon) | Torrance, California | 4/15/17 |
| 1500 | 3:59.90 | Jenny Simpson (Colorado) | Eugene, Oregon | 6/07/09 |
| Mile | 4:29.04 | Angela Chalmers’ (Northern Arizona) | Westwood, California | 5/16/87 |
| (AmCR) | 4:30.36 | Leann Warren (Oregon) | Westwood, California | 5/10/81 |
| Steeplechase | 9:24.41 | Courtney Frerichs (New Mexico) | Eugene, Oregon | 6/11/16 |
| 3000 | 8:41.60i | Karissa Schweizer (Missouri) | New York, New York | 2/03/18 |
| 5000 | 15:01.70i | Jenny Simpson (Colorado) | Seattle, Washington | 2/14/09 |
| 10,000 | 31:18.07 | Lisa Uhl (Iowa State) | Stanford, California | 3/26/10 |
| 100 Hurdles | 12.39 | Brianna Rollins (Clemson) | Eugene, Oregon | 6/08/13 |
| 400 Hurdles | 52.75 | Sydney McLaughlin (Kentucky) | Knoxville, Tennessee | 5/13/18 |
| Relay Events | ||||
| (Mikiah Brisco, Kortnei Johnson, Jada Martin, Aleia Hobbs) | ||||
| 4 x 100 | 42.05 | LSU | Knoxville, Tennessee | 5/13/18 |
| (Mikiah Brisco, Kortnei Johnson, Rachel Misher, Aleia Hobbs) | ||||
| 4 x 200 | 1:28.78 | Oregon | Gainesville, Florida | 4/01/17 |
| (Makenzie Dunmore, Hannah Cunliffe, Deajah Stevens, Ariana Washington) | ||||
| 4 x 400 | 3:23.13 | Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | 6/10/17 |
| [Makenzie Dunmore 51.7, Deajah Stevens 50.8, Elexis Guster 50.80, Raevyn Rogers 49.77] | ||||
| 4 x 800 | 8:17.45 | Villanova | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4/27/13 |
| [Kelsey Margey 2:07.04, Angel Piccirillo 2:04.12, Nicky Akande 2:04.04 Emily Lipari 2:02.25] | ||||
| 4 x 1500 | 17:08.34 | Tennessee | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4/24/09 |
| [Chanelle Price 4:19.5, Phoebe Wright 4:19.0, Rolanda Bell 4:19.6, Sarah Bowman 4:10.2] | ||||
| 800 Medley | 1:36.05 | Nebraska | Austin, Texas | 4/09/83 |
| [Rhonda Blanford, Angie Thacker, Janet Burke’ 22.9, Merlene Ottey’ 50.9] | ||||
| (AmCR) | 1:36.81 | LSU | Austin, Texas | 4/08/89 |
| [Tananjalyn Stanley, Cinnamon Sheffield, Esther Jones, Dawn Sowell 51.1) | ||||
| Sprint Medley | 3:39.04 | Texas A&M | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 4/28/17 |
| [Diamond Spaulding, Brenessa Thompson’, Jaevin Reed 50.9, Jazmine Fray 2:02.3] | ||||
| (AmCR) | 3:41.97 | Texas | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4/29/88 |
| [Barbara Flowers 53.0, Mary Bolden 23.7, Carlette Guidry 22.5, Karol Davidson 2:02.8] | ||||
| Distance Medley | 10:48.38 | Villanova | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4/28/88 |
| [Kathy Franey 3:21.0, Michelle Bennett 52.8, Celeste Halliday 2:04.7, Vicki Huber 4:29.9] | ||||
| 4 x 100H | 52.50 | Texas A&M | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4/23/10 |
| [Vashti Thomas, Gabby Mayo, Doniqué Flemings, Natasha Ruddock’] | ||||
| (AmCR) | 52.87 | Clemson | Gainesville, Florida | 4/07/12 |
| [Brianna Rollins, Bridgette Owens, Kendra Harrison, Monique Gracia] | ||||
| Field Events | ||||
| High Jump | 1.99 | 6-6¼ | Brigetta Barrett (Arizona) | Los Angeles, California | 5/11/13 |
| Pole Vault | 4.75 | 15-7(A)i | Demi Payne (Stephen F. Austin) | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1/24/15 |
| (low-altitude) | 4.66 | 15-3½i | Sandi Morris (Arkansas) | Lexington, Kentucky | 2/27/15 |
| Long Jump | 6.99 | 22-11¼ | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (UCLA) | Westwood, California | 5/04/85 |
| Triple Jump | 14.62 | 47-11¾ | Keturah Orji (Georgia) | Knoxville, Tennessee | 5/13/18 |
| Shot | 19.46 | 63-10¼ | Maggie Ewen (Arizona State) | Tucson, Arizona | 4/28/18 |
| Discus | 67.48 | 221-5 | Meg Ritchie’ (Arizona) | Walnut, California | 4/26/81 |
| (AmCR) | 65.22 | 214-0 | Suzy Powell (UCLA) | Modesto, California | 5/10/97 |
| Hammer | 74.53 | 244-6 | Maggie Ewen (Arizona State) | Tempe, Arizona | 4/06/18 |
| Javelin | 62.19 | 204-0 | Maggie Malone (Texas A&M) | Eugene, Oregon | 6/09/16 |
| Multi Event | ||||
| Heptathlon | 6527 | Diane Guthrie-Gresham’ (George Mason) | Knoxville, Tennessee | 6/02-03/95 |
| (13.86w, 1.86/6-1¼, 13.80/45-3½, 24.91 [3728], 6.92/22-8½w), 49.04/160-11, 2:20.82 [2799]) | ||||
| (AmCR) | 6390 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (UCLA) | Houston, Texas | 5/30–31/83 |
| (13.77, 1.87/6-1½, 12.09/39-8, 23.90 [3735], 6.48/21-3¼, 44.90/107-10, 2:15.07 [2655]) | ||||
Marks Made Outside Regular Collegiate Season
(only includes athletes who have not turned pro)
| Track Events | ||||
| 800 | 1:58.51 | Brigita Langerholc’ (USC) | Sydney, Australia | 9/25/00 |
| Mile | 4:27.31 | Suzy Hamilton (Wisconsin) | Los Angeles, California | 8/06/89 |
| Steeple | 9:12.50 | Jenny Simpson (Colorado) | Berlin, Germany | 8/17/09 |
| 3000 | 8:37.25 | Vicki Huber (Villanova) | Seoul, South Korea | 9/25/88 |
| Field Events | ||||
| High Jump | 2.03 | 6-8 | Brigetta Barrett (Arizona) | London, England | 8/11/12 |
| Triple Jump | 14.71 | 48-3¼ | Keturah Orji (Georgia) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8/14/16 |
| Shot | 19.76 | 64-10 | Raven Saunders (Mississippi) | Sacramento, California | 6/24/17 |
| Hammer | 74.56 | 244-7 | Maggie Ewen (Arizona State) | Sacramento, California | 6/25/17 |
as of July 29, 2018