United States junior records in athletics

United States Junior records in athletics are the best marks set in an event by an American athlete who has not yet reached their 20th birthday in the given year of competition. Official records are kept and ratified by United States Track and Field.^[1]

Outdoor

Men

Key:       Awaiting ratification       Record not kept by USATF

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref	Video
100m
	9.97 (+1.8 m/s)	Trayvon Bromell	13/06/2014	NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, United States	18 years, 338 days	[2][3]
200m	20.13	Roy Martin	16/06/1985		Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	18 years, 173 days
	20.07 (+1.5 m/s)	Lorenzo Daniel	18/05/1985		Starkville, Mississippi, USA	19 years, 56 days	[4]
400m	43.87	Steve Lewis	28/09/1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, Korea	19 years, 135 days
800m	1:44.3	Jim Ryun	10/06/1966		Terre Haute, Indiana USA	19 years, 42 days
1500m	3:36.1+	Jim Ryun	17/07/1966		Berkeley, California USA	19 years, 79 days
Mile	3:51.3	Jim Ryun	17/07/1966		Berkeley, California USA	19 years, 79 days
3000m	7:58.0	Gerry Lindgren	05/07/1965		Karlsruhe, West Germany	19 years, 118 days
	7:49.16	Galen Rupp	17/07/2005		Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	19 years, 70 days
5000m	13:25.46	German Fernandez	26/06/2009		Eugene, Oregon USA	18 years, 236 days
10,000m	28:32.7	Rudy Chapa	24/04/1976	Drake Relays	Des Moines, Iowa USA	18 years, 169 days
	28:15.52	Galen Rupp	07/05/2005	Oregon Twilight Meet	Eugene, Oregon USA	18 years, 364 days
3000m steeplechase	8:33.8	John Gregorek	20/05/1979	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA	19 years, 35 days
110m hurdles (99 cm)	13.08 (+2.0 m/s)	Wayne Davis II	31/07/2009	Pan American Junior Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	17 years, 343 days
110m hurdles (106.7 cm)	13.23 (+0.0 m/s)	Renaldo Nehemiah	16/08/1978	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland	19 years, 145 days
400m hurdles	48.02	Danny Harris	17/06/1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, California USA	18 years, 284 days
High jump	2.31m	Andra Manson	18/07/2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	18 years, 79 days
Pole vault	5.72m	Andrew Irwin	13/05/2012	SEC Championship	Baton Rouge, USA	19 years, 111 days	[5]
Long jump	8.34m (+0.0 m/s)	Randy Williams	08/09/1972	Olympic Games	München, Germany	19 years, 16 days
Triple jump	17.19m (+0.4 m/s)	Will Claye	13/06/2009	NCAA Championships	Fayetteville, Arkansas	18 years, 0 days
Shot put (6 kg)
	21.16m	Braheme Days, Jr.	14/06/2014	USATF San Diego/Imperial Association Championships	Chula Vista, California USA	19 years, 147 days	[3][6]
Shot put (7.26 kg)	20.65m	Mike Carter	14/07/1979		Boston, Massachusetts, USA	18 years, 258 days
Discus throw (1.75 kg)	65.34m	Mason Finley	31/07/2009	Pan American Junior Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	18 years, 295 days
Discus throw (2 kg)	63.22m	Brian Milne	28/03/1992		State College, Pennsylvania, USA	19 years, 81 days
Hammer throw (6 kg)	80.79m	Conor McCullough	25/07/2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	19 years, 175 days
Hammer throw (7.26 kg)	70.78m	Conor McCullough	15/05/2010		Princeton, New Jersey, USA	19 years, 104 days
Javelin throw	74.64m	Joseph Zimmerman	23/07/2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	19 years, 130 days
	77.84m	Sam Crouser	12/06/2010		Portland, Oregon, USA	18 years, 163 days
Decathlon (junior)	8018	Gunnar Nixon	11/07/2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	19 years, 180 days
	100m wind Long jump wind Shot put High jump 400m 110H wind Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 11.23 -0.1 7.12m -0.2 14.54m 2.10m 49.13 14.54 -0.7 42.23m 4.50m 56.25m 4:22.36
Decathlon	7892	Gunnar Nixon	7/06/2012	NCAA Championships	Des Moines, Iowa, USA	19 years, 156 days
	100m wind Long jump wind Shot put High jump 400m 110H wind Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 10.93w +3.0 7.25m -1.4 13.73m 2.05m 48.92 14.51 +1.0 36.48m 4.60m 56.12m 4:30.41
10,000m walk (track)	41:23.14	Tyler Sorensen	09/07/2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	17 years, 141 days
10km walk	41:35+	Trevor Barron	26/06/2011		Eugene, Oregon USA	18 years, 269 days
20km walk	1:23:26	Trevor Barron	26/06/2011		Eugene, Oregon USA	18 years, 269 days
4x100m relay	38.66	Trell Kimmons Abidemi Omole Ivory Williams LaShawn Merritt	18/07/2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy
4x400m relay	3:01.09	Brandon Johnson LaShawn Merritt Jason Craig Kerron Clement	18/07/2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy

Women

Key:       Awaiting ratification

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref	Video
100m	11.04 (+1.4 m/s)	Angela Williams	05/06/1999	NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Boise, USA	19 years, 126 days
	11.03 (+0.6 m/s)	English Gardner	14/05/2011	Pac-10 Championships	Tucson, USA	19 years, 22 days	[7]
200m	22.11A (-0.5 m/s)	Allyson Felix	03/05/2003		Mexico City, Mexico	17 years, 166 days
400m	49.89	Sanya Richards	17/07/2004	U.S. Olympic Trials	Sacramento, USA	19 years, 142 days
800m	1:58.21	Ajee' Wilson	18/08/2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	19 years, 102 days
1500m	4:09.10	Suzy Favor-Hamilton	27/06/1987		San Jose, California, USA	18 years, 323 days
	4:04.62	Mary Cain	17/05/2013		Eagle Rock, California, USA	17 years, 14 days	[8]
Mile	4:35.24	Polly Plumer	16/05/1982		Westwood, California, USA	17 years, 214 days
	4:24.11 i	Mary Cain	24/01/2014	Boston Terrier Invitational	Boston, Massachusetts USA	17 years, 266 days	[9][10]
3000m	8:57.27	Cecilia Hopp	27/06/1982		Durham, USA	19 years, 177 days
5000m	15:43.31	Laurynne Chetelat	27/03/2009	Payton Jordan Stanford Invitational	Stanford, USA	19 years, 37 days
	15:36.95	Molly Huddle	17/04/2003	Mt. SAC Relays	Walnut, USA	18 years, 229 days
10,000m	32:51.20	Lindsey Scherf	07/05/2005		New York, New York, USA	18 years, 231 days
3000m steeplechase	10:00.72	Brianna Nerud	12/07/2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	17 years, 300 days
100m hurdles	12.95 (+1.5 m/s)	Candy Young	16/06/1979	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Walnut, California, USA	17 years, 26 days
	12.95 A (+1.5 m/s)[11]	Cinnamon Sheffield	03/06/1989	NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Provo, Utah, USA	19 years, 87 days
	12.91 (+1.8 m/s)	Kristi Castlin	26/05/2007		Gainesville, Florida, USA	18 years, 323 days	[12]
400m hurdles	54.70	Lashinda Demus	19/07/2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	19 years, 131 days
	55.63	Nicole Leach	08/08/2006		Indianapolis, Indiana USA	19 years, 21 days	[13]
High jump	1.94m	Tanya Hughes	31/05/1991		Eugene, Oregon, USA	19 years, 126 days
Pole vault	4.45m	Desiree Freier	24/07/2014		Eugene, USA	18 years, 0 days	[3]
Long jump
	6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) +0.0	Kate Hall	June 21, 2015	New Balance Nationals	Greensboro, USA	18 years, 160 days	[14]
	6.81m (+1.6 m/s)	Carol Lewis	20/06/1982	USA Championships	Knoxville, USA	18 years, 316 days
	6.81 m	Carol Lewis	09/07/1982		Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany	18 years, 335 days
Triple jump	14.01m (+1.8 m/s)	Erica McLain	26/06/2005		Carson, California, USA	19 years, 153 days
Shot put	17.60m	Eileen Vanisi	01/06/1991		Eugene, Oregon, USA	19 years, 65 days
Discus throw	60.59m	Shelbi Vaughan	15/06/2012		Bloomington, Indiana, USA	17 years, 296 days
Hammer throw	68.12m	Shelby Ashe	16/06/2012		Bloomington, Indiana, USA	19 years, 95 days
Javelin throw	55.22m	Haley Crouser	13/04/2012		Beaverton, Oregon, USA	18 years, 62 days
Heptathlon	6018	Kendell Williams	12/04/2014		Boise, Idaho, USA	19 years, 302 days	[15]
	100m H wind High jump Shot put 200m wind Long jump wind Javelin 800m 13.32 +1.0 1.83m 12.59m 24.58 -0.5 5.93m +0.0 38.15m 2:18.86
10,000m walk (track)	49:43.85	Maria Michta	30/07/2005		Windsor, Canada	19 years, 37 days
10km walk (road)	48:03	Maria Michta	08/05/2005		Lima, Peru	18 years, 319 days
4x100m relay	43.29	Bianca Knight Jeneba Tarmoh Elizabeth Olear Gabrielle Mayo	08/08/2006		Eugene, USA
4x400m relay	3:27.60	Alexandria Anderson Ashlee Kidd Stephanie Smith Natasha Hastings	18/07/2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy

Indoor

Men

Key:       Awaiting ratification       Record not kept by USATF

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref
60m	6.52	D'Angelo Cherry	01/03/2009	US Indoor Championships	Boston, Massachusetts USA	18 years, 212 days
200m	20.37	Walter Dix	11/03/2005	NCAA Indoor Championships	Fayetteville, Arkansas USA	19 years, 39 days
400m	44.93	LaShawn Merritt	11/02/2005		Fayetteville, Arkansas USA	18 years, 229 days
800m	1:47.84	John Marshall	12/02/1982		New York, New York USA	18 years, 99 days
1000m	2:23.68	Alan Webb	03/03/2001		University Park, Pennsylvania USA	18 years, 49 days
	2:19.53	Robby Creese	14/01/2012		University Park, Pennsylvania USA	18 years, 137 days
1500m	3:43.27	Alan Webb	20/01/2001		New York, New York USA	18 years, 7 days
Mile	3:55.02	German Fernandez	28/02/2009		College Station, Texas USA	18 years, 87 days
3000m	7:56.31	Chris Derrick	14/03/2009	NCAA Indoor Championships	College Station, Texas USA	18 years, 148 days
5000m	14:08.37	Louis Luchini	31/01/2000		Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts USA	18 years, 252 days
60m hurdles (99 cm)	7.60	Wayne Davis II	15/03/2009		Boston, Massachusetts, USA	17 years, 205 days
60m hurdles (106.7 cm)	7.70	Robert Gaines	31/01/1976		Portland, Oregon, USA	18 years, 292 days
	7.70	Jason Richardson	12/03/2005		Portland, Oregon, USA	18 years, 342 days
High jump	2.29m	Kenny Evans	13/03/1998		Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	18 years, 341 days
Pole vault	5.65m	Jacob Davis	21/02/1997		Lincoln, Nebraska, USA	18 years, 298 days
Long jump	8.09m	Dion Bentley	18/02/1989		University Park, Pennsylvania, USA	17 years, 176 days
Triple jump	16.98m	Christian Taylor	14/03/2009		College Station, Texas, USA	18 years, 269 days
Shot put (7.26 kg)	21.05m	Terry Albritton	22/02/1974		New York, New York, USA	19 years, 39 days
Weight throw	22.02m	Walter Henning	15/03/2008		Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA	19 years, 51 days
Heptathlon	6022	Gunnar Nixon	28/01/2012		Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA	19 years, 15 days
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.10 7.53m 13.97m 2.15m 8.21 4.50m 2:40.15
5000m walk
4x400m relay	3:13.06	Anthony Hendrix Fuquawn Greene Miles Sparks Andrew Hendrix	06/02/2009		New York, New York USA

Women

Key:       Awaiting ratification       Record not kept by USATF

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref
60m	7.16	Bianca Knight	14/03/2008	NCAA Indoor Championships	Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA	19 years, 72 days
200m	22.40	Bianca Knight	14/03/2008	NCAA Indoor Championships	Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA	19 years, 72 days
400m	50.82	Sanya Richards	13/03/2004	NCAA Indoor Championships	Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA	18 years, 292 days
800m	2:01.8	Mary Decker	17/02/1974		San Diego, California, USA	15 years, 197 days
1000m	2:35.80	Mary Cain	08/02/2014		Boston, USA	17 years, 281 days
1500m
	4:06.63+	Mary Cain	24/01/2014		Boston USA	17 years, 266 days
	4:04.62	Mary Cain	16/02/2013	Millrose Games	New York, New York USA	16 years, 289 days	[16]
Mile	4:24.11	Mary Cain	24/01/2014	Boston Terrier Invitational	Boston, Massachusetts] USA	17 years, 266 days	[17]
3000m	9:04.51+	Mary Cain	02/02/2013		Boston, Massachusetts USA	16 years, 275 days
5000m	15:42.81	Lindsey Scherf	03/12/2005		Boston, Massachusetts USA	19 years, 76 days
60m hurdles	8.08	Sasha Wallace	15/03/2014	NCAA Indoor Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico USA	18 years, 175 days
High jump	1.92m	Destinee Hooker	25/02/2006		Lincoln, Nebraska USA	18 years, 171 days
Pole vault	4.42m	Desiree Frier	17/04/2014		Coppell, Texas USA	17 years, 267 days
Long jump	6.59m	Carol Lewis	31/01/1981		Dallas, Texas USA	17 years, 176 days
Triple jump	13.90m	Erica McLain	26/02/2005		Seattle, Washington USA	19 years, 33 days
Shot put	17.46m	Seilala Sua	08/03/1997		Indianapolis, Indiana USA	19 years, 11 days
Pentathlon	4068	Kendell Williams	15/03/2014	NCAA Indoor Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico USA	18 years, 283 days	[18]
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.21 1.88m 12.05m 6.32m 2:17.31
3000m walk	13:55.90	Lauren Forgues	25/02/2007		Boston, Massachusetts USA	18 years, 315 days
4x400m relay	3:38.91	Long Beach Polytechnic High School Dashanta Harris Jasmine Lee Shana Woods Shalonda Solomon	14/03/2004		New York, New York USA

References

1. http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=outdoor%20track%20%26%20field&age=junior&sport=TF
2. NCAA Division 1 Championships, Men 100m Final Results
3. http://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/d1/d1bea886-b335-4bb6-8bb5-a15aa30c73aa.pdf
4. Note: mark predates ratified record, not mentioned by USATF
5. "Pole Vault Results". www.directathletics.com. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
6. http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=209523416
7. "100m Dash Results". www.flashresults.com. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
8. http://www.royalresults.com/liveresults/130517F005.htm
9. http://www.lancertiming.com/results/winter14/BUTerrier/140124F011.htm
10. Note: Cain's indoor mark was not submitted for ratification. The Records Committee stated banked indoor tracks do not meet the specifications for a legal track
11. http://www2.iaaf.org/Results/lists/AllTime/outdoor/j/w/100H.txt
12. Note: Appears on world all-time list - http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/hurdles/100-metres-hurdles/outdoor/women/junior - but not mentioned on USATF site
13. Note: There is no explanation why USATF posts two records for this event. Clearly, Demus' record set four years before this mark (ratified at the time as the World Junior record) is superior and should be the record. Whether it makes sense or not, this is here to match records as posted by the ratifying agency.
14. http://www.pressherald.com/2015/06/21/kate-hall-sets-national-long-jump-record/
15. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geo/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/2013-14/postgame_notes/postgame_notes_20140412aaa.pdf
16. "1500m En Route Results" (PDF). www.branchsportstech.com. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
17. http://www.lancertiming.com/results/winter14/BUTerrier/140124F011.htm
18. http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?do=info&event_id=42&year=2014