United States Junior records in athletics are the best marks set in an event by an athlete who holds American citizenship and who has not yet reached their 20th birthday in the given year of competition. As of August 2018 these records are not exclusive to athletes who compete for the United States in international competition. Official records are kept and ratified by United States Track and Field.[1]

Outdoor

Key:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by USATF   Not ratified or later rescinded by USATF

Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Age Ref Video
100 m
9.97 (+1.8 m/s) Trayvon Bromell June 13, 2014 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States 18 years, 338 days [2][3]
9.93 (+1.6 m/s) Christian Miller 20 April 2024 PURE Athletics Spring Invitational Clermont, United States 17 years, 340 days [4]
200 m 19.69 (-0.3 m/s) Erriyon Knighton 26 June 2022 USA Championships Eugene, United States 18 years, 148 days [5]
19.49 (+1.4 m/s) Erriyon Knighton 30 April 2022 LSU Invitational Baton Rouge, United States 18 years, 91 days [6]
300 m 32.49 Henry Thomas 23 July 1985 Edinburgh, United Kingdom 18 years, 13 days [7]
400 m 43.87 Steve Lewis September 28, 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, Korea 19 years, 135 days
800 m 1:43.55 Donavan Brazier June 10, 2016 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States 19 years, 56 days [8]
1000 m 2:16.46 Hobbs Kessler August 10, 2022 Herculis Stade Louis II, Monaco 19 years, 147 days [9]
1500 m 3:34.36 Hobbs Kessler 29 May 2021 Portland Track Festival Portland, United States 18 years, 74 days [10]
Mile 3:51.3 Jim Ryun July 17, 1966 Berkeley United States 19 years, 79 days
3000 m 7:49.16 Galen Rupp 17 July 2005 Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 19 years, 70 days
5000 m 13:24.26 Nico Young 23 April 2021 Drake Relays Des Moines United States 18 years, 270 days [11]
13:18.95 Cole Hocker 12 June 2021 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene United States 19 years, 6 days [12]
10,000 m 28:15.52 Galen Rupp 7 May 2005 Oregon Twilight Meet Eugene United States 18 years, 364 days
10 km (road) 28:56 Colin Baker 15 November 2019 NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships Buffalo, United States Exact age unknown [13]
3000 m steeplechase 8:33.8 John Gregorek May 20, 1979 Penn Relays Philadelphia United States 19 years, 35 days
110 m hurdles (99 cm) 13.08 (+2.0 m/s) Wayne Davis July 31, 2009 Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 17 years, 343 days
110 m hurdles (106.7 cm) 13.18 (+0.4 m/s) Ja’Kobe Tharp 11 May 2024 SEC Championships Gainesville, United States 18 years, 224 days [14]
13.18 (+0.2 m/s) Ja’Kobe Tharp 5 June 2024 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States 18 years, 249 days [15]
400 m hurdles 47.85 Sean Burrell 11 June 2021 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States 19 years, 108 days [16] [17]
High jump 2.31 m (7 ft 6+34 in) Andra Manson July 18, 2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 18 years, 79 days
Pole vault 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in) Armand Duplantis[a] August 12, 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 18 years, 275 days [19]
Long jump 8.34 m (27 ft 4+14 in) (+0.0 m/s) Randy Williams September 8, 1972 Olympic Games München, Germany 19 years, 16 days
Triple jump 17.19 m (56 ft 4+34 in) (+0.4 m/s) Will Claye June 13, 2009 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, United States 18 years, 0 days
Shot put (6 kg) 22.06 m (72 ft 4+12 in) Adrian Piperi July 10, 2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 19 years, 171 days [20][19]
Shot put (7.26 kg) 20.65 m (67 ft 8+34 in) Michael Carter 4 July 1979 Boston, United States 18 years, 248 days [21]
Discus throw (1.75 kg) 65.34 m (214 ft 4+14 in) Mason Finley July 31, 2009 Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 18 years, 295 days
Discus throw (2 kg) 63.22 m (207 ft 4+34 in) Brian Milne March 28, 1992 State College, United States 19 years, 81 days
Hammer throw (6 kg) 80.79 m (265 ft 12 in) Conor McCullough July 25, 2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 19 years, 175 days
Hammer throw (7.26 kg) 73.73 m (241 ft 10+34 in) Walter Henning 24 May 2008 High Performance Sprint and Power Meet Provo, United States 19 years, 121 days [22]
Javelin throw 77.84 m (255 ft 4+12 in) Sam Crouser 11 June 2010[b] Portland Track Festival Portland, United States 18 years, 163 days [23]
Decathlon (junior) 8018 pts Gunnar Nixon July 11, 2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 19 years, 180 days
100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m
11.23 (-0.1 m/s) 7.12m (-0.2 m/s) 14.54m 2.10m 49.13 14.54 (-0.7 m/s) 42.23m 4.50m 56.25m 4:22.36
Decathlon 7892 pts Gunnar Nixon June 7, 2012 NCAA Championships Des Moines, United States 19 years, 156 days
100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m
10.93 (+3.0 m/s) 7.25m (-1.4 m/s) 13.73m 2.05m 48.92 14.51 (+1.0 m/s) 36.48m 4.60m 56.12m 4:30.41
10,000 m walk (track) 41:23.14 Tyler Sorensen July 9, 2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 17 years, 141 days
10 km walk (road) 41:35+ Trevor Barron June 26, 2011 Eugene United States 18 years, 269 days
20 km walk (road) 1:23:26 Trevor Barron June 26, 2011 USA Championships Eugene United States 18 years, 269 days
4×100 m relay 38.62 A Arian Smith
Justin Ofotan
Marcellus Moore
Matthew Boling
20 July 2019 Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica 17 years, 282 days
19 years, 123 days
17 years, 20 days
19 years, 0 days
[24]
4×400 m relay 2:59.30 A Frederick Lewis
Matthew Boling
Matthew Moorer
Justin Robinson
July 21, 2019 Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica 19 years, 1 day
19 years, 155 days
17 years, 113 days
[24]
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Age Ref
100 m 10.75 (+1.6 m/s) Sha'Carri Richardson 8 June 2019 NCAA Division I Championships Austin, United States 19 years, 75 days [25]
200 m 22.11 A (-0.5 m/s) Allyson Felix May 3, 2003 Mexico City, Mexico 17 years, 166 days
22.08 (+1.0 m/s) JaMeesia Ford 6 June 2024 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States 19 years, 132 days [26]
300 m 37.08 Symone Mason 11 February 2017 Hallandale All-Comers Meet Hallandale Beach, United States 17 years, 164 days [27]
400 m 49.57 Athing Mu 12 June 2021 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States 19 years, 4 days [28]
600 m 1:25.22 Sophia Gorriaran 30 April 2022 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States 16 years, 314 days [29]
800 m 1:55.04 Athing Mu 21 August 2021 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States 19 years, 74 days [30]
1500 m 4:03.39 Alexa Efraimson 30 May 2015 Eugene, United States 18 years, 99 days
Mile 4:35.24 Polly Plumer May 16, 1982 Westwood, United States 17 years, 214 days
4:33.87 Katelyn Tuohy June 17, 2018 New Balance Nationals Greensboro, United States 16 years, 91 days [31]
3000 m 8:57.27 Cecilia Hopp 26 June 1982 Durham, United States 19 years, 176 days
5000 m 15:25.93 Natalie Cook 1 April 2022 Stanford Invitational Stanford, United States 18 years, 322 days [32][33]
15:25.27 Elizabeth Leachman 28 March 2024 Texas Relays Austin, United States 16 years, 14 days [34][35]
10000 m 32:51.20 Lindsey Scherf May 7, 2005 New York, New York, United States 18 years, 231 days
10 km (road) 34:18 Allison Woodward 11 June 2011 Bellin Run Green Bay, United States 18 years, 148 days [36]
Half marathon 1:13:04 Kelly Cordell 3 February 2002 Las Vegas Half Marathon Las Vegas, United States 18 years, 183 days [37]
Marathon 2:31:49 Tierney Wolfgram 7 November 2020 Parkway Marathon Sacramento, United States 17 years, 181 days [38][39][40]
100 m hurdles 12.74 (+1.7 m/s) [c] Dior Hall 13 June 2015 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States 19 years, 162 days [41]
300 m hurdles 38.90 Sydney McLaughlin April 8, 2017 Arcadia Invitational Arcadia, United States 17 years, 244 days [42]
400 m hurdles 52.75[d] Sydney McLaughlin May 13, 2018 SEC Championships Knoxville, United States 18 years, 279 days [43][19]
2000 m steeplechase 6:18.41 Angelina Napoleon 10 June 2023 NYSPHSAA NY State Meet Middletown, United States 18 years, 99 days [44]
3000 m steeplechase 9:46.48 Madison Boreman June 10, 2017 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States 18 years, 335 days [45]
High jump 1.99 m (6 ft 6+14 in) Vashti Cunningham June 23, 2017 USA Championships Sacramento, California, United States 19 years, 156 days [46]
Pole vault 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) Hana Moll 21 August 2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 18 years, 202 days [47]
Long jump 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) (+0.1 m/s) Alyssa Jones 8 June 2023 NCAA Division I Championships Austin, United States 19 years, 122 days [48]
6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) (+1.0 m/s) Sophia Beckmon 4 May 2024 Fighting Illini Tune-Up Champaign, United States 18 years, 261 days [49]
Triple jump 14.15 m (46 ft 5 in) Keturah Orji June 13, 2015 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States 19 years, 100 days
Shot put 18.35 m (60 ft 2+14 in) Raven Saunders June 11, 2015[e] NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States 19 years, 27 days
Discus throw 65.93 m (216 ft 3+12 in) Shelbi Vaughan June 15, 2012 NCAA Division I Championships Bloomington, United States 17 years, 296 days
Hammer throw 68.12 m (223 ft 5+34 in) Shelby Ashe June 16, 2012 NCAA Division I Championships Bloomington, United States 19 years, 95 days
Javelin throw 56.59 m (185 ft 7+34 in) Madison Wiltrout 7 May 2015 North Huntingdon WPIAL AAA Qualifier North Huntingdon, United States 16 years, 31 days [50]
Heptathlon 6018 Kendell Williams April 12, 2014 Boise, United States 18 years, 302 days [51]
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
13.32 (+1.0 m/s) 1.83 m 12.59 m 24.58 (-0.5 m/s) 5.93 m (0.0 m/s) 38.15 m 2:18.86
3000 m walk (track) 13:28.00 Taylor Ewert 17 April 2019 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States 17 years, 147 days
5000 m walk (track) 22:28.61 Taylor Ewert 27 April 2019 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States 17 years, 157 days
5 km walk (road) 23:08 Taylor Ewert 10 August 2018 Toronto, Canada 16 years, 262 days
10000 m walk (track) 45:57.81 Taylor Ewert July 14, 2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 16 years, 235 days [52][53]
10 km walk (road) 48:03 Maria Michta May 8, 2005 Pan American Race Walking Cup Lima, Peru 18 years, 319 days
15 km walk (road) 1:13:50+ Taylor Ewert 30 June 2019 Oswego, United States 17 years, 221 days
20 km walk (road) 1:38:55 Taylor Ewert 30 June 2019 Oswego, United States 17 years, 221 days
4×100m relay 42.88 Kaila Jackson
Camryn Dickson
Avery Lewis
Shawnti Jackson
5 August 2023[f] Pan American U20 Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 19 years, 36 days
19 years, 52 days
17 years, 227 days
18 years, 95 days
[54]
4×400m relay 3:24.04 A Alexis Holmes
Kimberly Harris
Ziyah Holman
Kayla Davis
July 21, 2019 Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica 19 years, 174 days
17 years, 10 days
17 years, 201 days
15 years, 212 days
[55]
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Mixed

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
4 × 400 m relay 3:17.69 A Charlie Batholomew
Madison Whyte
Will Sumner
Kennedy Wade
2 August 2022 World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia [56]
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Indoor

Men

More information Event, Record ...
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Age Ref
55 m 6.07 Leonard Scott February 20, 1999 Gainesville, United States 19 years, 32 days
60 m 6.52 D'Angelo Cherry March 1, 2009 US Indoor Championships Boston, Massachusetts United States 18 years, 212 days
200 m 20.37 Walter Dix March 11, 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas United States 19 years, 39 days
300 m 32.49 Jacory Patterson January 11, 2019 Virginia Tech Invitational Blacksburg, United States 18 years, 343 days [57]
400 m 44.93 LaShawn Merritt February 11, 2005 Fayetteville, Arkansas United States 18 years, 229 days
600 m 1:15.49 Brandon Miller 3 December 2021 Wooo Pig Classic Fayetteville, United States 19 years, 336 days [58]
800 m 1:45.24 Brandon Miller 26 February 2022 College Station United States 20 years, 56 days
1000 m 2:19.53 Robby Creese 14 January 2012 University Park, Pennsylvania United States 18 years, 137 days
1500 m 3:41.17+ Hobbs Kessler 6 February 2022 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Staten Island, United States 18 years, 328 days [59]
Mile 3:55.02 German Fernandez February 28, 2009 College Station, Texas United States 18 years, 87 days
3000 m 7:52.39 Parker Wolfe 5 February 2022 Winston-Salem, United States 18 years, 193 days
7:50.06 OT Grant Fisher 12 February 2016 Husky Classic Seattle, United States 18 years, 296 days [60]
7:47.97 OT German Fernandez 14 February 2009 Husky Classic Seattle, United States 18 years, 104 days
5000 m 13:19.73 Parker Wolfe 3 December 2022 Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Boston, United States 19 years, 129 days [61]
50 m hurdles (106.7 cm) 6.73 Marcell Almond February 19, 2000 Los Angeles, United States [62]
55m hurdles (99/100 cm) 6.88+ Trey Cunningham March 12, 2017 New Balance National Scholastic Championships New York City, United States 18 years, 198 days [63]
55 m hurdles (106.7 cm) 7.04 Kurt Powdar January 26, 2019 Bullis Speed Invitational New York City, United States 17 years, 329 days [62]
60m hurdles (99/100 cm) 7.40 Trey Cunningham March 12, 2017 New Balance National Scholastic Championships New York City, United States 18 years, 198 days [63]
60m hurdles (106.7 cm) 7.55 Leonard Mustari 11 February 2022 Clemson, United States 19 years, 29 days
High jump 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) Kenny Evans March 13, 1998 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States 18 years, 341 days
Pole vault 5.88 m (19 ft 3+14 in) Armand Duplantis February 25, 2018 Clermont-Ferrand, France 18 years, 107 days [19]
Long jump 8.09 m (26 ft 6+12 in) Dion Bentley February 18, 1989 University Park, United States 17 years, 176 days
Triple jump 16.98 m (55 ft 8+12 in) Christian Taylor March 14, 2009 College Station, United States 18 years, 269 days
Shot put (6 kg) 21.89 m (71 ft 9+34 in) Jordan Geist February 7, 2017 Greensburg, United States 18 years, 201 days
Shot put (7.26 kg) 21.05 m (69 ft 12 in) Terry Albritton February 22, 1974 New York City, United States 19 years, 39 days
Weight throw 22.16 m (72 ft 8+14 in) Brent Fairbanks February 24, 2018 GLIAC Championships Allendale, United States 18 years, 283 days [64]
Heptathlon 6022 Gunnar Nixon January 28, 2012 Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States 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
5000 m walk
4×400m relay 3:13.06 Anthony Hendrix
Fuquawn Greene
Miles Sparks
Andrew Hendrix
February 6, 2009 New York, New York United States
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Age Ref
50 m 6.28 Victoria Jordan March 11, 2007 Landover, United States 17 years, 13 days
55 m 6.68 A Aleisha Latimer January 19, 1996 Boulder, United States 16 years, 281 days
60 m 7.07 A Kaila Jackson 10 March 2023 NCAA Division I Championships Albuquerque, United States 18 years, 253 days [65]
200 m 22.40 Bianca Knight March 14, 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States 19 years, 72 days
22.36 JaMeesia Ford 10 February 2024 Tiger Paw Invitational Clemson, United States 19 years, 15 days [66]
300 m 35.83 JaMeesia Ford 8 December 2023 Clemson Opener Clemson, United States 18 years, 316 days [67]
400 m 50.36 Sydney McLaughlin March 10, 2018 NCAA Division I Championships College Station, United States 18 years, 215 days [68]
600 m 1:23.57 Athing Mu February 24, 2019 USA Championships Staten Island, United States 16 years, 261 days [69]
800 m 1:58.40 Athing Mu 27 February 2021 Southeastern Conference Championships Fayetteville, United States 18 years, 264 days [70]
1000 m 2:35.80 Mary Cain February 8, 2014 Boston, United States 17 years, 281 days
1500 m
4:06.63+ Mary Cain January 24, 2014 Boston United States 17 years, 266 days
4:04.62 Mary Cain February 16, 2013 Millrose Games New York, New York United States 16 years, 289 days [71]
Mile 4:24.11 Mary Cain January 24, 2014 Boston Terrier Invitational Boston, Massachusetts United States 17 years, 266 days [72][73]
3000 m 8:58.88 Elise Cranny March 14, 2015 NCAA Division I Championships Fayetteville United States 19 years, 310 days
8:54.27 OT Allie Ostrander February 12, 2016 UW Husky Classic Seattle, United States 19 years, 50 days
8:54.18 Katelyn Tuohy December 4, 2021 BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Boston United States 19 years, 261 days [74]
5000 m 15:42.81 Lindsey Scherf December 3, 2005 Boston, Massachusetts United States 19 years, 76 days
15:28.90 Elizabeth Leachman 9 March 2024 Nike Indoor Nationals New York City, United States 15 years, 361 days [75]
15:37.12 Katelyn Tuohy January 20, 2018 Lynchburg, United States 15 years, 308 days
15:20.57 Sarah Disanza December 6, 2014 Boston University Season Opener Boston, United States 19 years, 114 days
15:24.26 Natalie Cook December 3, 2022 Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Boston, United States 19 years, 336 days [76]
55 m hurdles 7.56 Nicole Hoxie February 7, 1998 Norman, United States 18 years, 200 days [77]
60 m hurdles 8.01 Dior Hall 13 March 2015 NCAA Division I Championships Fayetteville, United States 19 years, 70 days
7.98 Tara Davis March 9, 2018 NCAA Division I Championships College Station, United States 18 years, 293 days [78]
7.93 Grace Stark February 29, 2020 SEC Championships College Station, United States 18 years, 299 days [79]
7.91 Grace Stark February 29, 2020 SEC Championships College Station, United States 18 years, 299 days [79]
High jump 1.99 m (6 ft 6+14 in) Vashti Cunningham March 12, 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Portland, Oregon, United States 18 years, 54 days [80]
Pole vault 4.61 m (15 ft 1+14 in) Amanda Moll 13 January 2023[g] Pole Vault Summit Reno, United States 17 years, 347 days [81]
4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)[h] Hana Moll 27 January 2024 UW Invite/Mile City Seattle, United States 18 years, 361 days [82]
Long jump 6.74 m (22 ft 1+14 in) A Alyssa Jones 10 March 2023 NCAA Division I Championships Albuquerque United States 19 years, 32 days [83]
Triple jump 13.98 m (45 ft 10+14 in) Keturah Orji January 24, 2015 Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet Lexington, United States 18 years, 325 days
Shot put 18.62 m (61 ft 1 in) Raven Saunders March 14, 2015 Eugene, United States 18 years, 303 days
Pentathlon 4635 pts A Kendell Williams 15 March 2014 NCAA Championships Albuquerque United States 18 years, 283 days [84]
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
8.21 1.88m 12.05m 6.32m 2:17.31
1500 m walk 6:02.85+ Taylor Ewert February 9, 2019 Millrose Games New York City United States 17 years, 80 days [85]
Mile walk 6:28.21 Taylor Ewert February 9, 2019 Millrose Games New York City United States 17 years, 80 days [86]
3000 m walk 13:24.76 Taylor Ewert January 18, 2019 Virginia Showcase Lynchburg, United States 17 years, 58 days [87]
4×400m relay 3:38.91 Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Dashanta Harris,
Jasmine Lee,
Shana Woods,
Shalonda Solomon
March 14, 2004 New York, New York United States
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Notes

  1. Armand Duplantis is a dual citizen of Sweden and USA. He has been competing for Sweden since 2015. All performances by US citizens count for US records.[18]
  2. by World Athletics source; 12 June 2010 by USATF source
  3. ratified but to no doping control
  4. Mark was not ratified by World Athletics (known then as the IAAF) as a world under-20 record due to the lack of false start detection.
  5. by World Athletics source; 13 June 2023 by USATF source, a typo
  6. by official result source; 5 July 2023 by Track & Field News source, a typo
  7. by USATF and World Athletics sources; 14 January 2023 by other sources
  8. by USATF source; 4.64 m by other sources

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