High School Track and Field National Records

The United States high school track and field records listed below are as maintained and presented by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSH). For More information about the NFSH visit their website at www.nfhs.org.

Interesting Record Notes:

• There are 20 boys and 20 girls NFHS high school track and field records listed. Currently, out of the total of 40 possible record holders—only 10 are not from the states of California or Texas.
• The oldest national high school event record still unbroken is the girls long jump: in 1976 Kathy McMillan, of Raeford Hoke County, North Carolina leaped 22’-1 ¾”.
• The boys and girls national shot put records are held by a father and daughter tandem: In 1979, Dallas, Texas Jefferson High School’s Michael Carter (who went on to become an Olympic Silver Medalist and all-pro defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers) heaved the shot an astonishing distance of 77’-00″. But that’s not the end to this tale: later that year Michael Carter threw  81’-3 1/2” at the Golden West Invitational, a track and field meet held in Sacramento, CA featuring the top high school athletes in the country. The NFHS has obviously not recognized this as a high school sanctioned meet, but most everyone else does recognize the throw as being a high school record—many sports experts and pundits credit Carter’s 81′-3 ^1/2″ shot put throw as being one of the greatest sports feats in history. Twenty-four years later (2003), his daughter Michelle Carter of Red Oak, Texas set the girls national record with a throw of 54’-10”.

Latest U.S. High School Track and Field National Records (set in 2012 season)

Last updated January 23, 2013 — Haley Crouser, Gresham, OR (Girls Javelin) her 181’2″ throw broke her own record, set last season, by over 8 feet; Shelbi Vaughan, Mansfield Legacy, TX (Gilrs Discus) 191′-6″; Grosse Pointe South, MI 4X800 (3200) Meter Relay (Kelsie Schwartz, Ersula Farrow, Haley Meier, Hannah Meier) 8:48.29; Aldrich Bailey, Mansfield Timberview, TX (Boys 400 Meter) 45.19; Billy Stanley, South Park, PA (Boys Javelin) 246’9″.

High School Track & Field United States National Records
Boys		Girls
Sprints		Sprints
100: HENRY NEAL, Greenville, TX (1990); James Reese, Mansfield, TX (1990); Brendan Christian, Austin Reeagan, TX (2002); Jaylon Hicks, Galena Park North Shore, TX (2011)—10.15.		100: MARION JONES, Thousand Oaks, CA—11.14 (1992).
200: ROY MARTIN, Dallas Roosevelt, TX—20.13 (1985).		200: ALLYSON FELIX, Los Angeles Baptist, CA—22.52 (2003).
400: Aldrich Bailey, Mansfield Timberview, TX—45.15 (2012).		400: MONIQUE HENDERSON, San Diego Samuel F.B. Morse, CA—50.74 shattered previous record by 2 seconds (2000).
Distance Runs		Distance Runs
800: MICHAEL GRANVILLE, Bell Gardens, CA—1:46.45 (1996).		800: Amy Weissenbach, Harvard Westlake, CA—2:02.04 (2011).
1600: ALAN WEBB, Reston South Lakes, VA—3:59.51 (2001).		1600: CHRISTINE BABCOCK, Irvine Woodbridge, CA—4:33.82 (2008).
3200: GERMAN FERNANDEZ, Riverbank, CA—8:34.23 (2008).		3200: KIMBERLY MORTENSEN, Thousand Oaks, CA—9:48.59 (1996).
Hurdles		Hurdles
110HH: DENNIS BRANTLEY, Houston Worthing, TX—13.10 (1980) manual time. CHRIS NELLOMS, Dayton Dunbar, OH—13.30 (1990) FAT.		100HH: VASHTI THOMAS, San Jose Mt. Pleasant, CA—13.03 (2007).
300IM: REGGIE WYATT, Riverside La Sierra, CA—35.02 (2009).		300LH: LASHINDA DEMUS, Long Beach Wilson, CA—39.98 (2001).
Relays		Relays
200: FORT BEND HIGHTOWER, TX  (Isaiah Sweeny, Cleon Davis, Ugonna Amarikwa, Clyde Lee) —1:23.92 (2007).		200: LONG BEACH POLY, CA  (Shana Solomon, Jasmine Lee, Shana Woods, Shalonda Solomon)—1:33.87 (2004).
400: FORT WORTH O.D. WYATT, TX (Milton Wesley, Michael Franklin, Montie Clopton, DeMario Wesley)—39.76 (1998).		400: LONG BEACH POLY, CA (Shana Solomon, Jasmine Lee, Chanda Picott, Shalonda Solomon)—44.50 (2004).
1600: HAWTHORNE, CA (Michael Marsh, Michael Graham, Sean Kelly, Henry Thomas) —3:07.40 (1985).		1600: LONG BEACH POLY, CA (Shana Woods, Dashanta Harris, Jasmine Lee, Shalonda Solomon)—3:35.49 (2004).
3200: WARRINGTON CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH, PA (Jeffrey Dickson, David Manion, Matthew Poiesz, Thomas Mallon)—7:33.48 (2009).		3200: Grosse Pointe South, MI  (Kelsie Schwartz, Ersula Farrow, Haley Meier, Hannah Meier)—8:48.29 (2012).
Field Events		Field Events
Shot Put: MICHAEL CARTER, Dallas Jefferson, TX—77′-00″ (1979) Carter later bested this throw, heaving it 81′-3 1/2″ at the 1979 Golden West Invitational (see Interesting Record Notes above).		Shot Put: MICHELLE CARTER, Red Oak, TX—54′-10 3/4” (2003).
Discus: MASON FINLEY, Buena Vista, CO—236′-6″ (2009).		Discus: Shelbi Vaughan, Mansfield Legacy, TX—191′-6″ (2012).
Javelin: Billy Stanley, South Park, PA—246-9″ (2012).		Javelin: Haley Crouser, Gresham, OR—181′-2″ (2012).
High Jump: JAMES WHITE, Grandview, MO—7′-5 3/4” (2009).		High Jump: TONI YOUNG, Del City, OK—6′-4″ (2009).
Pole Vault: ERIC ESHBACH, Orangefield, TX—18-2¼ (1999).		Pole Vault:  Morgan LeLeux, New Iberia Catholic, LA—14′-3 3/4″ (2011).
Long Jump: JAMES STALLWORTH, Tulare, CA—26′-4 3/4” (1989).		Long Jump: KATHY McMILLAN, Raeford Hoke County, NC—22′-1 3/4” (1976).
Triple Jump: CHARLES MAYFIELD, Pasadena Muir, CA—52′-10 1/2” (1980).		Triple Jump: YCHLINDRIA SPEARS, Luling, TX—44′-2 1/4” (2001).

Video: Michael Carter’s National Record 81′-3 ^1/2″ Shot Put Throw