High School Records—Boys
High School Records are those ratified by the T&FN Records Committee
We consider the season to go through August 31 of an athlete's senior year, but we have appended a section noting the best marks made in high school-only competition.
| Track Events |
| 100 |
10.01 |
Jeff Demps (South Lake, Groveland, Florida) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/28/08 |
| 200 |
20.13 |
Roy Martin (Roosevelt, Dallas, Texas) |
Austin, Texas |
5/11/85 |
|
20.13 |
Roy Martin (Roosevelt, Dallas, Texas) |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
6/16/85 |
| 400 |
44.69 |
Darrell Robinson (Wilson, Tacoma, Washington) |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
7/24/82 |
| 800 |
1:46.45 |
Michael Granville (Bell Gardens, California) |
Norwalk, California |
5/31/96 |
| 1000 |
2:24.79 |
Bobby Curtis (St Xavier, Louisville, Kentucky) |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
6/07/03 |
| 1500 |
3:38.26 |
Alan Webb (South Lakes, Reston, Virginia) |
Eugene, Oregon |
5/27/01 |
| Mile |
3:53.43 |
Alan Webb (South Lakes, Reston, Virginia) |
Eugene, Oregon |
5/27/01 |
| 2000 |
5:18.5 |
Galen Rupp (Central Catholic, Portland, Oregon) |
Richmond, British Columbia |
6/23/04 |
| Steeple |
8:50.1 |
Jeff Hess (South, Eugene, Oregon) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/02/79 |
| 3000 |
7:59.83 |
German Fernandez (Riverbank, California) |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
6/20/08 |
| 2 Miles |
8:29.46 |
Lukas Verzbicas (Sandburg, Orland Park, Illinois) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/04/11 |
| 5000 |
13:37.91 |
Galen Rupp (Central Catholic, Portland, Oregon) |
Heusden-Zolder, Belgium |
7/31/04 |
| 10,000 |
28:32.7 |
Rudy Chapa (Hammond, Indiana) |
Des Moines, Iowa |
4/24/76 |
| 110 Hurdles |
13.08 |
Wayne Davis (Southeast, Raleigh, North Carolina) |
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad |
7/31/09 |
| Int’l 110H |
13.74 |
Kevin Craddock (Logan, Union City, California) |
Grosseto, Italy |
7/17/04 |
| 300 Hurdles |
35.02 |
Reggie Wyatt (La Sierra, Riverside, California) |
Clovis, California |
6/05/09 |
| 400 Hurdles |
49.38 |
Kenneth Ferguson (Mumford, Detroit, Michigan) |
Kingston, Jamaica |
7/19/02 |
| Relay Events |
| 4 x 100 |
39.76 |
Wyatt, Ft. Worth, Texas |
Austin, Texas |
5/16/98 |
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(Milton Wesley, Monte Clopton, Michael Franklin, DeMario Wesley) |
| 4 x 200 |
1:23.31 |
Wyatt, Ft. Worth, Texas |
Winter Park, Florida |
5/30/98 |
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(Milton Wesley, Montie Clopton, Michael Franklin, DeMario Wesley) |
| 4 x 400 |
3:07.40 |
Hawthorne, California |
Austin, Texas |
4/06/85 |
|
(Mike Marsh 47.9, Michael Graham 47.8, Sean Kelly 47.2, Henry Thomas 44.5) |
| 4 x 800 |
7:28.75 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
4/29/11 |
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(Christopher Hall 1:53.00, Christian Penn 1:52.29, Aaron Harris 1:55.27, Myles Andrews 1:47.71) |
| 4 x 1500 |
16:03.7 |
South, Eugene, Oregon |
Eugene, Oregon |
4/30/82 |
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(Eric Mason 4:05.6, John Chambers 4:05.1, Will Kimball 3:58.5, Matt McGuirk 3:54.5) |
| 4 x Mile |
17:06.6 |
South, Eugene, Oregon |
Eugene, Oregon |
5/07/76 |
|
(Dirk Lakeman 4:16.9, Chris Nielsen 4:19.7, Bill McChesney 4:11.8, John Gustafson 4:18.2) |
| 800 Medley |
1:28.20 |
New Bern, North Carolina |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
6/20/09 |
|
(Daishawn Styron, Fuquawn Greene, Andrew Hendrix, Anthony Hendrix 46.39) |
| Sprint Medley |
3:19.58 |
New Bern, North Carolina |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
3/27/09 |
|
(Fuquawn Greene 21.5, Miles Sparks 21.8, Andrew Hendrix 46.6, Anthony Hendrix 1:49.7) |
| Distance Medley |
9:49.78 |
South Lakes, Reston, Virginia |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
6/17/01 |
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(Richard Smith 3:03.2, Justin Smyser 50.2, Kanda Karmo 1:56.6, Alan Webb 3:59.80) |
| 4 x 110H |
56.32 |
Westside, Anderson, South Carolina |
Willingboro, New Jersey |
5/17/04 |
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(Dennis Martin 13.9, Brandon Brown 13.8, Martez Brown 14.2, Mauricus Brown 14.4) |
| Field Events |
| High Jump |
2.31 | 7-7 |
Andra Manson (Brenham, Texas) |
Kingston, Jamaica |
7/18/02 |
| Pole Vault |
5.57 | 18-3½ |
Shawn Barber’ (Park, Kingwood, Texas) |
Humble, Texas |
8/04/12 |
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[mark measured in English; the conversion from a metric 5.57 is actually 18-3¼] |
| Long Jump |
8.18 | 26-10 |
Marquis Goodwin (Rowlett, Texas) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/27/09 |
| Triple Jump |
16.72 | 54-10¼ |
Kenny Hall (Tara, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
Eugene, Oregon |
7/29/04 |
| Shot |
24.77 | 81-3½ |
Michael Carter (Jefferson, Dallas, Texas) |
Sacramento, California |
6/16/79 |
| Jr SP |
20.65 | 67-9 |
Michael Carter (Jefferson, Dallas, Texas) |
Boston, Massachussets |
7/04/79 |
| Int’l SP |
20.65 | 67-9 |
Michael Carter (Jefferson, Dallas, Texas) |
Boston, Massachussets |
7/04/79 |
| Discus |
72.40 | 237-6 |
Ryan Crouser (Barlow, Gresham, Oregon) |
Portland, Oregon |
7/9/11 |
| Jr DT |
62.26 | 204-3 |
Mason Finley (Buena Vista, Colorado) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/27/09 |
| Int’l DT |
61.38 | 201-4 |
Gregg Hart (Homestead, Ft Wayne, Indiana) |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
7/18/90 |
| Hammer |
79.24 | 260-0 |
Conor McCullough (Chaminade, West Hills, California) |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
6/28/08 |
| Jr HT |
75.88 | 248-11 |
Conor McCullough (Chaminade, West Hills, California) |
Bydgoszcz, Poland |
7/12/08 |
| Int’l HT |
66.92 | 219-7 |
Conor McCullough (Chaminade, West Hills, California) |
Chula Vista, California |
7/22/09 |
| Javelin |
77.84 | 255-4 |
Sam Crouser (Gresham, Oregon) |
Portland, Oregon |
6/12/10 |
| Multi Events |
| Decathlon |
8035(A) |
Gunnar Nixon (Santa Fe, Edmond, Oklahoma) |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
6/2-3/11 |
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(10.89, 7.45/24-5½w, 15.21/49-11, 2.15/7-½, 49.66 [4143], |
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14.16, 43.32/142-1/, 4.55/14-11, 53.46/175-5, 5:01.74 [3892]) |
| Jr Dec |
7748 |
Gunnar Nixon (Santa Fe, Edmond, Oklahoma) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/23-24/11 |
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(11.03,7.30/23-11½, 13.09/42-11½, 2.14/7-¼, 49.35 [4192], |
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14.39, 41.75/136-11, 4.15/13-7¼, 51.81/169-11, 4:43.68 [3556]) |
| Int’l Dec |
7524 |
Gunnar Nixon (Santa Fe, Edmond, Oklahoma) |
Arcadia, California |
4/08-09/11 |
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(11.06, 7.14/23-5¼, 12.14/39-10, 2.02/6-7½, 48.37 [4022], |
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14.60, 35.38/116-1, 4.40/14-5¼, 52.00/170-7, 4:39.64 [3502]) |
| Road Events |
| 10K Walk |
41:23.14 |
Tyler Sorensen (Torrey Pines, California)) |
Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France |
7/09/11 |
| Marathon |
2:23:05 |
Clancy Devery (South, Salem, Oregon) |
Seaside, Oregon |
2/26/77 |
Best Marks in HS-Only Competition
| 100 |
10.15 |
Henry Neal (Greenville, Texas) |
Austin, Texas |
5/12/90 |
| 400 |
45.19 |
Aldrich Bailey (Timberview, Arlington, Texas) |
Lubbock, Texas |
4/28/12 |
| 1500 |
3:44.0 |
Jim Ryun (East, Wichita, Kansas) |
Wichita, Kansas |
5/15/65 |
| Mile |
3:58.3 |
Jim Ryun (East, Wichita, Kansas) |
Wichita, Kansas |
5/15/65 |
| 2M |
8:34.40 |
German Fernandez (Riverbank, California) |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
6/20/08 |
| St |
9:02.56 |
Noel Bateman (Aquinas, Rochester, New York) |
Canton, New York |
6/10/06 |
| 5000 |
13:55.96 |
Chris Derrick (Neuqua Valley, Naperville, Illinois) |
Arcadia, California |
4/12/08 |
| 10,000 |
31:25.4 |
Dan Garrett (Central, Clarence, New York) |
Syracuse, New York |
8/11/83 |
| 110 Hurdles |
13.30 |
Chris Nelloms (Dunbar, Dayton, Ohio) |
Dayton, Ohio
|
5/26/90 |
| Int’l 110H |
14.39 |
Arthur Blake (Haines City, Florida) |
Winter Park, Florida |
5/26/84 |
| 400 Hurdles |
49.56 |
Robert Griffin (Copperas Cove, Texas) |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
8/01/07 |
| Sprint Medley |
3:21.1 |
Berkeley, California |
Sacramento, California |
4/25/81 |
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(Charles Clewis 21.8, Walter Murray 21.1, Kenny Robinson 47.5, Pete Richardson 1:50.7) |
| HJ |
2.29 | 7-6 |
Dothel Edwards (Cedar Shoals, Athens, Georgia) |
Athens, Georgia |
7/09/83 |
| LJ |
8.06 | 26-6 |
Carl Lewis (Willingboro, New Jersey) |
Naperville, Illinois |
6/09/79 |
| Int’l SP |
20.21 |66-4 |
Michael Carter (Jefferson, Dallas, Texas) |
Abilene, Texas |
5/05/79 |
| Int’l DT |
54.96 |180-4 |
Charles Moye (Ellet, Akron, Ohio) |
Kent, Ohio |
6/13/87 |
| Jr HT |
71.63 | 235-0 |
Walter Henning (St Anthony’s, S Huntington, New York) |
Providence, Rhode Island |
4/07/07 |
| Int’l HT |
56.46 | 185-3 |
Adam Connolly (Springbrook, Silver Spring, Maryland) |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
6/19/94 |
| Jr Dec |
7524I |
Gunnar Nixon (Santa Fe, Edmond, Oklahoma) |
Arcadia, California |
4/08-09/11 |
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(11.06, 7.14/23-5¼, 12.14/39-10, 2.02/6-7½, 48.37 [4022], |
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14.60, 35.38/116-1, 4.40/14-5¼, 52.00/170-7, 4:39.64 [3502]) |
February 22, 2013
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