Collegiate Records—Women
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.
Symbols:
' after name = non-U.S. citizen
(AmC) = American-born collegian
(A) = altitude-aided mark--over 1000m of altitude (in affected events only)
i = made indoors (banked-track marks not acceptable)
p = mark still pending ratification
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| Track Events | ||||
| 100 | 10.78(A) | Dawn Sowell (LSU) | Provo, Utah | 6/02/89 |
| [low-alt CR 10.93 Dawn Sowell (LSU) Austin, Texas, 4/07/89] | ||||
| 200 | 22.04(A) | Dawn Sowell (LSU) | Provo, Utah | 6/02/89 |
| [low-alt CR 22.19 Kimberlyn Duncan (LSU) Des Moines, Iowa 6/07/12] | ||||
| 400 | 50.10 | Monique Henderson (UCLA) | Sacramento, California | 6/11/05 |
| 800 | 1:59.11 | Suzy Hamilton (Wisconsin) | Durham, North Carolina | 6/01/90 |
| 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 |
| [American CR 4:30.36 Leann Warren [Oregon] Westwood, California; May 10, 1981] | ||||
| Steeplechase | 9:25.54 | Jenny Simpson (Colorado) | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 6/12/09 |
| 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 | 12.48 | Ginnie Crawford (USC) | Sacramento, California | 6/09/06 |
| 12.39p | Brianna Rollins | Eugene, Oregon | 6/08/13 | |
| 400 Hurdles | 53.54 | Sheena Tosta (UCLA) | Austin, Texas | 6/12/04 |
| 53.21p | Kori Carter | Eugene, Oregon | 6/07/13 | |
| Relay Events | ||||
| 4 x 100 | 42.36 | Texas A&M | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 6/12/09 |
| (Khrystal Carter, Porscha Lucas, Dominique Duncan, Gabby Mayo) | ||||
| 4 x 200 | 1:29.42 | Texas A&M | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4/24/10 |
| [Jeneba Tarmoh, Gabby Mayo, Jessica Beard, Porscha Lucas] | ||||
| 4 x 400 | 3:23.75 | Texas | Austin, Texas | 4/03/04 |
| [Sheretta Jones 52.8, Raasin McIntosh 50.7, Jerrika Chapple 50.0, Sanya Richards-Ross 50.3] |
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| 4 x 800 | 8:17.91 | Tennessee | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4/25/09 |
| [Kimarra McDonald 2:09.14, Chanelle Price 2:02.45, Sarah Bowman 2:03.70, Phoebe Wright 2:02.62] |
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| 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] | ||||
| Sprint Medley | 3:41.78 | Tennessee | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4/23/04 |
| [Tianna Madison, Toyin Olupona', Dee Dee Trotter 51.0, Kameisha Bennett 2:04.2] | ||||
| 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'] | ||||
| Field Events | ||||
| High Jump | 1.98 | 6-6 | Amy Acuff (UCLA) | Tucson, Arizona | 5/19/95 |
| 1.98 | 6-6 | Kajsa Bergqvist' (SMU) | Ft. Collins, Colorado | 5/22/99 | |
| 1.98 | 6-6i | Destinee Hooker (Texas) | College Station, Texas | 3/13/09 | |
| Pole Vault | 4.61 | 15-1½ | Tina Šutej' (Arkansas) | Athens, Georgia | 5/14/11 |
| [American CR 4.60/15-1 Chelsea Johnson Eugene, Oregon 5/14/06] | ||||
| Long Jump | 6.99 | 22-11¼ | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (UCLA) | Westwood, California | 5/04/85 |
| Triple Jump | 14.25 | 46-9i | Suzette Lee' (LSU) | Indianapolis, Indiana | 3/08/97 |
| 14.25 | 46-9 | Kim Williams' (Florida State) | Kingston, Jamaica | 5/07/11 | |
| [American CR 14.20 | 46-71⁄4i Erica McLain (Stanford) Fayetteville, Arkansas 3/15/08] | ||||
| Shot | 19.15 | 62-10i | Laura Gerraughty (North Carolina) | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3/13/04 |
| Discus | 67.48 | 221-5 | Meg Ritchie' (Arizona) | Walnut, California | 4/26/81 |
| [American CR 65.22/214-0 Suzy Powell (UCLA) Modesto, California 5/10/97] | ||||
| Hammer | 72.94 | 239-4 | Jenny Dahlgren' (Georgia) | Athens, Georgia | 4/13/07 |
| [American CR 72.51/237-10 Brittany Riley (Southern Illinois) Des Moines, Iowa 4/28/07] | ||||
| Javelin | 61.82 | 202-10 | Irina Kharun' (Indiana) | Sacramento, California | 6/13/03 |
| [American CR 61.56/202-0 Kara Patterson (Purdue) Champaign, Illinois 5/17/08] | ||||
| 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]) | ||||
| [American CR 6390 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (UCLA) Houston, Texas 5/30–31/83] (13.32, 1.82/5-11½, 14.72/48-3½, 23.59 [3942], 6.69/21-11½, 45.04/147-9, 2:11.46 [2776]) |
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Marks Made Outside Regular Collegiate Season
| Track Events | ||||
| 400 | 50.06 | Marita Payne' (Florida State) | Helsinki, Finland | 8/10/83 |
| 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 Barret (Arizona) | London, England | 8/11/12 |
June 19, 2013