List of North, Central American and Caribbean youth bests in athletics

North, Central American and Caribbean youth bests in the sport of athletics are the all-time best marks set in competition by aged 17 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance and competing for a member nation of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC). NACAC doesn't maintain an official list for such performances. All bests shown on this list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by the governing body.

Outdoor

h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)
X = annulled due to doping violation
Mx = Mixed gender race
Wo = Women only race

Boys
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
100 m 10.15 (+2.0 m/s) Anthony Schwartz  United States 31 March 2017 Florida Relays Gainesville, United States 16 years, 207 days [1]
200 m 20.13 (0.0 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica 20 July 2003 Pan American Junior Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 16 years, 333 days
300 m 32.90 Zachary Shinnick  United States 13 February 2016 California Winter Championships Norwalk, United States 17 years, 5 days [2]
400 m 44.84 A Justin Robinson  United States 8 June 2019 Great Southwest Classic Albuquerque, United States 17 years, 70 days [3]
800 m 1:47.59 Abdullahi Hassan  Canada 27 July 2019 Canadian Championships Montreal, Canada Exact age unknown [4]
1500 m
Mile
3000 m
5000 m
10000 m
110 m hurdles
(91.4 cm)		 12.96 (+1.3 m/s) Jaheel Hyde  Jamaica 23 August 2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 17 years, 202 days [5]
110 m hurdles (99/100 cm)
110 m hurdles 13.32 (+0.7 m/s) Dejour Russell  Jamaica 24 June 2017 Jamaican Championships Kingston, Jamaica 17 years, 84 days [6]
300 m hurdles (91.4 cm) 36.45 Bershawn Jackson  United States 13 May 2000 Gainesville, United States 17 years, 5 days
400 m hurdles
(84.0 cm)		 49.01 William Wynne  United States 15 July 2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 17 years, 166 days
400 m hurdles
(91.4 cm)
2000 m steeplechase
3000 m steeplechase
High jump 2.33 m Javier Sotomayor  Cuba 19 May 1984 Havana, Cuba 16 years, 219 days
Pole vault 5.41 m Nick Homan  United States 15 April 2017 WJC Darrel Gourley Open Liberty, United States Exact age unknown [7]
Long jump 8.28 m (+1.8 m/s) Maykel Massó  Cuba 28 May 2016 Memorial Barrientos Havana, Cuba 17 years, 20 days [8]
Triple jump 17.41 m (+1.0 m/s) Jordan A. Díaz  Cuba 8 June 2018 Havana, Cuba 17 years, 105 days [9]
Shot put (5 kg) 22.00 m Adrian Piperi  United States 15 July 2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 16 years, 176 days [10]
Shot put (6 kg) 20.62 m Adrian Piperi  United States 19 July 2016 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 17 years, 181 days [11]
Discus throw (1.5 kg) 64.03 m Jeff Buckey  United States 4 November 1991 Bakersfield, United States 16 years, 247 days
Discus throw (1.750 kg) 57.69 m Matt Kosecki  United States 22 June 2008 Columbus, United States 17 years, 167 days
Hammer throw (5 kg) 80.39 m Conor McCullough  United States 1 June 2008 Norwalk, United States 17 years, 122 days
Hammer throw (6 kg) 75.88 m Conor McCullough  United States 12 July 2008 Bydgoszcz, Poland 17 years, 163 days
Hammer throw (7.26 kg) 64.28 m Walter Henning  United States 20 June 2006 Uniondale, United States 17 years, 147 days
Javelin throw (700g) 76.88 m Devin Bogert  United States 22 August 2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 17 years, 87 days
Javelin throw (800 g) 68.30 m Kaleb Zuidema  United States 5 May 2010 Glen Rock, United States 17 years, 199 days
Octathlon 6482 pts Yordanis García  Cuba 13–14 July 2005 Marrakesh, Morocco 16 years, 235 days
11.24 (100 m), 6.86 m (long jump), 16.39 m (shot put), 51.35 (400 m) /
14.11 (110 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 65.76 m (javelin), 2:54.19 (1000 m)
5000 m walk (track) 20:31.53 Gilberto Menjívar  El Salvador 11 October 2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 17 years, 50 days [12]
10000 m walk (track) 41:09.60 Erwin González  Mexico 9 July 2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 17 years, 152 days [13]
10 km walk (road) 40:58 José Ortiz  Guatemala 13 May 2017 Pan American Race Walking Cup Lima, Peru 17 years, 66 days [14]
4 × 100 m relay 40.03 Winston Smith
Michael Frater
Davaon Spence
Omar Brown		  Jamaica 18 July 1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 16 years, 238 days
16 years, 285 days


17 years, 27 days
4 × 400 m relay

Girls
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref Video
100 m 10.98 (+2.0 m/s) Candace Hill  United States 20 June 2015 Brooks PR Invitational Shoreline, United States 16 years, 130 days [15]
10.94 (+0.6 m/s) X[lower-alpha 1] Briana Williams  Jamaica 21 June 2019 Jamaican Championships Kingston, Jamaica 17 years, 92 days [16]
200 m 22.43 (−0.7 m/s) Candace Hill  United States 19 July 2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 16 years, 158 days [17]
400 m 50.69 Sanya Richards  United States 22 June 2002 USA U20 Championships Palo Alto, United States 17 years, 116 days [18]
800 m 1:59.51 Mary Cain  United States 1 June 2013 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States 17 years, 29 days [19]
1500 m 4:04.62 Mary Cain  United States 17 May 2013 USATF Oxy High Performance Meet Los Angeles, United States 17 years, 14 days [20]
Mile
3000 m 9:09.71 Katelyn Tuohy  United States 8 June 2018 New York State Public High School Athletic Association State Championships Cicero, United States 16 years, 82 days [21]
5000 m 15:45.46 Mary Cain  United States 8 June 2013 Portland Track Festival Portland, United States 17 years, 36 days [22]
10000 m
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 12.89 (+1.5 m/s) Ackera Nugent  Jamaica 2 February 2019 Youngster Goldsmith Classic Kingston, Jamaica 16 years, 279 days [23]
100 m hurdles (83.8 cm) 12.84 (+1.2 m/s) Tia Jones  United States 25 June 2016 United States Junior Championships Clovis, United States 15 years, 291 days [24]
300 m hurdles 40.10 Ebony Collins  United States 4 June 2005 Sacramento, United States 16 years, 85 days
400 m hurdles 54.15 Sydney McLaughlin  United States 10 July 2016 United States Olympic Trials Eugene, United States 16 years, 338 days [25]
2000 m steeplechase 6:29.08 Sarah Trainor  United States 4 May 2019 Race at the Oval Office New York City, United States 16 years, 346 days [26]
3000 m steeplechase 10:15.26 Mel Lawrence  United States 23 June 2006 USA U20 Championships Indianapolis, United States 16 years, 298 days [27]
High jump 1.96 m Vashti Cunningham  United States 1 August 2015 Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 17 years, 195 days [28]
Pole vault 4.42 m Paige Sommers  United States 22 February 2020 Thousand Oaks Lancer Invitational Thousand Oaks, United States 16 years, 278 days [29]
Long jump 6.68 m (+0.7 m/s) Lanae-Tava Thomas  United States 26 July 2017 USA Track and Field Junior Olympic Championships Lawrence, United States 16 years, 179 days [30]
Triple jump 14.25 m (+0.5 m/s) Dailenys Alcántara  Cuba 10 July 2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 16 years, 335 days [31]
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw (500 g) 65.44 m Marisleisys Duarthe  Cuba 25 May 2017 Barrientos Memorial Havana, Cuba 16 years, 250 days [32]
Javelin throw
Heptathlon
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
5000 m walk (track) 22:16.91 Mx Rachelle De Orbeta  Puerto Rico 17 March 2017 San Juan, Puerto Rico 16 years, 355 days [33]
22:17.85 Wo Alejandra Ortega  Mexico 8 July 2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 17 years, 0 days [34]
10000 m walk (track)
10 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 400 m relay
Medley relay 2:03.42 Christania Williams
Shericka Jackson
Chrisann Gordon
Olivia James		  Jamaica 10 July 2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France [35][36]

Mixed
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref Video
4 × 400 m relay 3:19.54 Keshun Reed
Lynna Irby
Norman Grimes
Samantha Watson		  United States 19 July 2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 17 years, 124 days
16 years, 225 days
17 years, 194 days
15 years, 251 days		 [37]

Indoor

Boys
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
50 m 5.81 Jeremy Rankin  United States 11 March 2007 Landover, United States 16 years, 169 days
55 m 6.12 Ronald Darby  United States 21 December 2011 Prince George's County Invitational Landover, United States 17 years, 353 days [38]
60 m 6.65 Marcellus Moore  United States 16 February 2019 UK Invitational Lexington, United States 16 years, 231 days [39]
200 m 20.95 Brian Herron  United States 30 December 2017 Hoover Alumni Invitational Birmingham, United States 17 years, 36 days [40]
300 m 32.87 Tyrese Cooper  United States 4 February 2017 Armory Track Invitational New York City, United States 16 years, 320 days [41]
400 m 46.01 Tyrese Cooper  United States 10 February 2017 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, United States 16 years, 326 days [42]
500 m 1:01.88 Tyrese Cooper  United States 14 January 2017 The VA Showcase Lynchburg, United States 16 years, 299 days [43]
800 m
1000 m
1500 m
Mile 4:07.87 Alan Webb  United States 12 March 2000 Bloomington, United States 17 years, 59 days
3000 m
5000 m
50 m hurdles
(99/100 cm)		 6.69 Wayne Davis  United States 11 March 2007 Landover, United States 15 years, 201 days
60 m hurdles (91.4 cm)
60 m hurdles (99/100 cm) 7.62 Wayne Davis  United States 16 March 2008 Landover, United States 16 years, 207 days
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Heptathlon
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 200 m relay 1:26.09 Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Isaiah Green
Vincent Joseph
Travon Patterson
Bryshon Nellum		  United States 13 March 2005 National Scholastic Indoor Championships New York City, United States 15 years, 215 days
17 years, 52 days
16 years, 174 days
15 years, 316 days		 [44][45]
4 × 400 m relay 3:23.04 Zebulon B. Vance TC, Charlotte
Lamar Johnson
Erin Jenkins
Cameron Tate
Jarrett Samuels		  United States 14 March 2010 Nike Indoor Nationals Boston, United States [46]

Girls
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
50 m 6.28 Victoria Jordan  United States 11 March 2007 Landover, Maryland, United States 17 years, 13 days
55 m 6.68 A Aleisha Latimer  United States 19 January 1996 Boulder, United States 16 years, 291 days [47]
60 m 7.19 Tamari Davis  United States 17 January 2020 South Carolina Gamecock Opener Columbia, United States 16 years, 338 days [48]
200 m
300 m 37.38 Kayla Davis  United States 18 January 2020 The VA Showcase Lynchburg, United States 16 years, 28 days [49]
400 m 51.84 Sydney McLaughlin  United States 13 March 2016 New Balance Nationals New York City, United States 16 years, 219 days [50]
500 m 1:11.44 Devon Williams  United States 26 December 2004 MAC Holiday Classic New York City, United States 15 years, 211 days [51]
600 m 1:23.57 Athing Mu  United States 24 February 2019 USA Championships Staten Island, United States 16 years, 261 days [52]
800 m 2:01.8h Mary Decker  United States 17 February 1974 San Diego, United States 15 years, 197 days
1500 m 4:11.72+ Mary Cain  United States 16 February 2013 Millrose Games New York, United States 16 years, 289 days [53]
Mile 4:28.25 Mary Cain  United States 16 February 2013 Millrose Games New York, United States 16 years, 289 days [54]
3000 m
Two miles 9:38.68 Mary Cain  United States 2 February 2013 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Boston, United States 16 years, 275 days [55]
5000 m 15:37.12 Katelyn Tuohy  United States 20 January 2018 Virginia Showcase Lynchburg, United States 15 years, 308 days [56]
50 m hurdles (84 cm) 6.95 Candy Young  United States 3 February 1979 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 16 years, 258 days
60 m hurdles (76.2 cm)
60 m hurdles (84 cm) 8.05 Grace Stark  United States 11 March 2018 New Balance Nationals Indoor New York City, United States 16 years, 309 days [57]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay 3:46.31 Motor City TC
Johnyce Powell
Carlita Taylor
Jayla Fleming
Anna Jefferson		  United States 16 March 2014 New Balance Nationals Indoor New York City, United States 17 years, 74 days
15 years, 74 days
17 years, 74 days
16 years, 74 days		 [58]

Notes
  1. Williams later tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide and her results from the championships were nullified.

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