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
| 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 |
| 400 Hurdles |
53.54 |
Sheena Tosta (UCLA) |
Austin, Texas |
6/12/04 |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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]) |
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 |
February 25, 2013
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