| Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley | | | | Wesley, Montie Clopton, Michael Franklin and |
| Here are the current USA High School Boys | | | | DeMario Wesley of Wyatt HS in Ft. Worth (TX). |
| Track and Field Records through July 2009. This | | | | 4x200 Relay – 1:23.31 in 1998 by Milton |
| list gives every high school runner, jumper and | | | | Wesley, Montie Clopton, Michael Franklin and |
| thrower an idea of what it takes to become a | | | | DeMario Wesley of Wyatt HS in Ft. Worth (TX). |
| world-class athlete at the prep level. | | | | 4x400 Relay – 3:07.40 in 1985 by Michael |
| Some of these record-holders have just | | | | Graham 48.1, Mike Marsh 47.7, Sean Kelly 47.1 |
| completed their senior season and are likely | | | | and Henry Thomas 44.5 of Hawthorne (CA) HS. |
| headed for college competition somewhere. They | | | | 4x800 Relay – 7:30.67 in 2009 by Garrett |
| include hurdler Reggie Wyatt, long jumper Marquis | | | | Bradley 1:55.43, Zach Vrhovac 1:50.57, Luke Noble |
| Goodwin, discus thrower Mason Finley, hammer | | | | 1:55.34 and Anthony Kostelac 1:49.33 of Albemarle |
| thrower Conor McCullough, decathlon athlete | | | | HS in Charlottesville (VA). |
| Curtis Beach, and relay speedsters Andrew | | | | 4x1,500 Relay – 16:03.70 in 2002 by Eric |
| Hendrix and brother Anthony Hendrix. | | | | Mason 4:05.6, John Chambers 4:05.1, Will Kimball |
| The list of names from the past and their | | | | 3:58.5 and Matt McGuirk 3:54.5 of South HS in |
| performances is amazing, and they have become | | | | Eugene (OR). |
| household names in the track and field community | | | | 4xMile Relay – 17:06.6 in 1976 by Dirk |
| worldwide. They include Alan Webb, Galen Rupp, | | | | Lakeman 4:16.9, Chris Nielsen 4:19.7, Bill |
| and more recently German Fernandez. | | | | McChesney 4:11.8 and John Gustafson 4:18.2 of |
| USA High School Boys Track and Field Records | | | | South HS in Eugene (OR). |
| 100 Meters – 10.01 in 2008 by Jeff Demps | | | | Sprint Medley – 3:19.58 in 2009 by |
| of South Lake High School in Groveland (FL). | | | | Fuquawn Greene 21.5, Miles Sparks 21.8, Andrew |
| 200 – 20.13 in 1985 by Roy Martin of | | | | Hendrix 46.6 and Anthony Hendrix 1:49.7 of New |
| Roosevelt HS in Dallas (TX). | | | | Bern (Track East Carolina) HS in New Bern, NC. |
| 400 – 44.69 in 1982 by Darrell Robinson of | | | | Distance Medley – 9:49.78 in 2001 by |
| Wilson HS in Tacoma (WA). | | | | Richard Smith 3:03.2, Justin Smyser 50.2, Kanda |
| 800 – 1:46.45 in 1996 by Michael Granville | | | | Karmo 1:56.6 and Alan Webb 3:59.80 of South |
| of Bell Gardens (CA) HS. | | | | Lakes HS in Reston (VA). |
| 1,000 – 2:24.79 in 2003 by Bobby Curtis of | | | | 4x110 Hurdles – 56.32 in 2004 by Dennis |
| St. Xavier HS in Louisville (KY). | | | | Martin 13.9, Brandon Brown 13.8, Martez Brown |
| 1,500 – 3:38.26 in 2001 by Alan Webb of | | | | 14.2 and Mauricus Brown 14.4 of Westside HS in |
| South Lakes HS in Reston (VA). | | | | Anderson (SC). |
| Mile – 3:53.43 in 2001 by Alan Webb of | | | | High Jump – 7-07 in 2002 by Andra |
| South Lakes HS in Reston (VA). | | | | Manson of Brenham (TX) HS. |
| 2,000 – 5:18.50 in 2004 by Galen Rupp of | | | | Pole Vault – 18-02.75 in 2003 by Tommy |
| Central Catholic HS in Portland (OR). | | | | Skipper of Sandy (OR) HS. |
| 3,000 Steeplechase – 8:50.10 in 1979 by | | | | Long Jump – 26-10 in 2009 by Marquis |
| Jeff Hess of Eugene (OR) HS. | | | | Goodwin of Rowlett (TX) HS. |
| 3,000 – 7:59.83 in 2008 by German | | | | Triple Jump – 54-10.25 in 2004 by Kenny |
| Fernandez of Riverbank (CA) HS. | | | | Hall of Tara HS in Baton Rouge (LA). |
| 2 Miles – 8:34.40 in 2008 by German | | | | Shot Put – 81-03.25 in 1979 by Michael |
| Fernandez of Riverbank (CA) HS. | | | | Carter of Jefferson HS in Dallas (TX). |
| 5,000 – 13:37.91 in 2004 by Galen Rupp of | | | | Discus – 236-06 in 2009 by Mason Finley |
| Central Catholic HS in Portland (OR). | | | | of Buena Vista (CO) HS. |
| 10,000 – 28:32.70 in 1976 by Rudy Chapa | | | | Hammer – 260-00 in 2008 by Conor |
| of Hammond (IN) HS. | | | | McCullough of Chaminade HS in West Hills (CA). |
| 110 Hurdles – 13.30 in 1990 by Chris | | | | Javelin – 241-11 in 1988 by Tommi Viskari |
| Nelloms of Dunbar HS in Dayton (OH). | | | | of Amsterdam (NY) HS. |
| 300 Hurdles – 35.02 in 2009 by Reggie | | | | Decathlon – 7,909 in 2009 by Curtis Beach |
| Wyatt of La Sierra HS in Riverside (CA). | | | | of Academy HS in Albuquerque (NM). |
| 400 Hurdles – 49.38 in 2002 by Ken | | | | Marathon – 2:23.47 in 1973 by Mitch |
| Ferguson of Mumford HS in Detroit (MI). | | | | Kingery of San Carlos (CA) HS. |
| 4x100 Relay – 39.76 in 1998 by Milton | | | | (Editor's Note: This is Part 1 of a 2-Part Series. |