Boys and Girls High School Best Marks

120y Hurdles

12.9 Renaldo Nehemiah

No contest, Michael Carter's 80' + shot put record is so awesome!!!!!!! It must have been a most memorable performance to watch. It could last for another 20-30 years.

I would have to go with Carter's shot put and Cathy O'Brien's marathon those two HS records MAY NEVER BE BROKEN!

I would go with the boys 200 and 400 marks, as they would make the OLYMPIC FINAL in any Olymics. None of the other marks could say that. Michael Carter's throw is phenominal, but remember that H.S. uses a lighter shot put.

However, he did throw 67-9 with the international shot which would probably make an Oly final, but have no chance at medaling.

Best HS girl= KIM GALLAGHER!

800 meters 2:00.07 1982

faster than the likes of Mary Decker and Joetta Clark.

1500 meters 4:16.6 1982

Faster than Francie Larrieu, Polly Plumer, Lynn Jennings, Mary Decker, and Suzy Favor.

Mile 4:36.94 Ahead of Lymm Jennings and Mary Decker but behind Polly Plumer (4:35.6)

Hate to just pimp Webb, but I'm gonna do it anyway. 3:53.43 for him is freakin' awesome. I know it doesn't do much on the international scene, but we're talking about high school records here, and he killed a record that had stood for 3 decades - no one is even close. Perhaps he just opened the flood gates and his record will be bested by several runners in the next 10 years. Until then, I say he's the winner.

Oops- totally misread Vipams original post. Kim Gallager does not have the best marks under his criteria but is was an awesome HSer nonetheless.

Up until this year, I would have said Bob Bornkessel's 400H mark . . .

I am assuming these are US HS records (if that is the case you should only compare them against US runners). Because I think a 18 year old HS student in Kenya ran 12:56 for a 5k (forgot his name) Lingrens 13:44 is absolutly amazing, and 28:32(probably the best record out of them all) is awesome for a US hs runner. Granted on the world scene its nothing. But if we are just taking world HS records I would imagine Kenya has some sick distance records.

Good point about the international HS records.

As far as your US HS record choices of 13:44 and 28:32 go, I agree that those are amazing, but at the same time, I don't give them as much weight simply because those distances in high school aren't run as often as the others. I know it doesn't take greatly away from those records, but I have to believe if high school track championship races (league and state champs for example) ran the 5,000 and 10,000, I think we'd see some competition for those times, and quite honestly, if high school kids were running even the 5,000 in track, I think the training would go up and we might see some better 1600 times.

well put

It is amazing that these days an 18 year old (or anyone for that matter) who ran 12:56 can be forgettable.

I can't spell his name. Its easy to look up....

Whatever wrote:

I am assuming these are US HS records (if that is the case you should only compare them against US runners). Because I think a 18 year old HS student in Kenya ran 12:56 for a 5k (forgot his name)

LOL