U.S. High School Track & Field National Records Update 2024

Girls 100 Meters: Mia Brahe-Pedersen

Leading the way among the latest arrivals to grace the U.S. High School Track & Field National Records book is 100-meter sprint sensation Mia Brahe-Pedersen. On May 27, 2023, while still a junior at Oregon’s Lake Oswego High School, Brahe-Pedersen clocked an astonishing 11-second flat to break the previous record (11.14) set by Marion Jones in 1992, as recognized by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSH).

This past February, the high school senior suffered a strained hamstring, but if she can fully recover, look for a healthy Brahe-Pedersen to post a legit sub-11 during her final high school campaign—and even compete for a spot on the 2024 Olympic team. Her explosiveness, power, and form are exceptionally good at such a young age. Check her out for yourself. Click here to see Mia Brahe-Pedersen’s record-breaking 100m performance. 

Girls Pole Vault: Hana Moll

Next up, but in no way the least, is the University of Washington’s Hana Moll, who recently became the 2024 NCAA Indoor Pole Vault Champion as a freshman (15-1). In 2023, Hana Moll became the first high school girl to officially clear 15 feet outdoors, breaking the previous national record (14-9 1/2) held by her twin sister, Amanda Moll, set just last year. Amanda was the first American high school girl to clear 15 feet (15-1-1/4) in an indoor competition. However, the NFSH does not recognize Amanda’s indoor vault as an official record.

In our 2023 U.S. High School Track And Field National Record Holders update, we featured Amanda as a co-cover image to the article. Unfortunately, Amanda, who is also a freshman on the Washington Huskies track team, is still suffering from a mental block due to a nasty fall that occurred at a pole vault competition during her senior year in high school. Undeniably, the dynamic sister duo is achieving groundbreaking feats in track and field, with much more to come. 

Early into her first college outdoor season in 2024, Hana Moll has already vaulted 15-3, surpassing the automatic qualifying standard of 4.06 meters (15 feet 1.02 inches) needed to compete in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. If she stays healthy, Hana has a good shot at making the American team headed to Paris, France, this summer.

Girls Discus: Emma Sralla

Flower Mound Marcus High School’s (TX) Emma Sralla tossed the discus 193-8 to smash Shelbi Vaughan’s previous record by two feet two inches. Sralla, who represents the nation of Sweden in international competition, is the reigning World Under-20 Discus Champion, claiming the title at the 2022 World Athletics Junior Championships. She is currently a freshman at Stanford University. For a freshman in college, making any nation’s Olympic team in a power and strength event like the discus would be a herculean accomplishment. But keep an eye out for Sralla doing big things as she matures.

Boys 3200 Meters: Simeon Birnbaum

While running for Rapid City Stevens High School (SD), Simeon Birnbaum set the new standard in the boys’ 3200-meter race at 8:34.10, besting German Fernandez’s previous mark by .13. Birnebaum is currently a freshman at Oregon specializing in the 1500 meters. Like strength and power events, distance events require a lot of physical maturing and competitive experience for one to come into one’s own, yet there are always exceptions to the rule. 

Birnbaum is just getting underway in his first college outdoor season. The Automatic Olympic Trails qualifying time for the men’s 1500m is 3:37, with 3:40 as the minimum. This past week, Birnbaum ran 3:45.27 in his first outdoor meet. Qualifying times for the U.S. Olympic Trials end on June 9, 2024, so he has some time to get there.