American Outdoor Record Progression - Women

600 m  –  800 m  –  1000 m  –  1500 m  –  mile  –  2000 m  –  3000 m  –  3000 m sc  –  2 mile  –  5000 m  – 10000 m  –  4 x 800 m relay  –  distance medley relay  –  4 x 1500 m relay

600 m

1:22.39      Ajee Wilson           27 Aug 2017    Berlin, GER              ISTAF Berlin                             Olympic Stadium
1:25.91+     Meredith Rainey       13 Aug 1995    Gothenburg, SWE

800 m

1:54.97      Athing Mu             17 Sep 2023    Eugene, OR               Prefontaine Classic
1:55.04      Athing Mu             21 Aug 2021    Eugene, OR               Prefontaine Classic
1:55.21      Athing Mu             03 Aug 2021    Tokyo, JPN               Olympic Games
1:55.61      Ajee Wilson           21 Jul 2017    Monte Carlo, MON         Herculis/Diamond League                  Stade Louis II
1:56.40      Jearl Miles-Clark     11 Aug 1999    Zurich, SUI              Weltklasse Zurich             
1:56.43      Jearl Miles-Clark     12 Aug 1998    Zurich, SUI              Weltklasse Zurich
1:56.78      Jearl Miles-Clark     22 Aug 1997    Brussels, BEL            Van Damme Memorial
1:56.90      Mary Decker           16 Aug 1985    Bern, SUI                                                         Neufeld Stadium
1:57.60[.61] Mary Decker           31 Jul 1983    Gateshead, GBR
1:57.9       Madeline Manning      07 Aug 1976    College Park, MD         USA-USSR meet
1:59.81      Madeline Manning      22 Jun 1976    Eugene, OR               AAU Championships & Olympic Trials
2:00.3       Madeline Manning      05 Jul 1975    Kiev                     USA-USSR meet
2:00.5       Madeline Manning      28 Jun 1975    White Plains
2:00.92      Madeline Manning      19 Oct 1968    Mexico City
2:01.6       Madeline Manning      08 Jul 1967    Los Angeles, CA
2:03.6       Madeline Manning      02 Jul 1967    Santa Barbara, CA
2:03.8       Charlette Cooke       23 Jul 1966    Los Angeles, CA          Los Angeles Times Intl Games
2:04.7       Charlette Cooke       17 Jul 1966    Berkeley, CA             All-American Invitational
2:05.0*      Charlette Cooke       02 Jul 1966    Frederick, MD            National Women's AAU Track & Field Championships	
2:07.3       Marie Mulder          01 Aug 1965    Kiev, URS                Russia-USA Dual Meet		
2:08.8       Leah Ferris           26 Jul 1964    Los Angeles, CA          Russia-USA Dual Meet	
2:09.7       Sandra Knott          30 Jul 1963    Brunswick, GER           Germany-USA Dual Meet		
2:10.4       Leah Bennett          22 Jul 1962    Stanford, CA             Russia-USA Dual Meet		
2:12.8       Leah Bennett          01 Jul 1962    Chicago, IL              Poland-USA Dual Meet	
2:14.4       Billie "Pat" Daniels  05 Aug 1960    Emporia, KS              Olympic development meet		
2:15.6       Billie "Pat" Daniels  16 Jul 1960    Abilene, TX              U.S. Women's Olympic Track & Field Trials		
2:16.6       Billie "Pat" Daniels  15 Jul 1960    Abilene, TX              U.S. Women's Olympic Track & Field Trials		
2:17.5       Billie "Pat" Daniels  09 Jul 1960    Corpus Christi, TX       National Women's AAU Track & Field Championships		
2:18.6       Lillian Green         05 Aug 1958    Budapest, HUN            Hungary-Czechoslovakia-USA Meet		
2:18.8       Lillian Green         02 Aug 1958    Warsaw, POL              Poland-USA Dual Meet
...
2:32.6       Rayma Wilson          04 Jul 1928    Newark, NJ               National AAU Championships/Olympic Trials
2:36.6       Marcelle Barkley      03 Sep 1927    Eureka, CA               National Women's Track & Field Championships

* 880 yard time

1000 m

2:31.49      Addison Wiley         31 Aug 2024    Bialystok, POL  
2:31.80      Regina Jacobs         03 Jul 1999    Brunswick, ME            Distance Festival
2:33.93      Suzy Favor Hamilton   04 Jun 1995    Eugene, OR               Prefontaine Classic                     Hayward Field
2:34.04      Julie Jenkins         17 Aug 1990    Berlin, GER
2:34.65      Mary Decker           14 Aug 1988    Hengelo, NED
2:34.8       Mary Decker           04 Jul 1985    Eugene, OR
2:37.3[.6]   Madeline Manning      12 Jul 1976    Montreal, CAN
2:43.4       Jan Merrill                  1975
Year    Mo  Day   Location               Gold medal                               Silver medal                             Bronze medal
----    --- ---   --------               ---------------------------------        ---------------------------------        -------------------------
(5000 m)
2024 Aug 05 Paris, FRA Beatrice Chebet KEN Faith Kipyegon KEN Sifan Hassan NED 2021 Aug 02 Tokyo, JPN Sifan Hassan NED Hellen Obiri KEN Gudaf Tsegay ETH 2016 Aug 19 Rio de Janeiro, BRA Vivian Cheruiyot KEN Hellen Onsando Obiri KEN Almaz Ayana ETH 2012 Aug 10 London, GBR Meseret Defar ETH Vivian Cheruiyot KEN Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 2008 Aug 22 Beijing, CHN Tirunesh Dibaba ETH Elvan Abeylegesse TUR Meseret Defar ETH 2004 Aug 23 Athens, GRE Meseret Defar ETH Isabella Ochichi KEN Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 2000 Sep 25 Sydney, AUS Gabriela Szabo ROU Sonia O'Sullivan IRL Gete Wami ETH 1996 Jul 28 Atlanta, USA Wang Junxia CHN Pauline Konga KEN Roberta Brunet ITA (3000 m) 1992 Aug 02 Barcelona, ESP Yelena Romanova EUN Tetiana Samolenko-Dorovskykh EUN Angela Chalmers CAN 1988 Sep 25 Seoul, KOR Tetiana Samolenko-Dorovskykh URS Paula Ivan ROU Yvonne Murray GBR 1984 Aug 10 Los Angeles, USA Maricica Puica ROU Wendy Sly GBR Lynn Williams CAN 2021 Aug 02 Tokyo, JPN 1. Sifan Hassan NED 14:36.79 2. Hellen Obiri KEN 14:38.36 3. Gudaf Tsegay ETH 14:38.87 4. Agnes Jebet Tirop KEN 14:39.62 5. Ejgayehu Taye ETH 14:41.24 6. Senbere Teferi ETH 14:45.11 7. Nadia Battocletti ITA 14:46.29 8. Yasemin Can TUR 14:46.49 9. Ririka Hironaka JPN 14:52.84 10. Selamawit Teferi ISR 14:54.39 11. Karissa Schweizer USA 14:55.80 12. Lilian Kasait Rengeruk KEN 14:55.85 13. Elise Cranny USA 14:55.98 14. Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal NOR 15:09.37 15. Andrea Seccafien CAN 15:12.09 2016 Aug 19 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 1. Vivian Cheruiyot KEN 14:26.17 OR 2. Hellen Onsando Obiri KEN 14:29.77 3. Almaz Ayana ETH 14:33.59 4. Mercy Cherono KEN 14:42.89 5. Senbere Teferi ETH 14:43.75 6. Yasemin Can TUR 14:56.96 7. Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal NOR 14:57.53 8. Susan Kuijken NED 15:00.69 9. Eloise Wellings AUS 15:01.59 10. Madeline Heiner Hills AUS 15:04.05 11. Shelby Houlihan USA 15:08.89 12. Genevieve LaCaze AUS 15:10.35 13. Eilish McColgan GBR 15:12.09 14. Ababel Yeshaneh ETH 15:18.26 15. Miyuki Uehara JPN 15:34.97 16. Jennifer Wenth AUS 15:56.11 17. Nikki Hamblin NZL 16:14.24 Abbey D'Agostino USA DNS 2012 Aug 10 London, GBR 1. Meseret Defar ETH 15:04.25 2. Vivian Cheruiyot KEN 15:04.73 3. Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 15:05.15 4. Sally Kipyego KEN 15:05.79 5. Gelete Burka ETH 15:10.66 6. Viola Kibiwot KEN 15:11.59 7. Jo Pavey GBR 15:12.72 8. Julia Bleasdale GBR 15:14.55 9. Olga Golovkina RUS 15:17.88 10. Shitaye Eshete BRN 15:19.13 11. Molly Huddle USA 15:20.29 12. Tejitu Daba BRN 15:21.34 13. Yelena Nagovitsyna RUS 15:21.38 14. Julie Culley USA 15:28.22 15. Elena Romagnolo ITA 15:35.69 2008 Aug 22 Beijing, CHN 1. Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 15:41.40 2. Elvan Abeylegesse TUR 15:42.74 3. Meseret Defar ETH 15:44.12 4. Sylvia Kibet KEN 15:44.96 5. Vivian Cheruiyot KEN 15:46.32 6. Liliya Shobukhova RUS 15:46.62 7. Alemitu Bekele TUR 15:48.48 8. Meselech Melkamu ETH 15:49.03 9. Kara Goucher USA 15:49.39 10. Shalane Flanagan USA 15:50.80 11. Priscah Cherono KEN 15:51.78 12. Gulnara Samitova-Galkina RUS 15:56.97 13. Xue Fei CHN 16:09.84 14. Jen Rhines USA 16:34.63 15. Megan Metcalfe CAN 17:06.82 2004 Aug 23 Athens, GRE 1. Meseret Defar ETH 14:45.65 2. Isabella Ochichi KEN 14:48.19 3. Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 14:51.83 4. Yelena Zadorozhnaya RUS 14:55.52 5. Jo Pavey GBR 14:57.87 6. Gulnara Samitova-Galkina RUS 15:02.30 7. Irina Mikitenko GER 15:03.36 8. Sun Yingjie CHN 15:07.23 9. Xing Huina CHN 15:07.41 10. Sentayehu Ejigu ETH 15:09.55 11. Margaret Maury FRA 15:09.77 12. Elvan Abeylegesse TUR 15:12.64 13. Liliya Shobukhova RUS 15:15.64 14. Sonia O'Sullivan IRL 16:20.90 Edith Masai KEN DNF 2000 Sep 25 Sydney, AUS 1. Gabriela Szabo ROU 14:40.79 OR 2. Sonia O'Sullivan IRL 14:41.02 3. Gete Wami ETH 14:42.23 4. Ayelech Worku ETH 14:42.67 5. Irina Mikitenko GER 14:43.59 6. Lydia Cheromei KEN 14:47.35 7. Werknesh Kidane ETH 14:47.40 8. Olga Yegorova RUS 14:50.31 9. Jelena Celnova-Prokopcuka LAT 14:55.46 10. Daniela Yordanova BUL 14:56.95 11. Rose Cheruiyot KEN 14:58.07 12. Jo Pavey GBR 14:58.27 13. Tatyana Tomashova RUS 15:01.28 14. Vivian Cheruiyot KEN 15:33.66 Olivera Jevtic SCG DNF 1996 Jul 28 Atlanta, USA 1. Wang Junxia CHN 14:59.88 OR 2. Pauline Konga KEN 15:03.49 3. Roberta Brunet ITA 15:07.52 4. Michiko Shimizu JPN 15:09.05 5. Paula Radcliffe GBR 15:13.11 6. Yelena Romanova RUS 15:14.09 7. Elena Fidatov ROU 15:16.71 8. Rose Cheruiyot KEN 15:17.33 9. Lynn Jennings USA 15:17.50 10. Amy Rudolph USA 15:19.77 11. Sara Wedlund SWE 15:22.98 12. Ayelech Worku ETH 15:28.81 13. Anne Hare NZL 15:29.11 14. Anita Weyermann SUI 15:44.40 Sonia O'Sullivan IRL DNF 1992 Aug 02 Barcelona, ESP [3000 m] 1. Yelena Romanova EUN 8:46.04 2. Tetiana Samolenko-Dorovskykh EUN 8:46.85 3. Angela Chalmers CAN 8:47.22 4. Sonia O'Sullivan IRL 8:47.41 5. PattiSue Plumer USA 8:48.29 6. Ebru Kavaklioglu EUN 8:49.55 7. Shelly Steely USA 8:52.67 8. Yvonne Murray GBR 8:55.85 9. Alison Wyeth GBR 9:00.23 10. Roberta Brunet ITA 9:01.26 11. Margareta Keszeg ROU 9:03.16 AC. Marie-Pierre Duros FRA DNF 1988 Sep 25 Seoul, KOR [3000 m] 1. Tetiana Samolenko-Dorovskykh URS 8:26.53 OR 2. Paula Ivan ROU 8:27.15 3. Yvonne Murray GBR 8:29.02 4. Yelena Romanova URS 8:30.45 5. Nataliya Artyomova URS 8:31.67 6. Vicki Huber USA 8:37.25 7. Wendy Sly GBR 8:37.70 8. Lynn Williams CAN 8:38.43 9. Elly van Hulst NED 8:43.92 10. Mary Decker-Slaney USA 8:47.13 11. Cornelia Bürki SUI 8:48.32 12. Annette Sergent-Palluy FRA 8:49.14 13. PattiSue Plumer USA 8:59.17 14. Angela Chalmers CAN 9:04.75 15. Debbie Scott-Bowker CAN 9:11.95 1984 Aug 10 Los Angeles, USA [3000 m] 1. Maricica Puica ROU 8:35.96 OR 2. Wendy Sly GBR 8:39.47 3. Lynn Williams CAN 8:42.14 4. Cindy Bremser USA 8:42.78 5. Cornelia Bürki SUI 8:45.20 6. Aurora Cunha POR 8:46.37 7. Zola Budd GBR 8:48.80 8. Joan Hansen USA 8:51.53 9. Dianne Zorn-Rodger NZL 8:56.43 10. Agnese Possamai ITA 9:10.82 Brigitte Kraus FRG DNF Mary Decker-Slaney USA DNF WR = world record OR = Olympic Record DNF = did not finish DNS = did not start
 

1500 m

3:54.99      Shelby Houlihan       05 Oct 2019    Doha, QAT                IAAF World Championships 
3:56.29      Shannon Rowbury       17 Jul 2015    Monaco                   Herculis Meeting International d'Athletisme
3:57.12      Mary Decker           27 Jul 1983    Stockholm, SWE
3:59.43      Mary Decker           13 Aug 1980    Zurich, SUI
4:00.04      Mary Decker           11 Aug 1980    Budapest, HUN
4:00.87      Mary Decker           17 Jul 1980    Philadelphia, PA         Liberty Bell Classic                    Franklin Field
4:01.17      Mary Decker           12 Jul 1980    Stuttgart, GER                                                   Neckar Stadium
4:02.61      Jan Merrill           29 Jul 1976    Montreal, CAN            Olympic Games
4:07.21      Francie Larrieu       28 Jul 1976    Montreal, CAN            Olympic Games
4:07.32      Cynthia Poor          27 Jun 1976    Eugene, OR               US Olympic Trials
4:08.5       Francie Larrieu       09 Jul 1975    Paris, FRA
4:10.3       Francie Larrieu       01 Jul 1974    Milan, ITA
4:10.4       Francie Larrieu       08 Jul 1972    Frederick, MD            US Olympic Trials
4:14.2[.4]   Francie Larrieu       09 Jun 1972    Los Angeles, CA
4:14.6       Doris Brown           02 Jul 1971    Berkeley, CA             USA-USSR World All-Stars meet
4:16.8t      Francie Larrieu       30/31 Jul 1969 Stuttgart, GER           Western Hemisphere vs. Europe meet
4:16.8       Doris Brown           19 Jul 1969    Los Angeles, CA          USA-USSR-British Commonwealth meet
4:20.2       Doris Brown           02 Jul 1966    Frederick, MD            National AAU Women's T&F Championship
4:36.5       Marie Mulder          03 Jul 1965    Columbus, OH             National AAU Women's T&F Championship

Mile

4:16.35      Nikki Hiltz           21 Jul 2023    Monaco                   Herculis Meet
4:16.71 w    Mary Decker Slaney    21 Aug 1985    Zurich, SUI              Weltklasse meet
4:18.08 w    Mary Tabb             09 Jul 1982    Paris, FRA
4:21.46      Mary Tabb             26 Jun 1982    Oslo, NOR                Bislett Games
4:21.68 w    Mary Decker           26 Jan 1980    Auckland, NZL                                                    Mount Smart Stadium
4:23.49      Mary Decker           30 Jun 1979    Philadelphia, PA         Brooks Meet of Champions                Franklin Field
4:28.2       Francie Larrieu       28 Jun 1977    Mainz, GER
4:30.98      Jan Merrill           14 May 1977    West Point, NY           Eastern Girls Track League meet
4:31.69      Francie Larrieu       31 May 1975    Wichita, KS              USATF Championships
4:33.1       Francie Larrieu       08 Jun 1974    Eugene, OR               Hayward Field Restoration meet
4:32.4 x     Francie Larrieu       01 Jun 1974    Wichita, KS              USATF Championships
4:37.88      Francie Larrieu       12 Apr 1974    Austin, TX               Texas Relays     
4:38.7       Francie Larrieu       19 May 1973    Bakersfield, CA          Bakersfield Track Classic         
4:39.6       Doris Brown           12 Jun 1971    Portland, OR             Portland Rose Festival meet
4:41.3       Doris Brown           06 Jun 1971    Tacoma, WA               Northwest Women's AAU Championships
4:41.5       Francie Larrieu       05 Jun 1971    Berkeley, CA             Kennedy Games                           Edwards Stadium
4:42.2       Doris Brown           08 Jun 1968    Seattle, WA
4:51.1       Doris Brown           19 Aug 1967    Victoria, CAN

4:32.4 x     Francie Larrieu - race run against a man (Jim Hershberger)

2000 m

5:28.78      Cory McGee            21 Jul 2024    Monaco                   Herculis
5:32.7       Mary Decker Slaney    03 Aug 1984    Eugene, OR                                                       Hayward Field
5:38.9+	     Mary Decker           07 Jul 1982    Oslo, NOR

3000 m

8:25.10      Elise Cranny          22 Aug 2024    Lausanne, SUI            Athletissima
8:25.83      Mary Decker Slaney    07 Sep 1985    Rome, ITA                Mobil Grand Prix
8:29.69      Mary Decker Slaney    25 Aug 1985    Cologne, GER
8:29.71      Mary Decker Tabb      07 Jul 1982    Oslo, NOR                                                        Bislett Stadium
8:38.73      Mary Decker           15 Jul 1980    Oslo, NOR                Oslo Games                              Bislett Stadium
8:42.6       Jan Merrill           27 Jun 1978    Oslo, NOR                Bislett Games
8:46.6       Jan Merrill           04 Sep 1977    Dusseldorf, GER          World Cup meet
8:54.94[.9]  Francie Larrieu       07 Aug 1976    College Park, MD         USA-USSR meet                           Byrd Stadium
8:57.17      Jan Merrill           12 Jun 1976    Westwood, CA             AAU Championships                       Drake Stadium (UCLA)
9:03.2       Francie Larrieu       07 Aug 1974    Viareggio, ITA
9:16.0       Francie Larrieu       12 Jul 1973    Munich, GER              USA-Germany-Switzerland meet
9:30.8       Eileen Claugus        15 Apr 1973    San Jose, CA
9:42.6       Tena Anex             02 Jul 1972    Canton, OH               National AAU women's meet
9:44.6       Doris Brown           26 Apr 1970    Walnut, CA               Mt. SAC relays
10:12.6      Debbie Heald          22 Mar 1970    Phoenix, AZ
10:18.6      Debbie Heald          15 Mar 1970    San Bernardino, CA
10:27.5      Pam Jewell            08 Mar 1970    Alta Loma, CA

3000 m steeplechase

8:57.77      Courtney Frerichs     21 Aug 2021    Eugene, OR               Prefontaine Classic
9:00.85      Courtney Frerichs     20 Jul 2018    Monaco                   Herculis Meeting
9:02.58      Emma Coburn           11 Aug 2017    London, UK               IAAF World Chamionships
9:07.63      Emma Coburn           15 Aug 2016    Rio de Janeiro, BRA      Olympic Games
9:10.76      Emma Coburn           28 May 2016    Eugene, OR               Prefontaine Classic
9:11.42 x    Emma Coburn           12 Jul 2014    Glasgow, GBR             British Athletics Grand Prix
9:12.50      Jenny Barringer       17 Aug 2009    Berlin, GER              IAAF World Championships
9:22.26      Jenny Barringer       17 Aug 2008    Beijing, CHN             Olympic Games (final)
9:22.73      Jenny Barringer       20 Jul 2008    Heusden, BEL             KBC Night of Athletics
9:27.59      Anna Willard          03 Jul 2008    Eugene, OR               USA Olympic Trials
9:28.75      Lisa Galaviz          28 Jul 2007    Heusden, BEL             KBC Night of Athletics
9:29.32      Briana Shook          31 Jul 2004    Heusden, BEL             KBC Night of Athletics
9:39.35      Ann Gaffigan          15 Jul 2004    Sacramento, CA           USA Olympic trials
9:41.94      Elizabeth Jackson     04 Sep 2001    Brisbane, AUS            Goodwill Games
9:43.36      Elizabeth Jackson     09 Jul 2001    Nice, FRA                Nice Grand Prix
9:48.72      Elizabeth Jackson     01 Jul 2001    Glasgow, GBR             Norwich Union Challenge
9:49.41      Lisa Nye              23 Jun 2001    Eugene, OR               USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
9:49.73      Elizabeth Jackson     01 Jun 2001    Eugene, OR               NCAA Track & Field Championships
9:55.63      Elizabeth Jackson     18 May 2001    San Diego, CA            Mountain West Conf. Track & Field Championships
9:57.20      Elizabeth Jackson     17 Jul 2000    Sacramento, CA           USA Olympic Trials
10:06.72     Joan Nesbit-Mabe      12 Jun 1999    Los Angeles, CA
...
10:23.47     Courtney Meldrum      23 Jun 1996    Atlanta, GA
10:30.2      Gracie Padilla        17 May 1996    Los Angeles, CA
10:34.5      Sara Heeb             20 Apr 1996    Walnut, CA

x 9:11.42 Emma Coburn - disallowed because she did not take a post-race drug test

2 mile

 9:16.78     Jennifer Simpson      27 Apr 2018    Des Moines, IA           Drake Relays
 9:20.25     Shannon Rowbury       31 May 2014    Eugene, OR               Prefontaine Classic
 9:21.35     Amy Rudolph           27 Jun 1998    Cork, IRL
 9:44.2      Francie Larrieu       01 Aug 1972    San Jose, CA
10:07.0      Doris Brown           10 Jul 1971    Bakersfield, CA          National AAU Women's T&F Championship

NOTE: I've seen reference to the following performance, but am unable to find verifying information.
 9:55.9      Francie Larrieu       04 Jun 1972    Redwood City, CA         Pacific AAU T&F Championship

5000 m

14:19.45     Alicia Monson         23 Jul 2023    London, UK               Anniversary Games
14:23.92     Shelby Houlihan       10 Jul 2020    Portland, OR             Portland Intrasquad II       
14:34.45     Shelby Houlihan       21 Jul 2018    Heusden, BEL             Night of Athletics
14:38.92     Shannon Rowbury       09 Sep 2016    Brussels, BEL            Memorial Van Damme/Diamond League
14:42.64     Molly Huddle          18 Jul 2014    Monaco                   Herculis/Diamond League                  Stade Louis II
14:44.76     Molly Huddle          27 Aug 2010    Brussels, BEL
14:44.80     Shalane Flanagan      13 Apr 2007    Walnut, CA               Mt. SAC Relays
14:45.35     Regina Jacobs         21 Jul 2000    Sacramento, CA
14:52.49     Regina Jacobs         04 Jul 1998    Brunswick, ME            Main Distance Festival                   Whittier Field
14:56.04     Amy Rudolph           08 Jul 1996    Stockholm, SWE           Galan Grand Prix
14:56.07     Annette Peters        27 Aug 1993    Berlin, GER
15:00.00     PattiSue Plumer       03 Jul 1989    Stockholm, SWE
15:06.53     Mary Decker Slaney    01 Jun 1985    Eugene, OR
15:08.26 w   Mary Decker Tabb      05 Jun 1982    Eugene, OR               Prefontaine Classic
... 
15:30.6[31]w Jan Merrill           22 Mar 1980    Palo Alto, CA            Martin Luther King Games                Stanford Stadium
15:33.8 w    Jan Merrill           19 May 1979    Durham, NC               Lite Invitational                       Duke University Track
15:35.52 w   Kathy Mills           26 May 1978    Knoxville, TN            AIA for Women Championships
15:37.0 w    Jan Merrill           06 Jul 1977    Ingelheim, GER

10000 m

30:03.82     Alicia Monson         04 Mar 2023    San Juan Capistrano, CA  The TEN
30:13.17     Molly Huddle          12 Aug 2016    Rio de Janeiro, BRA      Olympic Games
30:22.22     Shalane Flanagan      15 Aug 2008    Beijing, CHN             Olympic Games
30:34.49     Shalane Flanagan      04 May 2008    Palo Alto, CA            Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational
30:50.32     Deena Kastor          03 May 2002    Palo Alto, CA            Cardinal Invitational
31:19.89     Lynn Jennings         07 Aug 1992    Barcelona, ESP           Olympics Games 
31:28.92     Francie Larrieu       04 Apr 1991    Austin, TX               Texas Relays                            Memorial Stadium
31:35.3 w    Mary Decker Tabb      16 Jul 1982    Eugene, OR                                                       Hayward Field
32:52.5 *    Joan Benoit           15/16 Jun 1979 Walnut, CA               National AAU Championships
32:52.5      Mary Shea             15/16 Jun 1979 Walnut, CA               National AAU Championships
33:15.1 w    Peg Neppel            09 Jun 1977    Los Angeles, CA          National AAU Championships
...
35:00.4 w    Julie Brown           29 Mar 1975    Valencia, CA             Southern Pacific AAU Championships

Notes
32:52.5 *    Joan Benoit - finished 2nd, but credited with same time as Mary Shea 

4 x 800 m relay

8:00.62      C. Price, M. Vessey, M. Beckwith-Ludlow, A. Montano    03 May 2014     Nassau, BAH        IAAF World Relays

Distance medley relay

10:36.50     T. Moser, S. Richards-Ross, A. Wilson, S. Rowbury      02 May 2015     Nassau, BAH         IAAF World Relays 

4 x 1500 m relay

16:27.02     C. Quigley, E. Cranny, K. Schweizer, S. Houlihan       31 Jul 2020     Portland, OR       Bowerman TC Intrasquad IV meet
16:55.33     H. Kampf, K. Mackey, K. Grace, B. Martinez             24 May 2014     Nassau, BAH        IAAF World Relays