American Indoor Record Progression - Women
600 m
1:23.57 Athing Mu 24 Feb 2019 Staten Island, NY USATF Indoor Championships Ocean Breeze Athletic Facility 1:23.59 Alysia Montano 16 Feb 2013 New York, NY Millrose Games 1:26.56 Delisa Walton 14 Mar 1981 Pocatello, ID
800 m
1:58.29 Ajee Wilson 08 Feb 2020 New York, NY Millrose Games The Armory 1:58.60 Ajee Wilson 09 Feb 2019 New York, NY Millrose Games The Armory 1:58.64 * Charlene Lipsey 11 Feb 2017 New York, NY Millrose Games The Armory 1:58.71 Nicole Teter 02 Mar 2002 New York, NY USA Indoor T&F Championships Armory Track and Field Center 1:58.92 Suzy Favor Hamilton 07 Feb 1999 Boston, MA New Balance Invitational Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center [8 laps] 1:58.9 + Mary Slaney 22 Feb 1980 San Diego, CA San Diego Invitational San Diego Sports Arena [11 laps] 2:01.8 + Mary Slaney 17 Feb 1974 San Diego, CA San Diego Indoor Games Notes * Ajee Wilson had run 1:58.27 in this race, but that time was disallowed because of a postive test for a banned substance. 1:58.92 Suzy Favor Hamilton -- because Mary Slaney's 1:58.9 was hand-timed, Hamilton's record was accepted as a "tie" with Slaney's
Half mile
1:59.7 Mary Slaney 22 Feb 1980 San Diego, CA San Diego Invitational San Diego Sports Arena 2:02.4 Mary Slaney 17 Feb 1974 San Diego, CA San Diego Indoor Games San Diego Sports Arena 2:06.7 Mary Slaney 08 Feb 1974 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Times Indoor Games (15th) Los Angeles Forum 2:07.3 Doris Brown 06 Feb 1971 Seattle, WA Seattle Invitational 2:07.9 Madeline Manning 01 Mar 1969 Philadelphia, PA National AAU meet 2:08.4 Madeline Manning 04 Mar 1967 Oakland, CA National AAU meet Coliseum Arena 2:08.5 Doris Brown 04 Feb 1967 Seattle, WA Seattle Invitational 2:09.7 Francine Kraker 28 Jan 1967 Boston, MA Boston AA Games 2:10.1 Doris Brown 21 Jan 1967 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Invitational (8th) 2:10.2 Madeline Manning 25 Feb 1966 Toronto, Canada Maple Leaf Games 2:11.4 Marie Mulder 13 Feb 1965 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Times Indoor Games 2:13.6 Leah Ferris (Bennett) 23 Mar 1963 Columbus, OH National AAU Championships 2:17.4 Sandra Knott 16 Mar 1962 Cleveland, OH Knights of Columbus meet 2:17.5 Leah Bennett 17 Feb 1962 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games (2nd) 2:21.1 Grace Butcher 17 Mar 1961 Cleveland, OH Knights of Columbus meet Cleveland Arena 2:21.6 Helen Shipley 11 Mar 1961 Columbus, OH AAU Championships 2:24.8 Rose Lovelace 18 Feb 1961 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games (1st) 2:38.0 Catherine Donovan 08 Feb 1928 Newark Athletic Club games 113th Regiment Armory Notes 2:38.0 Catherine Donovan -- first mark for 880 indoor for women (NY Times, 9 Feb 1928, p21)
1000 m
2:34.19 Jennifer Toomey 20 Feb 2004 Birmingham, England Norwich Union Grand Prix 2:35.29 Regina Jacobs 06 Feb 2000 Boston, MA New Balance Invitational 2:37.6 Mary Slaney 21 Jan 1989 Portland, OR U.S. West-KOIN indoor meet 2:37.9 Joetta Clark 09 Mar 1986 2:39.28 Diana Richburg 13 Jan 1985 Sherbrooke, CAN Sherbrooke International meet 2:40.1 Diana Richburg 07 Dec 1982 New London, CT 2:40.2 w Francie Larrieu 18 Jan 1975 Los Angeles, CA Sunkist Invitational
1500 m
3:59.98 w Regina Jacobs 01 Feb 2003 Boston, MA Adidas Boston Games 4:00.2 + Mary Slaney 16 Feb 1980 Houston, TX Astrodome Indoor Invitational 4:00.8 w Mary Slaney 08 Feb 1980 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 4:09.8 +w Francie Larrieu 03 Mar 1975 Richmond, VA USA-USSR meet (4th) Richmond Coliseum 4:09.9 +w Francie Larrieu 15 Feb 1975 San Diego, CA San Diego Indoor Games 4:10.4 w Francie Larrieu 14 Feb 1975 Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Games ... 4:12.2 w Francie Larrieu 15 Feb 1974 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Star Maple Leaf Games 4:18.3 Francie Larrieu 08 Feb 1974 New York, NY Olympic Invitational Madison Square Garden 4:21.1 w Doris Brown 07 Feb 1970 Seattle, WA Seattle Invitational Meet 4:21.2 +w Doris Brown 18 Feb 1967 Vancouver, BC Achilles Intl. Indoor Track Meet 4:33.3 +w Doris Brown 19 Feb 1966 Vancouver, BC Canadian Indoor T&F Championships
Mile
4:16.41 Elle Purrier 11 Feb 2024 New York, NY Millrose Games 4:16.85 Elle Purrier 08 Feb 2020 New York, NY Millrose Games The Armory 4:20.5 w Mary Slaney 19 Feb 1982 San Diego, CA Jack in the Box Invitational San Diego Sports Arena 4:21.47 w Mary Slaney 12 Feb 1982 New York, NY Wanamaker Millrose Games (75th) Madison Square Garden 4:24.6 w Mary Slaney 22 Jan 1982 Los Angeles, CA Sunkist 4:28.5 w Francie Larrieu 03 Mar 1975 Richmond, VA USA-USSR meet (4th) Richmond Coliseum 4:29.0 w Francie Larrieu 15 Feb 1975 San Diego, CA San Diego Indoor Games 4:34.6 w Francie Larrieu 02 Feb 1974 Seattle, WA Seattle Indoor Track Meet 4:35.6 w Francie Larrieu 17 Feb 1973 San Diego, CA San Diego Indoor Games 4:38.5 w Debbie Heald 17 Mar 1972 Richmond, VA US-USSR meet (1st) 4:40.4 w Doris Brown 18 Feb 1967 Vancouver, BC Achilles International Track Meet 4:52.0 w Doris Brown 19 Feb 1966 Vancouver, BC Canadian Indoor T&F Championships
2000 m
5:34.52 w Mary Slaney 18 Jan 1985 Sunkist Invitational 5:53.4 +w Mary Slaney 05 Feb 1982 Inglewood, CA Los Angeles Times Indoor Games 5:55.2 w Francie Larrieu 21 Feb 1981 Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Indoor Games
3000 m
8:20.87 Elle Purrier 02 Mar 2024 Glasgow, GBR World Athletics Indoor Championships 8:25.05 Alicia Monson 11 Feb 2023 New York, NY Millrose Games 8:25.70 Karissa Schweizer 27 Feb 2020 Boston, MA Boston U. Last Chance Invitational 8:33.25 Shalane Flanagan 27 Jan 2007 Boston, MA Reebok Boston Indoor Games 8:39.14 Regina Jacobs 07 Mar 1999 Maebashi, Japan IAAF World Indoor Championships (7th) 8:40.45 Lynn Jennings 23 Feb 1990 New York, NY USA-Mobil T&F Championships 8:44.05 Lesley Ann Lehane 01 Feb 1987 Boston, MA Terrier Classic 8:47.3 w Mary Slaney 05 Feb 1982 Inglewood, CA Los Angeles Times Indoor Games 8:57.6 w Jan Merrill 04 Mar 1978 Montreal, Quebec Canadian Indoor T&F Championships 9:02.4 +w Francie Larrieu 17 Feb 1974 San Diego, CA San Diego Indoor Games San Diego Sports Arena ... 11:22.0 w Nancy Ihrman 17 Jan 1971 Albuquerque, NM
2 mile
9:09.70 Alicia Monson 11 Feb 2024 New York, NY Millrose Games
9:10.28 Elinor Purrier 13 Feb 2021 Staten Island, NY New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
9:18.35 Jennifer Simpson 07 Feb 2015 Boston, MA New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Reggie Lewis Center
9:23.38 w Regina Jacobs 27 Jan 2002 Boston, MA Boston Indoor Games
9:28.15 w Lynn Jennings 28 Feb 1986 New York, NY USA-Mobil T&F Championships Madison Square Garden
9:31.7 w Mary Slaney 21 Jan 1983 Los Angeles, CA Sunkist Invitational
9:33.2 ? Jan Merrill 07 Dec 1982 New London, CT
9:37.03 w Joan Hansen 26 Feb 1982 New York, NY USA-Mobil T&F Championships Madison Square Garden
9:38.1 w Francie Larrieu 27 Feb 1981 New York, NY USA-Mobil T&F Championships Madison Square Garden
9:31.7 x Jan Merrill 27 Jan 1979 New London, CT
9:38.7 x Jan Merrill 06 Dec 1978 New London, CT
9:39.4 w Francie Larrieu 17 Feb 1974 San Diego, CA San Diego Indoor Games San Diego Sports Arena
Notes
9:31.7 x Jan Merrill - disallowed because she ran the race against college men
9:38.7 x Jan Merrill - I can't find much on this, but I would guess it would have been disallowed for the same reason as the 9:31.7 time.
9:33.2 ? Jan Merrill - I wonder if this might also have been disallowed since it was accomplished in New London, CT, the same as the other
two disallowed times. If it was NOT disallowed, then it should also have been a world record. 3 mile
14:44.11 w Regina Jacobs 23 Feb 2001 New York, NY 15:18.94 w Andrea Fischer 25/26 Feb 1983 Lincoln, NE Big Eight Indoor Championships 15:45.8[.79] w Joan Samuelson 11 Mar 1979 Princeton, NJ Notes The Fischer and Samuelson records come from arrs.net/RecProg/RP_USAT.htm. I wasn't able to find them anywhere else.
5000 m
14:47.62 Shalane Flanagan 07 Feb 2009 Boston, MA Reebok Boston Indoor Games Reggie Lewis Center 15:07.33 Marla Runyon 18 Feb 2001 New York, NY CHSAA track championship Armory Track and Field Center 15:22.64 w Lynn Jennings 07 Jan 1990 Hanover, NH Dartmouth Relays 15:25.02 x Brenda Webb 30 Jan 1988 Gainesville, FL 15:19.84 x Lesley Ann Lehane 25 Jan 1986 Boston, MA Terrier Classic 15:34.5 w Margaret Groos 20 Feb 1981 Blacksburg, VA 16:28.6 w Eileen Hornberger 07 Mar 1980 Columbia, SC Notes 15:25.02 x Brenda Webb - disallowed because she wasn't able to get the required drug test soon enough (Boston Globe, 8 Jan 1990) 15:19.84 x Lesley Ann Lehane - disallowed because she ran against men in this race
4 x 800 m relay
10:39.91 E. Donaghu, R. Rogers, S. Johnson, S. Osika 11 Feb 2022 Spokane, WA Lilac Grand Prix
10:40.31 E. Coburn, S. McLaughlin, B. Martinez, J. Simpson 28 Jan 2017 Boston, MA New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 10:42.57 S. Brown, M. Jones, M. Krumpoch, B. Martinez 07 Feb 2015 Boston, MA New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Distance medley relay
10:39.91 E. Donaghu, R. Rogers, S. Johnson, S. Osika 11 Feb 2022 Spokane, WA Lilac Grand Prix
10:40.31 E. Coburn, S. McLaughlin, B. Martinez, J. Simpson 28 Jan 2017 Boston, MA New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 10:42.57 S. Brown, M. Jones, M. Krumpoch, B. Martinez 07 Feb 2015 Boston, MA New Balance Indoor Grand Prix