This March Was One Of The Fastest On Record


In some events, the times posted during the month of March were the fastest they've ever been. We're seeing athletes hit bigger marks and faster times earlier and earlier in the season. In some cases, these athletes are outliers and pushing new limits, but in other events, there has been a solid year-over-year trend seeing the event become stronger in the month of March.  

One event that has exploded both this year and last year on both the girls and the boys side is the pole vault. Having the world junior record holder in Mondo Duplantis helps a lot, but Mondo's not the only one vaulting extremely well. Guys like Davis High School's (CA) Sondre Guttormsen,  Lee Summit High School's (MO) KC Lightfoot, and Bloomington High School's (IL) Zachery Bradford have also all vaulted over 17 feet. This is one of the first years there have been this many guys over 17-0. 

Girls pole vault has been following the same path as the guys. Last year there were 19 girls to have performances in the top 100 all-time for the month of March. This year there have been another nine girls added to the top all-time performances in the month of March. Marcus's (TX) Mackenzie Hayward and New Caney High's (TX) Nastassja Campbell both vaulted very well at Texas relays tying at 14 feet for US No. 1. New Braunfels Canyon's (TX) Olivia Buntin isn't far off them with a vault of her own at 13-3.

If it's speed you're looking for, look no further than the state of Florida. In the girls 100m dash, Northeast High School's (FL) Briana Williams ran the fastest time ever in the month of March throwing down a time of 11.13 at the Bob Hayes Invitational. On the guys side Anthony Schwartz is only 0.01 off his 2017 fastest all-time time of 10.15 in the month of March. 

Other big events with fast times include the girls 800m, where Bolles High School's (FL) Caitlin Collier ran the second-fastest all-time in the month of March, and the boys 400m dash, where Miramar High School's Jamal Walton ran the fastest time ever in the month of March throwing down a 45.42. 

Check out the March all-time lists in the events below which have had some of the best all-time performances for the month of March.