Washington 1600m state finals: top-10 average, boys vs girls, 2022-2026

What this chart asks

How large is the gap between Washington's fastest boy and girl 1600m runners at the state meet, and is it stable?

Why it is shown this way

• Two lines make the size and stability of the gap visible across five years; hovering a point shows the exact average and gap.
• The y axis does not start at zero because both series lie between about 4:06 and 4:58; starting at zero would hide the 42- to 48-second gap.

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Dataset wa-girls-mile-record-vs-boys, analysis top10-by-year

Sources

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Washington high-school 1600m: the fastest girls ever vs boys' state finals, 2022-2026

1. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Official results of the 2022 State 2A-3A-4A Track and Field Championships.

   Retrieved October 12, 2026. Factual results published by WIAA; no license stated. Marks are facts; FactHub republishes places, marks and grades only, without athlete names or schools.

   Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

2. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Official results of the 2023 State 2A-3A-4A Track and Field Championships.

   Retrieved October 12, 2026. Factual results published by WIAA; no license stated. Marks are facts; FactHub republishes places, marks and grades only, without athlete names or schools.

   Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

3. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Official results of the 2024 State 2A-3A-4A Track and Field Championships.

   Retrieved October 12, 2026. Factual results published by WIAA; no license stated. Marks are facts; FactHub republishes places, marks and grades only, without athlete names or schools.

   Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

4. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Official results of the 2025 State 2A-3A-4A Track and Field Championships.

   Retrieved October 12, 2026. Factual results published by WIAA; no license stated. Marks are facts; FactHub republishes places, marks and grades only, without athlete names or schools.

   Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

5. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Official results of the 2026 State 2A-3A-4A Track and Field Championships, Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma, May 28-30, 2026 (Hy-Tek Meet Manager printout, linked from wiaa.com Track & Field Past Results).

   Retrieved October 10, 2026. Factual results published by WIAA; no license stated. Marks are facts; FactHub republishes places, marks and grades only, without athlete names or schools.

   Archived copy captured October 11, 2026

6. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Official results of the 2014 State 2A-3A-4A Track and Field Championships, Tacoma (Hy-Tek printout). Event 322, girls' 4A 1600m: Alexa Efraimson, Camas, grade 11, 4:33.29, marked as a meet record.

   Retrieved October 14, 2026. Factual results published by WIAA; no license stated. FactHub republishes only the winning mark and the athlete's name; she is now an adult professional runner.

   Archived copy captured October 14, 2026

7. The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) Independent news report of Efraimson's 4:33.29 at the 2014 state meet as a U.S. high-school girls' 1600m record.

   Retrieved October 14, 2026. All rights reserved (news article); cited, not redistributed. Linked only.

   Archived copy captured October 14, 2026

8. MileSplit Independent track-statistics report of the 4:33.29 (lap splits 67, 71, 70, 65) as a national high-school girls' 1600m record.

   Retrieved October 14, 2026. All rights reserved (news article); cited, not redistributed. Linked only.

   Archived copy captured October 14, 2026

9. The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) Reports that before 2014 the best 1600m by a Washington high-school girl was 4:38.09 by Brie Felnagle of Bellarmine Prep in 2005.

   Retrieved October 14, 2026. All rights reserved (news article); cited, not redistributed. Linked only.

   Archived copy captured October 14, 2026

10. Athletic.net Washington high-school girls' outdoor performance lists by season (2026 list linked; each season's list URL is in the season-leaders table). Used for the fastest 1600m of each season 2014-2026. Only the top five of each list are public without an account.

    Retrieved October 14, 2026. Athletic.net terms of use; facts only. FactHub republishes the season-leading mark, grade and meet only, without names.

    Archived copy captured October 14, 2026

11. Wikipedia: List of United States high school national records in track and field Compiled U.S. high-school records: girls' mile 4:23.50 and the 4:21.81 1600m split inside it (Jane Hedengren, June 5, 2025, awaiting NFHS ratification when retrieved); prior girls' 1600m marks.

    Retrieved October 14, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0. Facts only.

    Archived copy captured October 14, 2026

12. Runner's World Independent report of Hedengren's 4:23.50 U.S. high-school girls' mile record, June 5, 2025.

    Retrieved October 14, 2026. All rights reserved (news article); cited, not redistributed. Linked only.

    Archived copy captured October 14, 2026

Limitations

• State-meet times only, one race per athlete; the state meet's top 10 is not the state's top 10 for the season.
• Only 2A, 3A and 4A finals.