Incredible Dailey storms to a new 11.39 age-13 world best in 100m
Camryn Dailey on Thursday delivered a record-breaking display at the 2025 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, clocking 11.39 seconds in the 100m prelims to set a new age-13 world best.
Dailey’s time came with a legal +1.6 m/s wind, eclipsing the previous record of 11.53 seconds set by Melanie Doggett in 2024. She followed up with an 11.35 in the final, though that mark was wind-aided (+2.5 m/s) and thus not eligible for record purposes.
Dailey has been rewriting the record books all season. Earlier this year, she ran 23.76 seconds in the 200m at the VA Showcase and later dropped a personal best 22.90 at the Ken Roberts-Panthers Elite Track and Field Challenge.
Her most jaw-dropping performance came at the Brooks PR Junior Invitational on June 8, where she became the first middle schooler in history to break 52 seconds in the 400m, clocking 51.67 seconds. That time ranks as the second-fastest high school time in the U.S. this year, and the fastest ever recorded by a 13-year-old.
‘She’s not just breaking records—she’s redefining what’s possible,’ wrote BroBible, noting that Dailey’s 400m time is faster than what Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran as a high school senior.
Dailey also holds a 7.40-second mark in the 60m dash and has dominated her age group across all sprint distances. While Olympic dreams remain distant, her trajectory has already placed her among the most promising young athletes in the world.
In a post-race interview with Runnerspace, Dailey credited her success to her coach’s guidance and her faith: ‘I did exactly what my coach wanted me to do… I know [God] put me on this Earth for a reason’.
With three age-group world records already under her belt in 2025, Camryn Dailey is not just the future of American sprinting—she’s the present.
