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| Year | Time | Athlete | Grade | Region | Highschool | Hometown |
| 1979 | 17:28 | Ellen Lyons | 12 | WE | Bishop Kelly | Boise, ID |
| 1980 | 17:12 | Ceci Hopp | 12 | NE | Greenwich HS | Greenwich, CT |
| 1981 | 16:40 | Connie Robinson | 12 | MW | Reading HS | Cincinnati, OH |
| 1982 | 16:58 | Christine Curtin | 11 | NE | Mepham HS | Bellmore, NY |
| 1983 | 16:43 | Janet Smith | 12 | NE | St. Francis HS | Edison, NJ |
| 1984 | 16:48 | Cathy Schiro | 12 | NE | Dover HS | Dover, NH |
| 1985 | 16:43 | Erin Keogh | 11 | SO | Langley | McLean, VA |
| 1986 | 16:55 | Erin Keogh | 12 | SO | Langley | McLean, VA |
| 1987 | 17:08 | Kira Jorgensen | 11 | W | Rancho BuenaVista | Vista, CA |
| 1988 | 17:14 | Celeste Susnis | 11 | MW | Kankakee Valley | Wheatfield, IN |
| 1989 | 17:05 | Melody Fairchild | 11 | MW | Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 1990 | 16:39 | Melody Fairchild | 12 | MW | Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 1991 | 17:21 | Liz Mueller | 11 | NE | Waterford | Waterford, CT |
| 1992 | 17:34 | Amanda White | 12 | NE | Dulaney | Cockeysville, MD |
| 1993 | 17:11 | Erin Davis | 9 | NE | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Springs, NY |
| 1994 | 16:41 | Julia Stamps | 10 | W | Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa, CA |
| 1995 | 17:12 | Kim Mortensen | 12 | W | Thousand Oaks | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| 1996 | 17:34 | Kristen Gordon | 12 | W | Carondolet | Alamo, CA |
| 1997 | 17:22 | Erin Sullivan | 11 | NE | Mt. Mansfield | Jericho, VT |
| 1998 | 17:35 | Erin Sullivan | 12 | NE | Mt. Mansfield Union | Jerico, VT |
| 1999 | 17:05 | Victoria Chang | 12 | WE | Punahou H.S. | Honolulu, HI |
| 2000 | 16:55 | Sara Bei | 12 | WE | Montgomery H.S. | Santa Rosa, CA |
| 2001 | 16:24 | Amber Trotter | 12 | W | Ukiah HS | Redwood Valley, CA |
| 2002 | 17:30 | Zoe Nelson | 10 | WE | Flathead H.S. | Kalispell, MT |
| 2003 | 17:24 | Katelyn Kaltenbach | 11 | MW | Smoky Hill H.S. | Aurora, CO |
| 2004 | 17:31 | Aislinn Ryan | 11 | N | Warwick Valley H.S. | Bellvale, NY |
| 2005 | 17:05 | Jordan Hasay | 9 | WE | Mission College Prep | Arroyo Grande, CA |
| 2006 | 17:29 | Kathy Kroeger | 10 | SO | Independence H.S. | Franklin , TN |
| 2007 | 17:20 | Ashley Brasovan | 11 | SO | Wellington H.S. | WE Palm Beach, FL |
| 2008 | 17:22 | Jordan Hasay | 12 | WE | Mission College Prep. | Arroyo Grande , CA |
| 2009 | 17:07 | Megan Goethals | 12 | MW | Rochester H.S. | Rochester , MI |
| 2010 | 16:53 | Aisling Cuffe | 12 | NE | Cornwall Central H.S. | Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY |
| 2011 | 17:22 | Molly Seidel | 12 | MW | University Lake School | Hartland , WI |
| 2012 | 17:25 | Anna Rohrer | 10 | MW | Mishawaka H.S. | Mishawaka, IN |
| 2013 | 17:16 | Tessa Barrett | 12 | NE | Abington Heights H.S. | Waverly, PA |
| 2014 | 17:13 | Anna Rohrer | 12 | MW | Mishawaka H.S. | Mishawaka , IN |
| 2015 | 17:09 | Weini Kelati | 11 | SO | Heritage H.S. | Leesburg, VA |
| 2016 | 17:04 | Claudia Lane | 1 | WE | Malibu HS | Malibu, CA |
| 2017 | 17:03 | Claudia Lane | 11 | WE | Malibu HS | Malibu, CA |
| 2018 | 17:0 | Sydney Masciarelli | 10 | NE | Marianapolis Preparatory | Northbridge , MA |
| 2019 | 16:45 | Zofia Dudek | 12 | MW | Ann Arbor Pioneer HS | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2021 | 17:15 | Natalie Cook | 12 | SO | Flower Mound HS | Flower Mound, TX |
| 2022 | 16:49 | Karrie Baloga | 12 | NE | Cornwall Central HS | New Windsor, NY |
| 2023 | 16:50 | Elizabeth Leachman | 10 | SO | Boerne Champion HS | San Antonio, TX |