The NACAC U18 Championships in Athletics is an bi-annual championships to athletes under-18 years of age in the year of competition held between the member associations of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC). The inaugural edition took place in 2019 in Queretaro, Mexico.
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2019 | Querétaro |  Mexico | July 5–7 | Parque Queretaro 2000 Stadium | 39 |
| 2nd | 2021 | Costa Rica |  Costa Rica | July 9–11 | Estadio Nacional | 40 |
| 3rd | 2023 | Costa Rica | Costa Rica | July 21–23 | Estadio Nacional | 42 |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 11.11 A (+1.5 m/s) | Briana Williams |  Jamaica | 5 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | Queretaro, Mexico | [20] |
| 200 m | 23.78 (-0.1 m/s) | Alana Reid | Jamaica | 11 July 2021 | 2021 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [21] |
| 400 m | 53.92 A | Caitlyn Bobb |  Bermuda | 6 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | Queretaro, Mexico | [22] |
| 800 m | 2:10.28 A | Lorena Rangel | Mexico | 6 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | Queretaro, Mexico | [23] |
| 1500 m | 4:35.01 | Abby Lewis |  Canada | 23 July 2023 | 2023 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [24] |
| 3000 m | 10:01.67 | Abby Lewis | Canada | 21 July 2023 | 2023 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [25] |
| 100 m hurdles (76.0 cm) | 13.19 A (+0.8 m/s) | Crystal Morrison | Jamaica | 7 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | Queretaro, Mexico | [26] |
| 400 m hurdles (76.0 cm) | 56.99 | Michelle Smith |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 21 July 2023 | 2023 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [27] |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 7:15.31 A | Katelyn Stewart-Barnett | Canada | 5 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | Queretaro, Mexico | [28] |
| Long jump | 6.11 m (+1.7 m/s) | Janae De Gannes |  Trinidad and Tobago | 22 July 2023 | 2023 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [29] |
| 5000 m walk (track) | 23:45.69 A | Sofia Ramos | Mexico | 5/7 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | Queretaro, Mexico | [30] |
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