Top Finishes by American Women at Boston
| Year | Name | State | Time | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Roberta (Bobbi) Gibb | Massachusetts | 3:21:40 | 1 |
| 1967 | Roberta (Bobbi) Gibb | California | 3:27:17 | 1 |
| 1968 | Roberta (Bobbi) Gibb | California | 3:30:00 | 1 |
| 1969 | Sara Mae Berman | Massachusetts | 3:22:46 | 1 |
| 1970 | Sara Mae Berman | Massachusetts | 3:05:07 | 1 |
| 1971 | Sara Mae Berman | Massachusetts | 3:08:30 | 1 |
| 1972 | Nina Kuscsik | New York | 2:15:39 | 1 |
| 1973 | Jacqueline A. Hansen | California | 2:16:03 | 1 |
| 1974 | Michiko (Miki) Gorman | California | 2:13:39 | 1 |
| 1975 | Kathrine Switzer | New York | 2:51:37 | 2 |
| 1976 | Kim Merritt | Wisconsin | 2:20:19 | 1 |
| 1977 | Michiko (Miki) Gorman | California | 2:14:46 | 1 |
| 1978 | Gayle S. Barron | Georgia | 2:10:13 | 1 |
| 1979 | Joan Benoit | Maine | 2:09:27 | 1 |
| 1980 | Patti Lyons | Massachusetts | 2:35:08 | 2 |
| 1981 | Patti Lyons Catalano | Massachusetts | 2:27:51 | 2 |
| 1982 | Eileen G. Claugus | California | 2:38:48 | 3 |
| 1983 | Joan Benoit | Massachusetts | 2:09:00 | 1 |
| 1984 | Midde Hamrin | Texas | 2:33:53 | 2 |
| 1985 | Lisa Larsen-Weidenbach | Michigan | 2:14:05 | 1 |
| 1986 | Julie Isphording | Ohio | 2:33:40 | 6 |
| 1987 | Leatrice A. Hayer | Massachusetts | 2:37:58 | 8 |
| 1988 | Gillian Beschloss | New York | 2:40:08 | 10 |
| 1989 | Kim Jones | Washington | 2:29:34 | 3 |
| 1990 | Maria Trujillo | Arizona | 2:28:53 | 3 |
| 1991 | Kim Jones | Washington | 2:26:40 | 2 |
| 1992 | Jane Welzel | Colorado | 2:36:21 | 10 |
| 1993 | Kim Jones | Washington | 2:30:00 | 2 |
| 1994 | Kim Jones | Washington | 2:31:46 | 8 |
| 1995 | Linda Somers | California | 2:34:30 | 11 |
| 1996 | Lorraine Hochella | Virginia | 2:41:38 | 23 |
| 1997 | Kim Jones | Washington | 2:32:52 | 9 |
| 1998 | Mary-Lynn Currier | Massachusetts | 2:35:18 | 11 |
| 1999 | Lynn Jennings | New Hampshire | 2:38:37 | 12 |
| 2000 | Maria Trujillo de Rios | California | 2:42:24 | 18 |
| 2001 | Jill Gaitenby | Rhode Island | 2:36:45 | 14 |
| 2002 | Jill Gaitenby | Massachusetts | 2:38:55 | 13 |
| 2003 | Marla Runyan | Oregon | 2:30:28 | 5 |
| 2004 | Julie Spencer | Wisconsin | 2:56:39 | 16 |
| 2005 | Emily LeVan | Maine | 2:43:14 | 12 |
| 2006 | Emily LeVan | Maine | 2:37:01 | 13 |
| 2007 | Deena Kastor | California | 2:35:09 | 5 |
| 2008 | Ashley Anklam | Minnesota | 2:48:43 | 14 |
| 2009 | Kara Goucher | Oregon | 2:32:25 | 3 |
| 2010 | Paige Higgins | Arizona | 2:36:00 | 13 |
| 2011 | Desiree Davila | Michigan | 2:22:38 | 2 |
NOTE: The women’s division was not officially established until 1972.