US sport has always been obsessed with the teen phenom. No wonder they’ve been falling over themselves to heap praise on ...

Discover Cooper Lutkenhaus's incredible achievement: setting the under-18 world best in the 800 meters and qualifying for the ...

At just 16 years old, Cooper Lutkenhaus isn't just chasing greatness — he's sprinting straight into the history books.

Sixteen-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus shattered the U20 800m world record at the USATF Championships, leading a weekend where ...

Cooper Lutkenhaus, 16, set a world U18 record in the 800 meters with an electric stretch run at the U.S. Track & Field ...

Cooper Lutkenhaus, 16, made U.S. history on Aug. 3, becoming the youngest American to qualify for the World Track and Field ...

Lutkenhaus set the under-18 world record in the 800 meters at the 2025 USATF Outdoor National Championships at Hayward Field ...

The 16-year-old phenom ran 1:42.27 at the USATF Outdoor Championships—taking over a second off the previous U18 world record.

At the U.S. track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon, Justin Northwest High School’s Cooper Lutkenhaus took more than ...

Lutkenhaus’ effort, which dipped under the world standard of 1:44.50—a qualifying mark he needed if he were to finish inside ...

High schooler Cooper Lutkenhaus, all of 16 years old, nearly beat him. A native of Justin, Texas, Lutkenhaus finished just ...

Lutkenhaus, who turns 17 on Dec. 19, is in line to break the record of youngest American to compete at track and field worlds ...