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

IT WASN’T UNTIL 04:30 or so in the morning that the Lutkenhaus family made it home after their trip to... Read More ...

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

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

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

Lutkenhaus set the under-18 world record in the 800 meters at the 2025 USATF Outdoor National Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. He ran a 1:42.27, shattering the previous high school ...

A North Texas teenager broke records over the weekend at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships. Cooper Lutkenhaus, who ...

Lutkenhaus’ effort, which dipped under the world standard of 1:44.50—a qualifying mark he needed if he were to finish inside the top three places—was also a new world under-18 best. It surpassed the ...

16-year-old athlete from Texas, Cooper Lutkenhaus, recently became the youngest American ever to qualify for the World Track and Field Championships. The teenage sprinter competed in the 800m final, ...

Cooper Lutkenhaus’ incredible run at the USATF Outdoor National Championships will continue after the 16-year-old advanced to Sunday’s final in the 800 meters while competing against world-class ...

The 16-year-old Justin Northwest star ran an under-18 world record to make the U.S. team for the World Championship meet.

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