In a few short weeks, Cooper Lutkenhaus will be beginning his junior year at Northwest High School in suburban Fort Worth. Just a few weeks into his semester, he'll be flying across the world to Tokyo to compete for the United States in the World Athletics Championships, after qualifying with a record-shattering performance at Sunday's USA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Lutkenhaus, who just began running track three years ago according to Runner's World, finished second in the 800-meter with a scorching time of 1:42.27, shattering the world record for a runner under 18. He finished a hair behind champion Donavan Brazier (1:42.16), running the fourth best time in U.S. history. He also broke his own personal record in the 800 by three seconds.
