Cooper Lutkenhaus Resets His Boys Freshman Class 800m National Record At RunningLane Championships

Justin Northwest (TX) freshman Cooper Lutkenhaus reset his own U.S. high school freshman class record in the boys 800 at the 2024 RunningLane Track Championships, clocking 1:49.12 for the win.

That bested the star freshman's previous best and class record of 1:49.84 that he set weeks earlier in his win at the UIL 5A State Championships.



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[HowlingFantods]

Star in the making. Best of luck to this guy and his progression.

[jayrperkins]

Stud with amazing form. This kid could be Big Time and the 800 for USA is wide open!

[pulsegd]

man as a freshman I ran 2:49 what is this 😭

[blainenewton]

He went out a little hard but held on. That extra strength will come soon enough as he continues to mature. If he doesn't get injured and progresses at even a modest rate, he'll break the national HS 800m record by the time he's a junior.

[jrnumex]

"lets go to lutkenhaus texas, me willie and the boys"

[rontilson]

Micheal Granville ran 1:47 at 16 and I think obea Moore ran 1:49 at 15, Quincy Wilson ran 1:51 this year as part of his training lol Thsts still phenomenal, I just named high school legends, who knows what this kid can do

[IOSALive]

MileSplit, This made me laugh so hard, thanks for sharing!

[kimlibera]

The next new prospect--if they don't move him up.

[patrickhare]

1.49 wins state in lots of places. 16 or not

[rgdos]

Is this the offspring of the former UNT brute George? Hard to tell, given George had zero closing speed. Just saying 😌

Robbie G. ⚜️

[michaeldanvers]

i'm so cooked and i'm a junior

[arniekappeler]

He's very fast, but they probably shouldn't play up his being a freshman. He's sixteen.