A teenage phenom from just outside Fort Worth is now the youngest individual world track champion in history.
Cooper Lutkenhaus, a 17-year-old junior at Northwest High School in Justin, won the 800 meters at the world indoor track championships Sunday in Torun, Poland.
He finished in 1 minute, 44.24 seconds, edging out Eliott Crestan of Belgium (1:44.38) and Mohamed Attaoui of Spain (1:44.66).
“He’s a prodigy on the rise,” NBC Sports commentator Ato Boldon said…