The Brief
- North Texas teen Cooper Lutkenhaus, 17, won the 800-meter world title on Sunday at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.
- He is now the youngest-ever individual champion in world history and the youngest man to win a senior individual world medal.
- Lutkenhaus finished with a time of 1:44.24, following a record-breaking performance in August where he set the fastest under-18 800m time ever.
DALLAS – A North Texas teen made history over the weekend at the World Athletics Indoor Track and Field Championships.
World Title
Cooper Lutkenhaus is a 17-year-old student at Northwest High School in Justin, which is about 30 minutes north of Fort Worth.
He won the 800-meter race at the championship in Poland on Sunday with a time of 1:44.24 seconds.
Lutkenhaus is now the youngest-ever champion in an individual event. He is also the youngest man to win a senior individual world medal.
Previous World Record
Lutkenhaus also made headlines in August after breaking a record at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships.…