Cooper Lutkenhaus

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Cooper Lutkenhaus
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NationalityAmerican
Education Northwest High School (Texas) [1]
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Event(s)400m, 800m
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Cooper Lutkenhaus is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 800 meters.

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He holds the Texas high school record and the American high school freshman record in this event, with a time of 1:47.58 set in 2024. [3] [4]

Early life and background

Lutkenhaus comes from a family of athletes. His father George was the Class 1A state runner-up in the 1600 meters in 1995. His older brother Andrew had a personal best of 1:50.04 in the 800 meters in high school. [1]

Lutkenhaus looks up to Bryce Hoppel, who set the American record in the 800 meters at the 2024 Summer Olympics, running 1:41.67. [1]

Michael Granville, who holds the 800 meter high school record of 1:46.45, claims that Lutkenhaus has the ability to break his record. [1] [5]

Career

In middle school, Lutkenhaus competed in football, wrestling, basketball, cross country, and track & field. As an eighth grader, in spring 2023, Lutkenhaus won the 800 m at the Brooks PR Invitational and Nike Outdoor Nationals in times of 1:54.20 and 1:53.59 respectively, leading him to pursue athletics more seriously in high school. [1]

During his freshman year of high school from 2023–2024, Lutkenhaus finished 47th in the Class 5A cross country state meet, running 16:23.4 for 5 kilometers. [6] He went undefeated in the 800 m, winning three national meets and a Texas Class 5A state title, which he won in 1:49.84. [1] [7] [8] At the Brooks PR Invitational, Lutkenhaus set a new American high school freshman record and a new Texas high school state record in the 800 m, running 1:47.58. [3] [4] [9] That same season, Lutkenhaus also ran 47.33 for 400 meters. [10]

After having built up endurance over the summer, Lutkenhaus began his sophomore season in August with a personal best of 4:14.17 in the 1600 meters, finishing in a final lap of 59.1 seconds. [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Southlake 1 mile". milesplit.live. MileSplit. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 Dickinson, Marley (2024-06-13). "15-year-old U.S. high schooler runs crazy 800m time". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  4. 1 2 "Justin Northwest's Cooper Lutkenhaus breaks state record in 800 with time of 1:47.58". Dallas News. 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  5. ↑ Grundy, William. "Michael Granville, Cooper Lutkenhaus Taking 1:45 NR To 1:44". Texas MileSplit. Archived from the original on 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  6. ↑ McCartney, Micah (2024-06-17). "Golden summer: Lutkenhaus earns wins in summer trifecta - Wise County Messenger". Wise County Messenger -. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  7. ↑ Riddle, Greg (2024-05-04). "As Kailey Littlefield ends amazing career in 800, Cooper Lutkenhaus is just starting his". Dallas News. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  8. ↑ "Northwest freshman Cooper Lutkenhaus is a 'generational talent.' The sky is the limit". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  9. ↑ Mull, Cory (2024-06-13). "Is Cooper Lutkenhaus The Second Coming Of Michael Granville?". FloTrack. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
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