This seems like pressuring the kid. Don't do that. Let him be a teen.
All the downvotes on this are arrogant. OP is correct. Stop calling these young kids "phenoms" or "prodigies" as that does nothing but instill immense mental pressure and typically causes them to burnout
I’m amazed by the ratio here. 2 thumbs up/ 22 thumbs down so far. I guess censorship is popular with runners. This site has one guy that with the power to decide what is allowed and what isn’t based on his whims. Sure, the posts he deleted *in this thread* had incorrect information. He also deletes and changes posts simply because he doesn’t agree with them. Funny… I thought conservatives were *for* the first amendment and against censorship and the outright changing / doctoring of other peoples posts.
I only regret that I have but one downvote to give for this point.
Why? Are you saying you’re fine with Rojo deleting whatever posts he wants? Are you fine with Rojo editing posts? I’m truly curious why you are so passionate about my post you wish you could downvote it twice. To be clear: my argument is that Rojo shouldn’t be editing or deleting posts. You (and others) apparently are fine with Rojo editing and deleting posts. I think that is odd.
There are only one or two people on this forum who would be supportive of that behavior, and those same two people quite likely have the ability to manipulate the up and down votes.
Based on the video, that’s not so much a kick as it is him cruising for 600 and then running to his ability the last 200. I guess I’m defining a kick as running fast when already tired, digging to find that extra gear. He didn’t need that in this race. Impressive running!
Based on the video, that’s not so much a kick as it is him cruising for 600 and then running to his ability the last 200. I guess I’m defining a kick as running fast when already tired, digging to find that extra gear. He didn’t need that in this race. Impressive running!
He made the rest of the field look like they were the freshmen
Result sites have him as 16. It seems that athletic.net and runnerspace have added a year to his age every January. Is it true they do that to every athlete as someone claimed -- seems doubtful? Someone like you (they might know) needs to contact them to get that fixed. Otherwise the kid is going to have questions raised, and doesn't deserve it.
Athletic.net and Runnerspace.com are two of the worse websites for accuracy of information. They have a good pool of information, but they are horribly managed and they do not vet the information provided. Athletic.net pretends to be the best data source and if the results are not on Athletic.net, it didn't happen.
Both of these sites provide us with helpful information, but they lack a decent interface and correct information. :(
that record is 1:47.50 so that’s a bit of a stretch. with that being said, the way he ran this race and the fact that he has more than 7 months left as a 15 year old i wouldn’t be surprised if he broke that record at some point.
Running a 1:49.85 800m frosh nat'l record, then running 48.82 400m just over an hour later is amazing for any grade in HS.
However, for a 15-year frosh in less-than-perfect weather (extremely humid evening) is absolutely amazing! If this kid moves up to the mile, he could be the next Texas prep sub 4:00 miler. Beautiful potential in this athlete.
Father ran xc for University of North Texas, is his school's AD and brother is a frosh at University of Tulsa. Lot of things going good for him.
Provide a link to that, or it is just BS. That your profile has that error means you failed to get it fixed. Your claim is that Athletics.net can not be used for age record purpose because the ages are false for much of the year. Someone born on December 31st is claimed as being 16 on Jan 1st, and another person born on Jan 1st, the next day, is 15 for the entire year. That is why YOU need to provide a link to that "policy."
The trolls are out in force. No link. "same for everyone"'s comment is BS trolling.
Been proven false a few posts later, WHERE YOU AT BRO?!?!
Running a 1:49.85 800m frosh nat'l record, then running 48.82 400m just over an hour later is amazing for any grade in HS.
However, for a 15-year frosh in less-than-perfect weather (extremely humid evening) is absolutely amazing! If this kid moves up to the mile, he could be the next Texas prep sub 4:00 miler. Beautiful potential in this athlete.
Father ran xc for University of North Texas, is his school's AD and brother is a frosh at University of Tulsa. Lot of things going good for him.
I agree! It was so interesting to watch because his first 400 looked easy, but it was still a moving 55. If there were not a clock, I would have thought it looked more like a 60 first lap. Anyway, not sure why people have to debate his age. I guess it would make some people feel better if he were an older freshman. He's very talented and that last 200 was magnificent. I hope he stays healthy and continues to improve for years to come. If so, the future is bright for mid distance running in the USA. I'd like to eventually see him run the mile. As he matures I think that could be a great race distance for him.
This kid and his family know what they are doing. Brother at Tulsa was a very good runner, but was playing football (and maybe basketball) up until junior year. Made huge improvements senior year, especially at Nike.
Cooper took that and started just focusing on running his 8th grade year and you see the benefits. He's legit and his age is a legit 15 (unlike Caden Leonard who is a year older than normal sophomores).
His next run is supposedly this weekend at Texas Meet of Champions in San Marcos. It is usually a fast meet. After that he's scheduled to run Brooks PR. Not sure if he's headed to Nike or NB, but they've traditionally gone to Nike.
Eighth grader Cooper Lutkenhaus from Gene Pike, TX set the middle school national record in the boys 800-meter at the Brooks PR Invitational, running 1:54.20 at Renton Memorial Stadium in Renton.
