Wow! That's exactly one full second faster than Michael Granville's former 1:46.45 record that stood for over 29 years.
And he is a sophomore. So something doesn’t add up. He must be a freak talent or something.
His physical development is closer to a senior but still expecting great things. Granville's record was actually fairly weak among the distance marks as well so someone shattering it was long overdue.
Age 17 record is 1:44.51 Krzysztof Roznicki Poland. Burgin 1:44.14 age 18. I could see Lutkenhaus just breaking these over next two years and challenging the Brazier's record at age 19.
Age 17 record is 1:44.51 Krzysztof Roznicki Poland. Burgin 1:44.14 age 18. I could see Lutkenhaus just breaking these over next two years and challenging the Brazier's record at age 19.
You're right, age group records are more relevant for Cooper L, considering he's born in december
He looked smooth in this race, and conditions were bad. I would like to see him entering a Diamond league race (like Sam ruthe in Eugene). He could break 1'45 this summer, for sure
Wow! That's exactly one full second faster than Michael Granville's former 1:46.45 record that stood for over 29 years.
And he is a sophomore. So something doesn’t add up. He must be a freak talent or something.
I think the bigger thing that doesn't add up is how Granville's record lasted so long. What I mean by that is records shouldn't last nearly 30 years (please don't think I'm implying Granville doped; that's *not* what I'm saying). Why did it take so long for someone to run faster than Granville? As phenomenal as his record was, it should have been broken sooner.
If we look at the World Athletics scoring table point values for the top 5 U.S. high school boys' performers in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m/mile, we can see that the 800m is lagging behind its bookends, even taking into account what Lutkenhaus ran today:
400m: 1236, 1201, 1186, 1180, 1174 - average 1195.4, median 1186
800m: 1160, 1130, 1129, 1127, 1126 - average 1134.3, median 1129
1500m/mile: 1183, 1157, 1154, 1149, 1134 - average 1155.4, median 1154
The good news is 4 of the top 6 performers in the 800m have come within the last three years (Lutkenhaus, Flatt, Sumner, and Powell). Hopefully their stellar performances are inspiring other kids and their coaches to aim higher. And, of course, Lutkenhaus still has two more years to run even faster. Very exciting!
And he is a sophomore. So something doesn’t add up. He must be a freak talent or something.
His physical development is closer to a senior but still expecting great things. Granville's record was actually fairly weak among the distance marks as well so someone shattering it was long overdue.
How soredick can you get? He looks like a normal soph. If anyone was developed, it was Granville, watched him run for years out here and we looked older, like Webb.
I think the bigger thing that doesn't add up is how Granville's record lasted so long. What I mean by that is records shouldn't last nearly 30 years (please don't think I'm implying Granville doped; that's *not* what I'm saying). Why did it take so long for someone to run faster than Granville? As phenomenal as his record was, it should have been broken sooner.
If we look at the World Athletics scoring table point values for the top 5 U.S. high school boys' performers in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m/mile, we can see that the 800m is lagging behind its bookends, even taking into account what Lutkenhaus ran today:
400m: 1236, 1201, 1186, 1180, 1174 - average 1195.4, median 1186
800m: 1160, 1130, 1129, 1127, 1126 - average 1134.3, median 1129
1500m/mile: 1183, 1157, 1154, 1149, 1134 - average 1155.4, median 1154
The good news is 4 of the top 6 performers in the 800m have come within the last three years (Lutkenhaus, Flatt, Sumner, and Powell). Hopefully their stellar performances are inspiring other kids and their coaches to aim higher. And, of course, Lutkenhaus still has two more years to run even faster. Very exciting!
For sure, Granville’s record was surprisingly stubborn.
Here's a simpler way of contextualizing Lutkenhaus' performance: our top 1500m high school boys this year are running 9-10 seconds slower than the top men in the world the past two years. We should therefore hope our top 800m high school boys can run within 4.5-5 seconds of the world's best men. That's what Lutkenhaus is now doing. Way to go, Cooper!