EUGENE, Oregon — A 16-year-old from North Texas stunned the world Sunday at the U.S. national track championships and punched his ticket to the World Championships.

Cooper Lutkenhaus, a rising junior at Northwest High School, finished second in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:42.27. Lutkenhaus finished just behind 2019 world champion Donavan Brazier.

Though he didn't get first, Lutkenhaus snagged a world record: the fastest performance for an athlete under 18. His time was also the fourth-best in U.S. history and the fifth-fastest in the world.

He also broke the record for the American record for runners under the age of 20.

"It was a crazy day," Lutkenhaus said.

The silver medal finish qualifies Lutkenhaus for the World Championships, which will be held in Tokyo, Japan, in S

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