While the world was fixated on the Diamond League and the looming Tokyo World Championships, 16-year-old phenom Cooper Lutkenhaus quietly stormed onto the scene, leaving everyone stunned. The news? Lutkenhaus is turning pro, and with it, he’s leaving all his college records in the past. That’s right: the record-smashing teen, who obliterated his own 800m high school mark and shattered the U18 world record with a jaw-dropping 1:42.27 runner-up finish at last month’s USATF Championship, has decided to forgo all remaining high school and collegiate eligibility to embark on a professional career.

Talking to the CITIUS MAG, Lutkenhaus expressed his excitement as he signed with Nike to turn professional, “I’m just super excited and blessed for the opportunity. To be able to run professionally

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