I thought I would take minute to review some of the top Texan results for the 2025 Outdoor Season now that the summer Nationals are complete.

Obviously no list or conversation can start without mentioning what Cooper Lutkenhaus did at the US National Championships. I was lucky enough to be in Heyward the afternoon he broke Michael Granville’s 29-year old record at Nike. The weather wasn’t great and I really didn’t think he’d have a legit shot. The day before when Luke Bone ran the 7th or 8th best all-time (at the time) during the U20 Final, the weather was much nicer. So when Coop broke the record, the place went crazy.

The UIL State Track Meet delivered an absolute spectacle, where the state’s best high school athletes turned the track at Mike A. Myers Stadium into a record-breaking runway! From thrilling middle-distance duels to grueling 3200-meter grinds, the distance events were nothing short of spectacular, highlighted by jaw-dropping new state and conference records.

A New State Standard in the 800m!

The headline performance of the meet belongs to Cooper Lutkenhaus of Northwest, who didn’t just win the Class 6A Boys 800-meter run—he rewrote the record book! Lutkenhaus clocked a scorching 1:47.04 , setting a NEW STATE RECORD. This incredible run cements his place as one of the state’s all-time greats in the event. Following him closely was Luke Bone of Austin High, securing the silver medal with a time of 1:49.23.

1A BOYS 1600 METER RUN
1 Ryker Haivala Cumby Miller Grove 4:34.78
2 Sebastian Talamantez Comstock 4:36.90
3 Jose Ventura Lasara 4:43.03
4 Caynden Mynear White Deer 4:43.71
5 Brett Macias Neches High School 4:46.47
6 Camden Lummus Roby 4:48.05
7 Brance Ferguson Happy 4:48.62
8 Hayden King Clyde Eula 4:51.80

1A BOYS 3200 METER RUN
1 Ryker Haivala Cumby Miller Grove 9:50.31
2 Sebastian Talamantez Comstock 9:54.75
3 Brett Macias Neches High School 10:08.39
4 Aaron Fagan Zephyr 10:14.44
5 Aiden Beversdorf Petersburg 10:14.96
6 Yair Martinez Balmorhea 10:17.79
7 Adrian Rosales Booker 10:19.42
8 Camden Lummus Roby 10:19.66
9 Eduardo Cedillo O’Donnell 10:25.71

The Northwest Texan Invitational 1k US High School Record attempt didn’t go as planned, however that does not mean it was a failure.

Sure, nobody broke the record and the entire field looked bummed after the race, but as someone who was there, it was definitely a success. This race gave all of those kids a taste of big time racing very early in the outdoor season. Some would probably say too early in the outdoor season, but with the way the UIL schedule is so compressed (that’s a topic for another day), there’s really not a good place to put it, unless you add it to TDF or an event like that.

1k High School Record Breaking Attempt
Friday, around 8 PM at Justin Northwest Texan Stadium

I think one thing we can all agree on is that the 1k US High School record attempt at the Justin Northwest Texan Invitational this coming Friday should be exciting. There should definitely be more odd distance events like this.

The current US High School Outdoor record is held by Marcus Reilly of Massachusetts, who broke the record last June in Montreal, Canada in a time of 1:21.81. Reilly is currently a freshman at Michigan.