Teenage running sensation Sam Ruthe has made another record-breaking outing on the track after shattering the longstanding New Zealand secondary schools 1500m record on Saturday.
The 16-year-old Tauranga Boys College student ran his heat in a time of 3 minutes and 38.62 seconds at the New Zealand secondary schools track and field championship in Hastings.
He was 200m ahead when he crossed the finish line and nearly 30 seconds faster than second place.
His time was eight seconds quicker than the previous record, held by former Commonwealth Games runner Richard Potts since 1989.
In March, Ruthe became the youngest person to run a mile in under 4 minutes.
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The final of the 1500m event was scheduled to be run at 2pm on Sunday.
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