As the calendar turns to 2026, the 118th Millrose Games are now less than one month away. This iconic event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 1st at the Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory. The Men’s 600m will be a key race to watch, as high school superstar Cooper Lutkenhaus will take on a professional field for the second year in a row, this time facing off against last year’s winner Will Sumner, as well as Olympian Isaiah Jewett.

Cooper Lutkenhaus took the track & field world by storm in 2025, running 1:42.27 in the 800m to set the World U18 Record and place second at the US Championships. He then became the youngest American in history to compete at the World Championships. Earlier in 2025, Lutkenhaus set the indoor high school 800m record, running 1:46.86 at the Millrose Games. Still just 17 years old, Lutkenhaus will now be making his professional debut indoors in his return to The Armory.

Will Sumner won the 600m at last year’s Millrose Games, clocking a meet record of 1:14.04. The former Georgia Bulldog was the 2023 800m NCAA Champion, as well as a two-time World Junior Champion as part of the 4x400m relay. Once a high school phenom himself, Sumner holds the high school 600m record of 1:15.58, a mark that Lutkenhaus will surely be aware of.

Also in the field is 800m Olympian Isaiah Jewett. Jewett was the 2021 NCAA Champion in the event while competing for USC, before winning the Olympic Trials to secure his spot in Tokyo. In 2025, Jewett placed second behind Sumner at Millrose, running a personal best of 1:14.17.

The 118th Millrose Games is a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meet. Other athletes announced include Grant Fisher, Cole Hocker, Elle St. Pierre, Jess Hull, Nikki Hiltz, Joe Kovacs, Yared Nuguse, Hobbs Kessler, Cameron Myers, Julien Alfred, Devynne Charlton, Danielle Williams, Doris Lemngole, Jane Hedengren, and Josette Andrews.

More details about the meet, as well as information about buying tickets, can be found at https://www.millrosegames.org/. More than 90% of the seats to the Millrose Games have already been sold.

About The Armory

The Armory Foundation is a New York City non-profit institution, with the mission of “Keeping Everyone on Track.” Each season, The Armory – the proud home of the Nike Track & Field Center – produces the Millrose Games, hosts more than 100 track and field meets, and welcomes more than 300,000 visits. Among its many youth sports and educational programs, including the acclaimed Armory College Prep program, The Armory runs the leading collegiate indoor track meets with the Dr. Sander Scorcher and the HBCU Showcase presented by Nike. Additionally, The Armory hosts the largest high school indoor track meets with the Apple Bank Hispanic Games, the JAMBAR Coaches Hall of Fame Invitational, the Refuel with Chocolate Milk Officials’ Hall of Fame Invitational, and the U.S. Marines Corps Holiday Classic. The Armory runs the CUIMC Team Relay Marathon, which is the world’s largest indoor marathon relay. The Armory is also the home to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame and dozens of very large education-focused events. For more information, visit Armory.NYC and ArmoryTrack.org.