Sam Ruthe, a 15-year-old athlete from New Zealand, rocked the running world last Wednesday ... national champion at the New Zealand Track and Field Championships by winning the 3,000-meter race ...

Earlier this month, Ruthe became the youngest-ever senior national champion at the New Zealand Track and Field Championships with his victory ... aura as a landmark achievement for middle-distance ...

New Zealander Sam Ruthe, 15, became the world's youngest person to break the four-minute mile barrier with a time of 3:58.35 at Go Media Stadium in Auckland, N.Z., Wednesday evening.

Jonathan Maples and Damian Hodgson back at Cooks Gardens after success at the Jennian Homes Athletics New Zealand Track and Field Championships ... won the senior men gold in the 400m hurdles.