One track prodigy at a time, Australia is putting itself on the map! And this time, it was the same teenager who was frustrated just last week after breaking a 16-year-old world record. But today, the tables have turned. At the Millrose Games, this Aussie put on a show, probably making the Americans more cautious than ever. Clocking in third behind Yared Nuguse and Hobbs Kessler, he dashed the plans of an all-American podium in the Wanamaker mile. But unlike last time, the track and field star is all hyped up and confident after this particular win!

Yes, we are talking about the 18-year-old Cam Myers, who crossed the finish line in 3:47.48 at Millrose, which happened to be a new indoor Australian record. Moreover, it was also the U20 mile world record (both indoor and outdoor) and that just placed Myers in an elite sprinting company. This comes in days after the Australian made his indoor mile debut and broke the U20 indoor mile world record. He is racking up those early track and field successes. Only this time, he wasn’t frustrated but rather ambitious about his future goals.

As seen in an X post by Citius Mag, Cam Myers was optimistic about his win this time, unlike his reaction to the previous record weeks back. After the Millrose race, he said, “My coach said, ‘You’re good enough to hang with anyone in the world for 1400m. Just deal with that when it comes.'” Well, if this is not confidence, what is? Myers also described the race and conditions that saw him pull this off: “I managed to have a little bit left at the end. It was one of those race situations where it pans out perfectly.”

Although Yared Nuguse completed 8 laps of the 200m track way quicker than the Australian track and field wunderkind, in just 3:46.43, to set a new world record, Myers’ time was equally satisfactory. Even if we look at how he fared in the all-time list for world indoor times, Myers is now fourth and that’s among men of all ages, which is commendable. “I knew I had a big one in me. I was thinking 3:48 or 3:49; that’d be great. So I was super pleased.” Can’t say we disagree with that! The 18-year-old is the newest superstar in the track and field fraternity.

But this is hardly the first time the Aussie posed a real challenge to runners far more experienced than him. At the New Balance Grand Prix last weekend, Myers wrapped up the 3000m run in 7:33.12, and what’s more, it was his second indoor race ever! yup! At the Grand Prix, he restricted Hobbs Kessler to a fourth finish. He’s etching on-the-trot records in track and field and that ought to give him a major confidence boost!

However, this wasn’t always the case. If we travel back to January 2025, things were quite different then. Well, Cam Myers was still winning big time, but he wasn’t wearing his wins well. Even a historically special day on the track, when he broke a 16-year-old world record, left him frustrated!

Cam Myers’ bizarre reaction to track and field world record

Cam Myers ran the first indoor race of his career at the Dr Sander Invitational in New York on January 25. Much out of habit, he emerged right at the top! Thanks to his 3:53.12 win, the boy improved the previous world U20 indoor mile record set by USA’s German Fernandez back in 2009. This means he was now the U20 world indoor record holder!

However, how did he react to this feat? Myers said, “It was nice to come and do it, I guess. But the goal was to run faster (than this), so I’m not really too happy about it.” The fact that Myers could not go lower than the track and field world championships’ cutoff time seemed to have played a part in that frustration.

But what also did was, his sluggish start, “I think I need to learn to start off a little bit stronger. This was my first short track race—I’d never had a training session before.” However, there’s a world of a difference in his reaction from last time and what he’s said today. Clearly, he was a lot more composed and practical today! But one thing is clear, Americans need to be wary of this Australian prodigy! Who do you think is a worthy competitor to the 18-year-old record holder? let us know below!