Aussie teen sensation Cameron Myers breaks global under-age mile record in New York City

Australian running prodigy Cameron Myers secured his second global under-age record as he charged to victory in a mile race in New York City on Sunday (AEDT).

The 18-year-old from Canberra won the men's mile at the Dr Sander Scorcher meet with a time of 3:53.12, which shattered the world under-20 indoor, or "short track", record of 3:55.02 set by American German Fernandez in 2009.

Myers also broke the meet record in a gun-to-tape win, eclipsing the 3:53.55 set by British-Australian Adam Fogg last year.

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Myers claimed his first global under-age record when he clocked 3:33.26 in the 1500m at Poland's Silesia Diamond League in 2023, breaking the under-18 record for the metric mile on his Diamond League debut.

Myers didn't post a qualifier for September's world championships at the Dr Sander Scorcher meet on Sunday (AEDT), but the precocious teen will get another shot when he races a mile at New York City's Millrose Games on February 9 (AEDT).

Despite his record-breaking run, he was clearly disappointed after falling short of the world championship qualification mark, which is 3:50.00.

"It's good to come out here and get it [the world under-20 indoor record], but the goal was to run a bit faster so in reality I'm not too happy with that," Myers said.

"So I've got to learn how to get out a bit harder."

The race was held on a track that's only 200 metres in length, as opposed to the traditional 400 metres, and Myers had never even done a training session on a "short track".

"It was different, that's for sure," he said.

"The first couple of laps I was just getting used to it. So I think I'll be ready in two weeks' time."

Myers will next compete over 3000m at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on February 3 (AEDT), his manager, James Templeton, confirmed with Wide World of Sports.

He is hoping to make his senior Australian debut at September's world championships, to be held in Tokyo.

He was qualified to be selected in the 1500m for the Paris Olympics, but only three could go and the three picked by Athletics Australia selectors were Adam Spencer, Oliver Hoare and Stewart McSweyn.

Spencer also contested the mile at the Dr Sander Scorcher meet on Sunday (AEDT), finishing eighth in 3:58.04.