High schooler runs sub-4 minute mile, breaks report that had stood since 1965

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive College Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious observe and field report on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by running a mile in below four minutes. Martin's run broke a file that had stood for nearly 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 without assistance from a pacer, breaking a document that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun became the primary excessive schooler to run a mile in beneath four minutes in 1964, then broke his own file five instances earlier than graduating. Ryun's time of report was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by less than a second.

Martin is now the 14th American highschool athlete to interrupt 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It ought to be famous, although, that Ryun was the one athlete to take action in high school-only competition, without the use of a pacer.

Martin's run was a serious milestone he prepares to attend the University of Virginia upon commencement. Speaking about his long-term objectives, Martin hopes to develop into an Olympic athlete.

"I would prefer to think that it isn't loopy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin informed CBS News. "Clearly, I'm still a long ways away and have some work to do, but I am assured in my skill. I have the dream, now I simply should put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires may very well be in reach. After his file run in the Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m throughout the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.