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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious track and discipline record at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by running a mile in underneath four minutes. Martin's run broke a document that had stood for practically 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 with out the help of a pacer, breaking a record that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun turned the first excessive schooler to run a mile in under four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal document 5 occasions before graduating. Ryun's time of record was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by lower than a second.

Martin is now the 14th American highschool athlete to break four minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It needs to be famous, though, that Ryun was the only athlete to take action in excessive school-only competition, without the usage of a pacer.

Martin's run was a major milestone he prepares to attend the College of Virginia upon commencement. Talking about his long-term goals, Martin hopes to become an Olympic athlete.

"I might like to suppose that it isn't crazy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin told CBS Information. "Clearly, I'm nonetheless a long methods away and have some work to do, however I am confident in my ability. I've the dream, now I just should put the work in and chase it."

Based mostly on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's dreams could very effectively be in reach. After his report run in the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, successful silver in 1500m during the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.