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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive School Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious monitor and field file at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by running a mile in beneath 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a report that had stood for almost 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 without the help of a pacer, breaking a report that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun became the primary high schooler to run a mile in below 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his own record 5 times earlier than 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 high school athlete to break 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in out of doors runs. It ought to be famous, although, that Ryun was the one athlete to take action in high school-only competitors, with out the usage of a pacer.

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

"I would prefer to suppose that it isn't crazy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin advised CBS News. "Clearly, I am nonetheless a long methods away and have some work to do, however I'm assured in my ability. I have the dream, now I just need to put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires may very nicely be in attain. After his document run within the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, winning silver in 1500m in the course of the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.