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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive College Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious track and discipline document on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by working a mile in beneath 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a report that had stood for practically 60 years.

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

Ryun became the first high schooler to run a mile in beneath four minutes in 1964, then broke his own file 5 occasions before graduating. Ryun's time of file was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by less 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 should be famous, although, that Ryun was the one athlete to take action in excessive school-only competition, with out using a pacer.

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

"I'd prefer to suppose that it isn't loopy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin instructed CBS News. "Clearly, I'm still a long ways away and have some work to do, however I'm assured in my skill. I've the dream, now I simply need to put the work in and chase it."

Based mostly on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires could very properly be in reach. After his record run in the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m through the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.