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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious observe and area record at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by operating a mile in below 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 assistance from a pacer, breaking a report that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun turned the primary high schooler to run a mile in beneath four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal file five times earlier than graduating. Ryun's time of document 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 outside runs. It needs to be famous, though, that Ryun was the one athlete to do so in high school-only competitors, with out using a pacer.

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

"I would like to suppose that it is not loopy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin advised CBS Information. "Clearly, I'm still a long methods away and have some work to do, but I'm assured in my potential. I have the dream, now I just need to put the work in and chase it."

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