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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wood High College Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious track and discipline report on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by operating a mile in under four minutes. Martin's run broke a record that had stood for almost 60 years.

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

Ryun grew to become the first excessive schooler to run a mile in underneath 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his personal 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 interrupt four minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It ought to be noted, though, 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 graduation. Speaking about his long-term targets, Martin hopes to turn out to be an Olympic athlete.

"I would like to assume that it is not loopy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin informed CBS News. "Obviously, I'm still a long ways away and have some work to do, however I'm assured in my capability. I've the dream, now I just need to put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's dreams could very nicely be in attain. After his record run within the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, winning silver in 1500m throughout the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.