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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden High Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious observe and discipline report on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by running 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 without the help of a pacer, breaking a report that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun became the primary excessive schooler to run a mile in beneath four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal file 5 instances earlier than graduating. Ryun's time of report 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 needs to be famous, though, that Ryun was the only athlete to take action in excessive school-only competition, with out the use of 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 develop into an Olympic athlete.

"I might like to think that it's not loopy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin told CBS Information. "Clearly, I am still a long methods away and have some work to do, however I'm confident in my means. I have the dream, now I simply need to put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's dreams might very nicely be in reach. After his report run within the Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, successful silver in 1500m in the course of the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.