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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive College Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious track and field file at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by operating a mile in under four minutes. Martin's run broke a document that had stood for nearly 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 without assistance from a pacer, breaking a file that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun turned the primary high schooler to run a mile in underneath four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal report five times before 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 highschool athlete to interrupt 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in out of doors runs. It ought to be noted, though, that Ryun was the one athlete to do so in high school-only competition, without the use of a pacer.

Martin's run was a major milestone he prepares to attend the College of Virginia upon graduation. Talking about his long-term goals, Martin hopes to become an Olympic athlete.

"I would prefer to think that it is not loopy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin informed CBS News. "Clearly, I am still an extended methods away and have some work to do, however I'm assured in my capability. I have the dream, now I simply have to put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's goals might very properly be in reach. After his record run in the Nineteen Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m through the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.