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

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

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

Ryun turned the first high schooler to run a mile in below four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal record five instances before graduating. Ryun's time of document 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 four minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It should be famous, though, that Ryun was the only athlete to do so in excessive school-only competition, without using a pacer.

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

"I might wish to assume that it is not crazy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin told CBS Information. "Clearly, I am still a protracted ways away and have some work to do, however I am confident in my capacity. I've the dream, now I simply should put the work in and chase it."

Based mostly on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's dreams might very effectively be in reach. After his report run within the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, successful silver in 1500m during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.