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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious observe and field file at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by operating a mile in underneath 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a file that had stood for nearly 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 with out the aid of a pacer, breaking a file that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun turned the primary excessive schooler to run a mile in beneath 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his personal record 5 instances earlier than graduating. Ryun's time of report was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by lower 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 must be noted, although, that Ryun was the only 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 commencement. Speaking about his long-term objectives, Martin hopes to become an Olympic athlete.

"I would prefer to suppose that it's not crazy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin told CBS News. "Obviously, I am still a protracted ways away and have some work to do, however I am assured in my capacity. I've the dream, now I just have to put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's dreams might very nicely be in attain. After his document run in the Nineteen Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m through the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.