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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious observe and subject file on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by working a mile in under 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a record that had stood for practically 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 high schooler to run a mile in below 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his personal document five 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 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in out of doors runs. It must be famous, although, that Ryun was the only athlete to do so in high school-only competitors, without 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 objectives, Martin hopes to change into an Olympic athlete.

"I might wish to think that it is 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 assured in my capability. I have the dream, now I just must put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's goals might very nicely be in reach. After his document run in the Nineteen Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, winning silver in 1500m in the course of the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.