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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious track and field document on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by working a mile in below 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 grew to become the primary high schooler to run a mile in below four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal record five occasions earlier than graduating. Ryun's time of record was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by less than a second.

Martin is now the 14th American highschool athlete to interrupt 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outside runs. It should be famous, though, that Ryun was the only athlete to do so in excessive school-only competition, with out the usage of a pacer.

Martin's run was a serious milestone he prepares to attend the College of Virginia upon commencement. Talking about his long-term objectives, Martin hopes to turn into an Olympic athlete.

"I might wish to assume that it is not crazy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin instructed CBS News. "Obviously, I'm still a long methods away and have some work to do, however I am confident in my potential. I have the dream, now I just have to put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's goals might very effectively be in attain. After his file run within the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, winning silver in 1500m through the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.