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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive School Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious monitor and discipline document on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by running a mile in beneath 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 aid of a pacer, breaking a file that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun turned the first high schooler to run a mile in under 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his own record 5 occasions before 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 break 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outside runs. It should be famous, though, that Ryun was the one athlete to take action in high school-only competition, without the usage of a pacer.

Martin's run was a significant milestone he prepares to attend the University of Virginia upon commencement. Speaking about his long-term goals, Martin hopes to become an Olympic athlete.

"I would prefer to assume that it's not crazy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin informed CBS News. "Obviously, I am still an extended methods away and have some work to do, but I am assured in my ability. I've the dream, now I simply need to put the work in and chase it."

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