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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive College Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious track and field document at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by working a mile in below 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a report that had stood for almost 60 years.

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

Ryun grew to become the primary excessive schooler to run a mile in beneath four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal record 5 times before 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 highschool athlete to break 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It needs to be noted, though, that Ryun was the one athlete to take action in excessive school-only competition, with out the usage of a pacer.

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

"I might like to think that it isn't loopy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin informed CBS News. "Clearly, I'm nonetheless a protracted methods away and have some work to do, however I am confident in my means. I've the dream, now I simply need to put the work in and chase it."

Based mostly on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires may very properly be in reach. After his report run in the Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, successful silver in 1500m in the course of the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.