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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wood High College Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious monitor and area report at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by running a mile in under 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 help of a pacer, breaking a report that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun became the primary excessive schooler to run a mile in underneath 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his own file 5 occasions earlier than graduating. Ryun's time of document 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 four minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in out of doors runs. It must be noted, though, that Ryun was the only athlete to take action in high school-only competitors, without the usage of a pacer.

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

"I'd prefer to think that it isn't 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, but I'm assured in my skill. I have the dream, now I just must put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires might very properly be in attain. After his record run within the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, successful silver in 1500m throughout the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.