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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wood High Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious track and subject record at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by running a mile in under 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 assistance from a pacer, breaking a record that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun turned the first high schooler to run a mile in beneath four minutes in 1964, then broke his own report 5 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 high school athlete to break four minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It must be noted, although, that Ryun was the only athlete to take action in high school-only competitors, with out the usage of a pacer.

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

"I might like to suppose that it is not crazy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin told CBS News. "Obviously, I'm nonetheless a protracted ways away and have some work to do, however I'm assured in my ability. I've the dream, now I simply should put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's dreams could very well be in reach. After his record run in the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, winning silver in 1500m throughout the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.