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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden High Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious monitor and field record at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by working a mile in underneath 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a file that had stood for nearly 60 years.

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

Ryun grew to become the first high schooler to run a mile in underneath four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal file five 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 out of doors runs. It must be noted, though, that Ryun was the only athlete to do so in excessive school-only competitors, with out using a pacer.

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

"I'd wish to suppose that it isn't crazy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin instructed CBS News. "Clearly, I am still a protracted methods away and have some work to do, however I'm confident in my ability. I have the dream, now I simply have to put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's goals could very effectively be in reach. After his document run within the Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.