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

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

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

Ryun became the first high schooler to run a mile in beneath 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his own report 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 interrupt 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outside runs. It must be famous, although, that Ryun was the only athlete to do so in excessive school-only competitors, with out the usage of a pacer.

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

"I'd like to think that it is not loopy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin told CBS Information. "Obviously, I am still a protracted methods away and have some work to do, however I am confident in my capability. I've the dream, now I just should put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires could very well be in attain. After his report run within the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.