Archbishop Wood's Gary Martin runs sub-4-minute mile at Catholic League championships

Joe Mason, Bucks County Courier Times
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Another day, another milestone for Gary Martin. And this one was a biggie.

The Archbishop Wood High School senior ran a sub-four minute mile Saturday at the Catholic League championships at Cardinal O'Hara.

Archbishop Wood senior Gary Martin runs the mile at Penn Relays where he attempted to run one mile under four minute on Friday, April 20, 2022. Martin broke the Penn Relays high school mile record with 4:01.04 by three full seconds after Sean McGorty's 4:04.47 time in 2013. Nur B. Adam / Bucks County Courier Times
Archbishop Wood senior Gary Martin runs the mile at Penn Relays where he attempted to run one mile under four minute on Friday, April 20, 2022. Martin broke the Penn Relays high school mile record with 4:01.04 by three full seconds after Sean McGorty's 4:04.47 time in 2013. Nur B. Adam / Bucks County Courier Times

After just missing the milestone at the Penn Relays, he ran Saturday's race at 3:57.98. It was the 20th time a high school runner accomplished the feat, and his time was the sixth fastest ever for a high school student. Overall, he was the 14th runner to break the four-minute mark and it was the fastest time in state history. It was the first in the state to break the 4-minute mark.

Martin has been breaking records all year, beginning in cross country, and continuing during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Last week Martin broke the state record in the 3,200-meter run, posting a 8:41.57 mark to break Robert DiDonato’s record of 8:44.98 set at this meet last year.

The University of Virginia signee will have more chances to smash records at the state meet.

Martin also took first in the 800m in a meet-record time of 1:51.29.

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