Archbishop Wood Track Star Gary Martin Continues to Make History at the University of Virginia
Gary Martin, an Archbishop Wood graduate who became the first high schooler in Pennsylvania to run a sub-four-minute mile two years ago, continues to break records at the University of Virginia, according to a staff report from The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Warminster native set the school mile record last week at the Eagle Elite Invitational in Boston with a time of 3:54.73. That is the second time in the Atlantic Coast Conference as well as the twelfth on the NCAA indoor track.
And this year is proving to be a good one for the UVA sophomore. In January, he opened the indoor season by running 3000 meters in 7:47.49 at the Penn State National, a personal-best time.
Martin is the holder of the fourth-fastest outdoor high school mile in the nation as well as a three-time state record holder in the mile, 3000 meters, and 3200 meters. The track star also ran the third-fastest 800-meter in Pennsylvania history.
Read more about the Archbishop Wood graduate and track star in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
High school track star Gary Martin is breaking records and making Pennsylvania history
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