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Boys Track & Field - Pennsylvania

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Gary Martin

Distance
ARCHBISHOP WOOD HS
WARMINSTER, PENNSYLVANIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st 4:01.56

Class AAA state meet - 1600m

1st - 1:51.24

Class AAA state meet - 800m

1st - 3:57.98

Philadelphia Catholic League Championships - Mile
“I was blessed this past year to see Gary grow into one of the finest high school distance runners ever. He chose to close out his high school career winning the New Balance National mile championship in front of the hometown crowd in Philadelphia. I can’t think of how anyone could have represented the sport better than Gary Martin.”
Paul Streleckis
Head Coach - Archbishop Wood coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 146-pound senior raced to victories in the 1600-meter run and the 800-meter run at the Class AAA state meet this past season. The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year in boys track and field, Martin broke the tape in the 800 in 1:51.24 and took the 1600 in 4:01.56. At the Philadelphia Catholic League Championships, he won the mile in 3:57.98, the fastest time in a high school-only race (or a high school race without a pace-setting rabbit) in U.S. prep history. Martin’s fastest overall mile time of 3:57.89 ranked as the nation’s No. 2 performance among prep competitors in 2022 and No. 4 in U.S. history. He capped his season with a national championship in the mile (4:03.57) at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor.

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Academic Achievement

Martin has maintained an A average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run at the University of Virginia this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Martin has volunteered locally on behalf of food donation drives for the people in need and youth sports programs.