More than 500 high school boys lined up for mile races across two days at The Armory this past weekend at the Apple Bank Hispanic Games 2026. Bay Shore senior Maggie McCormick delivered one of the performances of the meeting, clocking 4:48.00 to claim the fastest high school girls indoor mile in the country this season. North Rockland senior Claudel Marc Chery also made the most of the competition. His 4:12.53 personal best claimed the boys invitational title.
McCormick, running her first mile race of the season, controlled the girls invitational from start to finish. The University of Florida commit entered the race with a previous lifetime best of 4:49.25 and she smashed that mark comfortably, pulling away from her rivals on her way to registering the national lead. Delaware’s Anna Bockius had held the nation’s top spot with her 4:51.16 from December’s Bishop Loughlin Games.
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McCormick’s time at The Armory also earned her passage into the Millrose Games high school mile.
“I am super excited and really grateful to be competing and to be health,” McCormick said after her win. “I want to compete really well throughout this while season, so I just want to be able to stay consistent and keep having fun.”
Ridgewood, New Jersey junior Katherine Keating placed second to McCormick with a time of 4:57.02, followed by River Hill, Maryland’s Marella Virmani in 4:57.19. Sayla Fives (Harborfields, NY) also broke the five-minute barrier, clocking a personal best of 4:58.63 for fourth place.
The boys invitational matched the girls race for quality. North Rockland senior Claudel Marc Chery ran a personal best 4:12.53 to win, moving to fourth in the national rankings behind Carter Smith’s 4:06.76, Andrew Beroset’s 4:10.75, and Owen Clemons’ 4:12.07.
Six boys total broke 4:16 in the race during Saturday race at the Apple Bank Hispanic Games.
Falmouth, Massachusetts senior Silas Gartner finished second in 4:13.77, while Bishop Hendricken junior Colby Flynn took third in a personal best 4:14.47. Randolph, New Jersey’s Kennan Byers ran 4:14.72 for fourth, and Pearl River’s Jayden Lloyd McKenna clocked a PB 4:15.04 in fifth.
Apple Bank Hispanic Games Invitational Results
Girls Mile Invitational
- Maggie McCormick (Bay Shore, NY) – 4:48.00
- Katherine Keating (Ridgewood, NJ) – 4:57.02
- Marella Virmani (River Hill, MD) – 4:57.19
- Sayla Fives (Harborfields, NY) – 4:58.63
- Naomi Douglas (LaGuardia, NY) – 5:03.39
- Bridget Dunn (Tappan Zee, NY) – 5:04.18
- Melia Murphy (Chelsea Career, NY) – 5:04.32
- Malina Santee (Horace Greeley, NY) – 5:07.59
- Nieve Keitel (Germantown Academy, PA) – 5:09.55
- Izzy Daniel (Tower Hill, DE) – 5:13.00
Boys Mile Invitational
- Claudel Marc Chery (North Rockland, NY) – 4:12.53
- Silas Gartner (Falmouth, MA) – 4:13.77
- Colby Flynn (Bishop Hendricken, RI) – 4:14.47
- Kennan Byers (Randolph, NJ) – 4:14.72
- Jayden Lloyd McKenna (Pearl River, NY) – 4:15.04
- Liam Luff (Trinity School, NY) – 4:15.39
- Sam Leone (East Lyme, CT) – 4:17.77
- Karil Arnold (St Johns College, DC) – 4:18.21
- Jayden Falcon (Xavier, NY) – 4:19.00
- Luke Potter (Cornwall, NY) – 4:19.22
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Top Five Boys Indoor Mile Times 2025-26
- Carter Smith (Unattached) – 4:06.76
- Andrew Beroset (McCallie, TN) – 4:10.75
- Owen Clemons (Cleveland Running Club) – 4:12.07
- Claudel Marc Chery (North Rockland, NY) – 4:12.53
- Caleb Winders (HP Distance, IN) – 4:13.21
Top Five Girls Indoor Mile Times 2025-26
- Maggie McCormick (Bay Shore, NY) – 4:48.00
- Anna Bockius (Padua, DE) – 4:51.16
- Zaria Hall (Unattached) – 4:53.29
- Abigail Anstett (Unattached) – 4:54.42
- Alexis Paterna (Unattached) – 4:54.90
