What did he have to eat? Claudel Chery breaks Red Raider mile record.

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Claudel Chery set a new mile record for the Red Raiders after eating four hot dogs the night before the race. He remains undecided about his future collegiate plans.

Key points

Claudel Chery set a new mile record.
He ate four hot dogs before the race.
He is undecided about his college plans.
He is a senior at North Rockland High School.

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THIELLS — Four hot dogs.

Not the breakfast of champions, but, with apologies to dieticians everywhere, perhaps the night-before-race dinner of champions

Claudel Chery might have to have that conversation with his future collegiate coach.

Whoever that is.

The North Rockland senior is so far telling no one where he's heading.

But Saturday, during the second and final day of the 38th annual Red Raider Relays at North Rockland High School, there was no doubt where he was heading.

To a win in the boys invitational mile.

And to a a meet record with his 4:14.28 time.

The night before, Chery was part cheerleader and part, as requested, maintenance crew member.

He was also a ready recipient of four late-meet Raider dogs staff were looking to unload.

The joke is no one is quite sure what's in a hot dog. But whatever it is, it clearly didn't hurt Chery, whose time was only a couple of seconds off his personal best, despite him having to battle a headwind in the final straightaway.

Chery, who was unclear about whether an Oscar Mayer NIL deal might be in his future, took the lead from Rye Country Day's Marshall Brown on the last turn. Brown finished second in 4:15.11, Hen Hud's Victor Delgado third in 4:20.29 and North Rockland's Ryan Tuohy fourth in 4:26.54.

Suffern's Nathan Head crosses the finish line of the 400-meter hurdle heat during day 2 of the Red Raider Relays track & field meet at North Rockland High School in Thiells on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

Rye Country Day School's Payton Richardson wins the 100-meter dash with a 12.44 time during day 2 of the Red Raider Relays track & field meet at North Rockland High School in Thiells on Saturday, April 18, 2026.