St. Benedict's Edward Cheserek took aim at the oldest record in the book — Gerry Lindgren's famed 8:40.0 two-mile — at the Molloy Stanner Games at The Armory.

Hammering through the final mile by himself in 4:16, Cheserek missed by three seconds, finishing in 8:43.16. Lindgren — who ran for Rogers High in Spokane, Wash. — has held the national indoor mark for nearly 48 years.