Meet NY high school runner who could be an Olympian one day

She’s on track for greatness.Suffolk County high school student Zariel Macchia is the talk of the running world as a record-setting All-American who could be poised for Olympic glory one day.“My goal was to make nationals at least one time in high school, but then I made it as a freshman and realized I want to be back every year, and it worked out that way,” BYU-bound Macchia, a senior at William Floyd High School who runs year-round, told The Post.“I don’t think about the records or times.I just push to run my best, knowing all that will come.”Since entering ninth grade, the state champion 18-year-old has competed on the world stage for Team USA’s under-20 squad, holds seven Long Island record times and has twice been named Gatorade’s New York girls cross-country player of the year, to name just a few of her many achievements.In her mind, though, it isn’t a one-woman show.“I really see races as a chance to push myself in the thought of everybody who is helping me, like my parents, coach and siblings,” Macchia said.

“There really isn’t pressure on me.I really just have fun with it.”Macchia will run the mile in the Millrose Games in Manhattan this weekend, an event in which she previously clocked a best time of 4:41.37.

The super senior said she could potentially set a personal best on the indoor track at the Armory on Saturday afternoon.In March, she returns to the venue for the Nike Indoor Nationals, where she will run a 5K, a half mile in a team sprint medley relay and another mile.“If I had to bet at this point, I would bet that she will be an Olympian one day,” Macchia’s head coach, John Ryan, told The Post.“I can’t put anything past the kid.

She goes out and does something amazing and then surpasses it a week later.”Ryan also praised the star athlete’s maturity, work ethic and understanding “of what it takes to be successful,” which she exhibits on and off the track.“I’ve taken every single math and science c...