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Smithtown HS West Track Star Finishes As NYS Runner-Up

The high school senior made Smithtown history when he came in second place in the boys Class A Cross-Country State Championship.

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Smithtown High School’s Douglas Antaky finished second overall in the NYS boys Class A Cross-Country State Championship.
Smithtown High School’s Douglas Antaky finished second overall in the NYS boys Class A Cross-Country State Championship. (Courtesy of Smithtown Central School District)

SMITHTOWN, NY — Douglas Antaky, a senior at Smithtown High School West, finished as the state runner-up in the boys Class A Cross-Country State Championship on Saturday, the school district announced.

Antaky, running for the Smithtown High School East/West team, finished second out of 107 runners in the 5K, with a time of 15.56.

He is just the second Smithtown High School athlete ever to place runner-up in the event (1969, 2007).

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Smithtown High School’s Douglas Antaky finished second overall in the NYS boys Class A Cross-Country State Championship. (Courtesy of Smithtown Central School District)

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