Sports
Track and Field Star Competes in Empires
Commack athlete, and Saint Anthony's High School senior Tom Harty is the only local athlete to represent in the Track and Field competition.
Tom Harty is the only Commack athlete headed to the Empire State Games for the Track and Field competition. He is a senior at St. Anthony's High School and plans to use the Empire State Games as an experience builder, he said. He is competing in hammer throw, shot-put and discus.
"I'm looking forward to and am very excited about representing the Long Island region (in the Empire State Games) for Track and Field. I know I will be competing against some of the best athletes in New York up in Buffalo," said Harty.
This past school year Harty participated in all three of these events in indoor and outdoor Track and Field.
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He represented Saint Anthony's in the NSCHSSA Easter Classic, CHSAA, Long Island Track and Field Invitational and St. Anthony's developmental meets.
Besides being an active member of the track and field team Tom also plays on the Friars Football team. He helped them to reclaim the CHSFL class-AAA championship with a 28-21 win over Holy Trinity to complete an 11-1 season.
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Along with being a great athlete, he is also a member of the schools National Honor Society and has been awarded the Duns Scotus award for academic excellence.
