BREAKING: Middies’ Smith wins state cross country championship

Middletown senior Conant Smith, pictured here during the regional meet, won the Division I state championship. Contributed/ Greg Billing

Middletown senior Conant Smith, pictured here during the regional meet, won the Division I state championship. Contributed/ Greg Billing

Middletown High School’s Conant Smith is a state champion.

The senior capped an undefeated season Saturday by winning the Division I state cross country race at National Trail Raceway in Hebron.

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Smith traversed the 3.1-mile course in a winning time of 15 minutes, 43.4 seconds. Ryan Adkins of Twinsburg was second in 15:46.1.

Smith, an Arizona State University commit, is the Middies’ first state cross country champ since Jeff See in 2004.

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