Way to Go: Rachel Rock, Smithtown

A Smithtown student with an extensive list of achievements soon may add a new item: women's world record holder.

Rachel Rock, a senior at Smithtown High School West, earlier this month held the abdominal plank position for two hours, 13 minutes and five seconds. School officials said Guinness World Records will review the recorded footage to confirm the record-setting time.

Rock, 17, who said she usually planks for about 90 minutes every other day, was simultaneously watching a chemistry lesson on her laptop while holding the position in front of friends, family and school staff.

"I'm most proud that my brother [Robert] says I've been a good role model to him," she said of her record-setting attempt. "He's really inspired me and helped me to do my best."

Her other achievements include participating in a science research program at Stony Brook University and advancing to the semifinals of LIU Post's Brain Bee last year. She also has painted a mural at Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown and raised more than 400 butterflies at her home for release at the center.

Rock, a 2015 National Merit Scholarship finalist, is treasurer of her school's National German Honor Society, a member of the English Honor Society's Fundraising Committee, and a contributor to the literary magazine. She also plays mallet percussion in the symphonic band.