Sports
Abington Speedsters Take State Title In 4x400 Relay
The relay team of have gone from Penn Relays champs, to District I champs, to Pennsylvania state champs with their blistering times.
ABINGTON, PA — Abington's 2023 track and field roster has four state champions in their ranks.
The 4x400 meter relay team of Jamir McClinton, Luke Coleman, Keith Axten, Tyler Abraham took home the state title at the PIAA Track and Field Championships over the holiday weekend.
The foursome finished first overall with a time of 3:16.59, more than three whole seconds faster than the runners-up from Spring Ford, who finished in 3:19.71.
Find out what's happening in Abingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
While the relay team's time was more than enough to earn them the state title, it's still not their fastest.
McClinton, Coleman, Axten, and Abraham clocked 3:14.62 at the PIAA District I championships earlier this month, earning the District I title.
Find out what's happening in Abingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The same team ran a 3:18.44 in the Suburban National High School Boys 4x400 relay at the Penn Relays, and also ran a 3:19.45 to win the overall relay race at Penn Relays.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
