Back to the big stage: St. Pauls looks to find relay glory again at states

St. Pauls’ Quintell McNeill, right, hands the baton to Tykeem Oxendine, left, during practice Wednesday in St. Pauls. McNeill and Oxendine will both run the 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400 relays at the state championships Saturday in Greensboro. Chris Stiles | The Robesonian

GREENSBORO — A year ago, a St. Pauls relay team ran to a state championship.

At the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s 2A track & field state championship Saturday at North Carolina A&T’s Truist Stadium in Greensboro, the Bulldogs — including some of the same runners — will have three chances to add another title.

St. Pauls’ boys 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400 relay teams will each run at the state meet, with Red Springs’ 4×200 team also joining in the competition. Red Springs’ Monica Washington and Tae Brown and St. Pauls’ Antwan McKoy will participate in throwing events, while Fairmont’s Malachi McKinnon will take to the track in the 300-meter hurdles…

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