A Florida high school boys program secured a momentous performance on Friday, becoming the first in state history to clock a time under 40 seconds in the 4x100 relay. 

Plantation American Heritage ran 39.39 seconds in the FHSAA Class 3A Championship final at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville to secure the second-fastest performance in high school history and enter the team into the pantheon of the event's history. 

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The only other team in high school history to run faster has been Humble Atascocita, and that time, coincidentally enough, came in 2024, with the Texas program scoring their national record in 38.92 seconds in March at the Victor Lopez Classic in Houston.

Recently, Atascocita followed that mark at the Texas state championships on May 4 with a time of 39.14 seconds, which effectively gave the program the two-fastest overall performances in history. 

American Heritage, however, isn't far behind. 

Led by three sophomores and a senior, the Miami-area team supplanted the former state record of 40.09, which last was accomplished by Boyd Anderson in 1998. Heritage's school record stood at 40.14 seconds, which came in 2018 and ranked the team third in state history before Friday -- that team also featured three future NFL draft picks. 

American Heritage's 4x100 lineup consisted of Braylen Bennett, Xavier Lucas, Brandon Bennett and Zamarii Sanders, in that order. Sanders later went on to win the 200m final in 20.58 (-0.2) seconds. Brandon Bennett, Lucas and Braylen Bennett went 1-2-3 in the 100m.

The Patriots, led in part by those performances, scored a total of 76 points and won the Class 3A team title.

The Florida team became the first in state history under the mark and just the 11th in history to go under 40 seconds across the U.S. Six U.S. high school programs secured marks over 40 seconds in 2024.

Miami Northwestern was second in 40.51 seconds, while Choctawhatchee was third in 40.57.

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Schedule For The 2024 High School Track & Field Championship Season

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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association 

• June 7-8 – NJSIAA Group 2, 3 and NPB Championships
• June 7-8 – NJSIAA Group 1, 4 and NPA Championships
• June 12 – NJSIAA Outdoor Meet of Champions

New York State Public High School Athletic Association

• June 7-8 – NYSPHSAA Outdoor Championships

Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association

• May 31-June 1 – WIAA Outdoor Championships

Virginia High School League

• May 31-June 1 – VHSL Outdoor Championships | Class 5-6
• May 31-June 1 – VHSL Outdoor Championships | Class 1-2
• May 31-June 1 – VHSL Outdoor Championships | Class 3-4

Kentucky High School Athletic Association 

• May 30-June 1 – KHSAA Outdoor Championships

Ohio High School Athletic Association

• May 30-June 1 – OHSAA Outdoor Championships

Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference 

• May 28-30 – CIAC Outdoor Championships 
• June 3 – CIAC Open Outdoor Championships

California Interscholastic Federation

• May 24-25 – CIF Outdoor Championships

Kansas State High School Activities Association

• May 24-25 – KSHSAA Outdoor Championships

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

• May 21-23 – MPSAA Outdoor Championships

West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission

• May 17-18 – WVSSAC Outdoor Championships

North Carolina High School Athletic Association 

• May 17-18 – NCHSAA Outdoor Championships

New Mexico Activities Association

• May 17-18 – NMAA Outdoor Championships | 4A-5A

Oregon School Activities Association

• May 16-18 – OSAA Outdoor Championships

Illinois High School Association

• May 16-18 – IHSA Girls Outdoor Championships
• May 23-25 – IHSA Boys Outdoor Championships | 2A

Colorado High School Activities Association

• May 16-18 – CHSAA Outdoor Championships

Florida High School Athletic Association

• May 15-18 – FHSAA Outdoor Championships

California Interscholastic Federation – Southern Section

• May 11 – CIF SS Finals

Georgia High School Association

• May 9-11 – GHSA Outdoor Championships | 1A-DI/6A
• May 9-11 – GHSA Outdoor Championships | 5A-7A
• May 9-11 – GHSA Outdoor Championships | 1A-2/2A
• May 11 – GHSA Outdoor Championships | 3A-4A

Arizona Interscholastic Association

• May 4 – AIA Outdoor Prelims | Division II and Division III
• May 4 – AIA Outdoor Prelims | Division I, Division IV and Division V

Mississippi High School Activities Association

• May 4 – MHSAA Outdoor Championships | 5A-6A-7A
• May 6 – MHSAA Outdoor Championships | 2A-4A
• May 7 – MHSAA Outdoor Championships | 1A-3A

Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association

• May 3-4 – OSSAA Outdoor Championships | 1A-2A
• May 3-4 – OSSAA Outdoor Championships | 3A-4A

Louisiana High School Athletic Association

• May 2-4 – LHSAA Outdoor Championships

Alabama High School Athletic Association

• May 2-4 – AHSAA Outdoor Championships | 4A-5A-6A-7A
• May 3-4 – AHSAA Outdoor Championships | 1A-3A

University Interscholastic League 

• May 2-4 – UIL Track And Field State Championships

Arkansas Activities Association 

• April 29 – AAA Outdoor Championships | 1A
• April 30 – AAA Outdoor Championships | 2A
• April 30 – AAA Outdoor Championships | 3A
• April 30 – AAA Outdoor Championships | 4A
• May 2 – AAA Outdoor Championships | 6A
• May 2 – AAA Outdoor Championships | 5A

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