May 3, 2023 -- Tiaja Abbington is a two time team MVP for her home school Marion-Franklin High School. The class of 2023 athlete attends Columbus Downtown High School. She's been running track since she was a kid, and she has competed on some of the highest levels, including national level AAU, and the Junior Olympics.

Marion-Franklin head coach Sabree Ali saw the potential in her to be great when he first started coaching her, and he has continued to push her so that she can compete with the very best athletes.

Tiaja wants to run track in college. She wants to study nursing, business, and marketing.