With less than a month to go before the LHSAA state track and field meet will be held at Bernie Moore Stadium on the campus of LSU in Baton Rouge, track and field athletes from the three Jackson Parish high schools are preparing vigorously. Quitman and Weston has competed in two meets to date, while Jonesboro-Hodge has run in three. Quitman and Weston will run in the Choudrant Invitational on Thursday, April 15th while Jonesboro-Hodge will compete in the Panther Relays in Monroe on Friday, April 16th. All three will take part in their respective district track meet on April 21st with the Regionals being run on April 27th.
Below is a listing of who has registered the top times, distances and heights in each event at each school in the parish. Blank spaces mean that no official marks have been registered yet in a meet. Bold print indicates the best in the parish of the event to date.
2021 Boys Track and Field
| vent | JHHS | QHS | WHS |
| 100M | Jameon Tate – 11.84 (QR) | Jamall Johnson – 12.58 (QR) | Kaden Shirley – 12.76 (QR) |
| 200M | LaJavion Nichols – 23.66 (LSI) | Caleb Waters – 25.71 (QR) | |
| 400M | Datre’vien Bowie – 53.13 (LSI) | Christian McGuire – 1:06.67 (CI) | |
| 800M | Cameron Leonard – 2:19.79 (WR) | Nicholas Kliebert – 2:34.90 (CI) | |
| 1600M | David Johnson – 6:02.87 (QR) | Nicholas Kliebert – 5:54.02 (QR) | Dillon Pardue – 5:43.69 (CI) |
| 3200M | David Johnson – 14:38.05 (LSI) | Chance Chaplin – 13:40.08 (CI) | Dillon Pardue – 12:43.14 (CI) |
| 110 Hurdles | Cameron Leonard – 19.86 (WR) | ||
| 300 Hurdles | Savantez Phillips -44.45 (LSI) | James Pabaya – 51.42 (CI) | |
| 4×100 Relays | Calahan, McGuire, Nichols, Tate – 45.10 (LSI) | Everett, Folks, Pabaya, Vail – 49.23 (CI) | Albert, Albert, Shirley, Waters – 49.23 (QR) |
| 4×200 Relays | Nichols, Tate, McGuire, Calahan – 1:35.79m (LSI) | Everett, Johnson, Pabaya, Vail – 1:43.07 (CI) | |
| 4×400 Relays | Leonard, Grey, Palmer, Bowie – 3:38.41 (LSI) | 4:12.79 (CI) | |
| High Jump | Datre’vien Bowie – 6’4″ | Rowe (QR), Kliebert (CI) – 5’2″ | |
| Long Jump | Justin Calahan – 20′ 5″ (LSI) | John Pabaya – 17’9″ (QR) | Daniel Albert – 16’3.75″(QR) |
| Triple Jump | Datre’vien Bowie – 43’7″ (LSI) | Ty Simonelli – 36’5.5″ (QR) | |
| Pole Vault | Hunter Folks – 9’6″ (CI) | ||
| Shot Put | Chase Bryant – 43’7″ (LSI) | Bailey Keys – 36′ 3.5″ (CI) | Rylee McBride – 36’1.5″ (QR) |
| Discus | Chase Bryant – 102’8.5″ (LSI) | Jamikel Moffett – 87′ 05″ (CI) | |
| Javelin | Kolby Mitchell – 139’2″ (WR) | Bailey Keys – 107’7″ (QR) |
2021 Girls Track and Field
| Event | JHHS | QHS | WHS |
| 100M | Zymea Hoggro – 13.60 (LSI) | Clara Womack – 13.86 (QR) | |
| 200M | Laila Johnson – 27.32 (LSI) | Saniya Debose – 35.15 (CI) | |
| 400M | Yahzmynne Andrews – 1:12.38 | Emma Carter – 1:13.60 (CI) | |
| 800M | Faith Odom – 3:09.62 (QR) | ||
| 1600M | Faith Odom – 7:09.56 (QR) | ||
| 3200M | Faith Odom – 15:10.00 (QR) | ||
| 100 Hurdles | Yahzmynne Andrews – 21.31 | Maddie Giddens – 19.98 (CI) | LaKerria Austin- 18.62 (QR) |
| 300 Hurdles | A’Joriana Hoggro – 57.42 (LSI) | Maddie Giddens – 57.96 (CI) | |
| 4×100 Relays | Wilson,Jackson,Johnson,Hoggro – 52.71 (LSI) | Folks,Giddens,Sharplin,Womack-56.53 (CI) | |
| 4×200 Relays | Andrews,Jackson,Johnson, Hoggro – 1:53.60 (LSI) | Folks, Leach, Sharplin, Womack 2:04.80 (QR) | |
| 4×400 Relays | Hoggro,Palmer,Johnson, Andrews – 4:55.14 (QR) | ||
| High Jump | Xabrianna Jackson – 4’10” (LSI) | Emma Carter – 4’6″ (CI) | Briley Peterson – 4’6″ (CI) |
| Long Jump | Zymea Hoggro – 16’3″ (LSI) | Bethany Leach – 15′ 11″ (CI) | LaKerria Austin – 13’9.5″ (QR) |
| Triple Jump | Xabrianna Jackson – 34’11” (QR) | Bethany Leach – 30′ 11.5″ (CI) | |
| Pole Vault | Clara Womack – 8’0″ (QR) | ||
| Shot Put | Chamya Waters – 27’3″ (LSI) | Lajaesha Bailey – 27’2.5″ (QR) | Jalexia Claridy – 31’9.5″ (CI) |
| Discus | Chamya Waters – 66’10.5″ (LSI) | Lajaesha Bailey – 64’11″(QR) | Jalexia Claridy – 84’6″ (QR) |
| Javelin | Chamya Waters – 58’2″ (LSI) | Jamine Pittman – 94’7″ (QR) |
Quitman girls place fourth at Castor Invitational
Quitman scored 84 points in the girls division at the Castor Invitational run on April, 3rd. Normally that would be a good score heading into district competition that will take place next Wednesday. The problem is that district 2B competitors Simsboro and Choudrant scored 107 and 91 points respectively to finish first and second in the meet while the Lady Wolverines ended up fourth. Host Castor came in third with 86 points. Hope for a top district finish is still abound though as seven season best times, distances and heights were registered in the meet.
Maddie Grace Giddens won the gold in the 300M hurdles while Summer Grillette and Bethany Leach took silver in the pole vault and long jump respectively. Also earning a place on the podium by coming in third was Bethany Leach – 100M and Triple Jump, Emma Carter – 400M, Summer Grillette – 300M Hurdles, 4x100M Relay team and Jamine Pittman – Javelin. Weston finished with 24 points paced by a second place finish in the Shot Put by Jalexia Claridy and Lakerria Austin in the 100 Meter Hurdles. Coming in third in the High Jump was Briley Peterson.
In boys competition, Quitman finished sixth with 39 points and Weston ninth with eleven. Simsboro won the meet with 130 points followed by host Castor who scored 102 and Converse with 91 points. Hunter Folks won the pole vault for Quitman while Jamikel Moffett came in second in the discus. Dillon Pardue won second in the 3200 Meter Run for Weston. Additional point earners for Quitman were Ethan Everett (5th) and Jamall Johnson (6th) in the 100M, Chance Chaplin (6th) – 3200 Meters, James Pabaya (5th) – 300 Meter Hurdles, Nicholas Kliebert (5th) – High Jump, John Pabaya (5th) – Long Jump and Bailey Keys (4th) – Shot Put, (6th) – Javelin. The Wolverines also finished 4th in the 4×100 and 4×200 Relays and 5th in the 4×400 Relays. For Weston, Rylee McBride placed 5th in the Shot Put and Dillon Pardue finished 6th in the 1600 Meters.