Young runners from Quitman and Weston High School traveled to Calhoun on Friday, September 9th to compete in the 2023 Chieftain Invitational Cross Country meet.  With 48 elementary and junior high schools from all over north Louisiana participating, hundreds of runners ran in eight races separated by gender and grade classifications.

Clay Burton of Quitman was runner-up in the 3-4 Boys Division and Joseph Delaney third in the 5-6 Boys Division for the highest finish among runners from local schools with several more compiling top ten finishes.

The complete list of how local runners fared in each division is shown below. 

2023 Chieftain Invitational Cross Country Meet

K-2 Boys

5th Place: Levi Norred – Quitman
8th Place: Dominic Vara-Hodnett – Quitman
13th Place: Carter Hall – Weston
18th Place: Jeremiah Jones – Weston
44th Place: Duke Henderson – Weston
48th Place: Sam Jones – Weston
49th Place: Baylor Garrett – Quitman
52nd Place: Reese Altheimer – Quitman
57th Place: Matthew Buchan – Quitman
73rd Place: Kolton Lafitte – Quitman
81st Place: Jess Potts – Quitman

K-2 Girls

5th Place: Maddi Spillman – Quitman
25th Place: Eva Martin – Quitman
50th Place: Karli Bradford – Quitman
59th Place: Charlotte Delaney – Quitman
68th Place: Hollis House – Weston

3-4 Boys

2nd Place: Clay Burton – Quitman
6th Place: Asher Norred  – Quitman
15th Place: James Lewis – Weston
41st Place: Kaine Stassen – Weston
43rd Place: Eli Jones – Weston
45th Place: Easton Buchan – Quitman
52nd Place: Jasper Owen – Quitman
53rd Place: Maddox Naron – Quitman
58th Place: Avery Buchan – Quitman
59th Place: Klay Roge – Quitman
71st Place: Jax Davis – Weston

3-4 Girls

4th Place: Abigail Sullivan – Quitman
18th Place: Henley House – Weston
19th Place: Harley Jordan – Quitman
27th Place: Aubrie Allen – Weston
32nd Place: Miriam Shuler – Weston
34th Place: Justice Faulkner – Weston
36th Place: Raegan Bell – Quitman
77th Place: Hilary Foster – Quitman
80th Place: Mayla Ruth Jones – Weston

5-6 Boys

3rd Place: Joseph Delaney – Quitman
4th Place: Noah Spillman – Quitman
13th Place: Carson Savana – Quitman
19th Place: Shepard Norred – Quitman 
44th Place: Josiah Ramsey – Quitman 
48th Place: Johnny Caldwell – Quitman
51st Place: Wade Graves – Quitman
62nd Place: Brody Garrett – Quitman

5-6 Girls

5th Place: Anna Pardue – Quitman
11th Place: Audrina Martin – Quitman
36th Place: Elliott Savage – Quitman
38th Place: Raelynn Cox – Quitman
39th Place: Karlee Altheimer – Quitman
45th Place: Bella Caskey – Quitman
52nd Place: Lylia Caraway – Quitman

7-8 Girls

26th Place: Addi Faber – Quitman
48th Place: Teyton Narron – Quitman
58th Place: Lana Hatfield – Quitman