The girls and boys track teams at Quitman High School served notice that they are going to be a force among “small schools” this spring, as the girls won 1st place and the boys came in 2nd at the 2024 Raising Cane’s Small School Track Classic. Thirty schools took part in the meet that was held this past Thursday, March 7th on the campus of Many High School.

In all, the two QHS squads reached the podium for finishing first, second or third in an event 21 times with 8 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 4 bronze medals won. Earning special recognition was Kaleigh King, who after winning 1st place in the 100M and 300M hurdles , 1st place in the pole vault and running a leg on the second place finishing 4×200 relay team was named Most Valuable Performer in the girls division.

Gold Medal Winners (First Place)
Kaleigh King – 100M Hurdles
Kaleigh King – 300 M Hurdles
Kaleigh King – Pole Vault
Nathan Harvey – 110M Hurdles
Nathan Harvey – 300M Hurdles
4x400M Relay (Boys) – Nathan Harvey, Jayden Harts, Tyler Lay, Gage Horton
Pole Vault – Bryan “Peanut” Lay

Silver Medal Winners (Second Place)
Gage Horton – 800 M
Kinley Walker – 800M
Gage Horton – 1600M
Morgan Cheatwood – 3200M
Taylor Borland – 100M Hurdles
Taylor Borland – 300M Hurdles
Emayshia Wiley – 200M
4x200M relay (Girls) Maddie Giddens, Sunni Altheimer, Emayshia Wiley, Kaleigh King
4×400 m relay (Girls) Rylee Kelley, Kinley Walker, Sunni Altheimer, Emayshia Wiley

Bronze Medal Winners (3rd Place)
Megan Kelley – 3200M
Rylee Kelley – 400M
Taylor Borland – Pole Vault
Abel Leach – Javelin

Additional Point Earners (4th, 5th or 6th Place) 

4th Place Finishers
4×100 relay(Girls) Maddie Giddens, Sunni Altheimer, Emayshia Wiley, Taylor Borland
AJ Gray – Discus

5th Place Finishers
Megan Kelley – 1600M
Jayden Harts – Long Jump
Jana Potts – Shot Put

6th Place Finishers
James Brown – 3200M
Lily Kate Odom – Triple Jump