Clay Burton of Quitman High School finished in first place out of 127 runners to win the Grade 3-4 Boys division at the Ruston High 2024 Cross Country Invitational that was run at the Lincoln Parish Park on Friday and Saturday, September 20-21. 

Additional top ten finishers from Jackson Parish in the meet that had over 1100 runners from the grades of K-12 compete in 10 separate races were:
(Grade 5-6 Boys): 10th Place – Shepard Norred, Quitman High School 5:40.43
(Grade K-2 Boys): 13th Place – Cole Burton Quitman High School 6:58.34
(Grade 5-6 Girls): 15th Place – Arrie Maza, Weston High School 6:46.35
(Grade 7-8 Girls): 20th Place – Audrina Martin Quitman High School 11:14.64

2024 Ruston High Cross Country Invitational Results

3-4 Boys (0.9 Miles) 127 Runners

1st Place – Clay Burton  Quitman High School 5:34.74
16th Place –  Colton Haney  Weston High School 6:30.22
19th Place –  Mason Caldwell Quitman High School 6:34.42 
21st Place – Levi Norred Quitman High School 6:37.59 16 
22nd Place – Carter Hall Weston High School 6:41.02
49th Place – Lyndon Walsworth Quitman High School 7:28.28 
51st Place – Mayson Terral  Quitman High School 7:28.87 
59th Place – Easton Buchan Quitman High School 7:35.17
87th Place – Reese Altheimer Quitman High School 8:33.28
111th Place – Kree Perkins Quitman High School 10:20.84 
112th Place – Austin North Quitman High School 10:34.61 
113th Place – Thomas Sessions Quitman High School 10:35.34

3-4 Girls (0.9 Miles) 144 Runners

46th Place – Maddi Spillman  Quitman High School 8:00.98
86th Place – Katelyn Smith Quitman High School 9:06.07
140th Place – Hilary Foster 3 Quitman High School 13:05.57 0

5-6 Boys (0.9 Miles) 112 Runners

10th Place – Shepard Norred Quitman High School 5:40.43
26th Place – Asher Norred Quitman High School 6:10.42
31st Place – Travis Maza Weston High School 6:24.71
44th Place – Kaine Stassen Weston High School 6:47.69 0 M
45th Place – James Lewis Weston High School 6:47.89
66th Place – Klay Roge Quitman High School 7:31.67 
68th Place – Maddox Narron Quitman High School 7:39.32
80th Place – Coran Richmond Quitman High School 8:03.75
84th Place – Avery Buchan Quitman High School 8:10.86
106th Place – Colton Caraway Quitman High School 9:53.55 
107th Place – Evan Causey Quitman High School 10:20.05

5-6 Girls (0.9 Miles) 86 Runners

15th Place – Arrie Maza Weston High School 6:46.35
22th Place – Henley House Weston High School 6:57.66
34th Place – Elliott Savage Quitman High School 7:34.29
38th Place – Karlee Altheimer Quitman High School 7:44.60
50th Place – Raegan Bell  Quitman High School 8:26.92
73rd Place – Aubrie Allen  Weston High School 10:15.31 
74th Place – Braelynn Turner Weston High School 10:20.57
79th Place – Joni Hicks Weston High School 10:46.82

Varsity Girls (3.0 Miles) 105 Runners

29th Place – Megan Kelley Quitman High School 22:28.34
66th Place – Kaleigh King Quitman High School 25:45.05
97th Place – Laina Hatfield Quitman High School 30:13.25
102nd Place – Lindsey Woods Quitman High School 33:09.22

Varsity Boys (3.0 Miles) 168 Runners

43rd Place – Joseph Horton Quitman High School 18:22.14
108th Place – Mathew Odom Quitman High School 21:43.69
122nd Place – James Brown Quitman High School 22:22.56 
125th Place – Jayden Harts Quitman High School 22:25.20
166th Place – Emery Caskey Weston High School 29:38.47

7-8 Boys (1.5 Miles) 160 Runners

29th Place – Luke Sims Quitman High School 10:12.71
40th Place – Josiah Ramsey Quitman High School 10:28.40
53rd Place – Carson Savana Quitman High School 10:50.85

7-8 Girls (1.5 Miles) 148 Runners

20th Place – Audrina Martin Quitman High School 11:14.64
26th Place – Anna Pardue Quitman High School 11:27.84
36th Place – Addi Faber Quitman High School 11:57.97
41st Place – Bella Caskey Quitman High School 12:06.56 
42nd Place – Teyton Naron Quitman High School 12:06.56

K-2 Boys (0.9 Miles) 119 Runners

13th Place – Cole Burton Quitman High School 6:58.34
22nd Place – Matthew Buchan Quitman High School 7:26.04
29th Place – Kolton Laffitte Quitman High School 7:50.19
33rd Place – Jayce Linton Weston High School 8:01.38
36th Place – Rhett Bell Quitman High School 8:02.80 
39th Place – Brennon Otwell Weston High School 8:06.82
50th Place – Jacob Patton Quitman High School 8:23.22
80th Place – Julian Causey Quitman High School 9:25.78
93rd Place – Edmon Norman Quitman High School 9:56.07 
97th Place – Lex Walsworth Quitman High School 10:09.12
102nd Place – Tyson Spivey Quitman High School 10:36.18

K-2 Girls (0.9 Miles) 116 Runners

50th Place – Adalee Russell Weston High School 9:25.23
73rd Place – Lennyn Rogers Quitman High School 10:21.88 
76th Place – Eva Martin Quitman High School 10:28.83
99th Place – Charlotte Delaney Quitman High School 11:18.22 
100th Place – Nora Kenney Quitman High School 11:19.69

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