Quitman High School proved to be the “host with the most” in LHSAA track and field competition  this past Thursday winning both the girls and boys team titles against the 16 team field made up of schools from all over north central Louisiana. 

Emayshia Wiley and Kaleigh King, were the queens of the track as both won two events each with Wiley taking the 100 and 200 meters and King winning both the 100 and 300 hurdles, while also finishing 4th in the pole vault. Megan Kelley also won gold in the 3200 meter run while also claiming 2nd place in the 1600 meters and 4th in the 800 meters. Rylee Kelley grabbed 2nd in the 400 meters as did the girls 4×200 and 4×400 meter relay teams. Laina Hartfield and Maggie Guyotte earned bronze medals by third place finishes in the high jump and javelin respectively. Jana Potts and Kaleigh Webb finished 4th in the shot put and discus while Kinley Walker came in 4th in the 300 hurdles.

In boys’ competition on the track, Nathan Harvey ruled the hurdles, taking the 110 and 300 hurdle events. Joseph Horton won the 1600 meters and came in 2nd in the 800 meters, while the 4×400 relay team won gold and the 4×200 relay team earned silver for their second-place finish. Mathew Odom won third in the 3200 meters. 

In the field events, Quitman saw Asher Shultz and Abel Leach finished one-two in the javelin, Connor Davis won the discus, and Jayden Harts came in second in the long jump. 

Wages wins two gold medals for Weston

Nathin Wages staked his claim to being one of the top competitors from district 1B by turning in an impressive “double gold ” performance by taking the 400 meters and winning the high jump. Nadia Siadek also  became a “podium placer” with her third place effort in the shot put.