With five gold medals, a second, two thirds, and a fifth-place result, Quitman High School outpointed fellow district 1B competitor Castor 72-67 to win the Class B state track and field championships held at the Bernie Moore Track and Field Complex, located on the campus of LSU in Baton Rouge.
Nathan Harvey was named the Class B Most Outstanding Athlete after winning the 110 and 300-meter hurdles, and running a leg on the gold medal-winning 4×200 relay team along with Brody Cotten, Jayden Harts, and Brayden Smith, and the 4×400-meter relay team that also contained Gage Horton, Harts, and Smith. Asher Shultz won the final gold medal for the boys team by setting a new personal best in the javelin, with a throw of 170’6.75″, almost 15 feet further than his nearest competitor. Horton was not only instrumental in the 4×400 relay, but also placed 2nd, 3rd, and 5th place in the 400, 800, and 1600 meters, respectively. Jayden Harts also earned additional team points by finishing in third place in the Long Jump.
Lady Wolverines finish in 4th place
Quitman High School turned in the highest point total of any north Louisiana school in the 2025 Class B state girls track and field championship. Overall the 55 points scored by the Lady Wolverines were 18 points behind state champion, Anacoco. Bell City finished in second place with 65 points while Holden took third with 58 points, just three ahead of the Lady Wolverines.
It was a total team effort put forth as the Lady Wolverines scored in 13 events, led by a gold medal performance by Kaleigh King, Lindsey Woods, Rylee Kelley, and Sunni Altheimerr the 4×400 meter relay team, and Syerra Lewis, Kinley Walker, Sunni Altheimer, Emayshia Wiley taking second in the 4×200 relay team. King and Lily Kate Odom also won third in the Pole Vault and triple jump, respectively.
Additional key points were scored by:
Kaleigh King – 4th place in the 100-meter hurdles
Megan Keley – 5th place in the discus and 1600-meter run
Kaleigh Webb – 5th place in the discus
Jana Potts – 5th place in the shot put
4×100 meter relay team – 5th place
Sunni Alexander – 5th place in the 200 meters
Emashylas Wiley – 6th place in the 200 meters
Magen Kelley – 6th place in the 800 and 3200 meters