Quitman High School held its annual fundraising cross-country meet on Saturday at the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Sports Complex, located at 5254 Hwy 4 East of Jonesboro. 

Under the direction of QHS cross country coach Cindy Pardue and with the help of the QHS administration and staff members, as well as numerous volunteers who stepped up to assist with the meet participants, the event that saw 20 schools send teams was deemed a success.

This was especially true for the host as QHS came away with first place in five team divisions, had 5 runners win individual titles and a total of 24 members of the QHS team finished in the top ten of their various age groups. Weston High School also had seven runners finish in the top ten of their respective races.

“To our community and our visiting teams, thank you for coming out and making our day great! Thank you to the QHS administration and staff for stepping in where needed! It means a lot! To all of our runners, thank you for encouraging each other through all our practices and races! Thank you to all those who helped with the biggest to the smallest tasks, it takes EVERYTHING coming together to make a cross country meet successful.” – Cindy Pardue, QHS Cross Country Coach

2025 QHS Cross Country Meet Top Ten Finishers from Jackson Parish 

Varsity Girls Division

Quitman High School – 1st place team
Megan Kelley (QHS) -1st place
Kaleigh King (QHS) – 5th place
Addy Faber (QHS) – 6th place

Varsity Boys Division

Quitman High School – 3rd place team
Gage Horton (QHS) – 2nd place
Luke Sims (QHS) – 10th place

Junior High Boys Division

Josiah Ramsey (QHS) – 1st place
Carson Savana (QHS) – 2nd place
Bryce Tolar (WHS) – 4th place

Junior High Girls Division

Quitman Junior High – 1st place team
Audrina Martin (QHS) – 1st place
Anna Pardue (QHS) – 2nd place
Lylia Carraway (QHS) – 3rd place
Karlee Altheimer (QHS) – 4th place
Harley Edward’s (QHS) – 5th place

5th-6th grade Boys Division

Quitman Junior High – 1st place team
Clay Burton (QHS) – 1st place
Mason Caldwell (QHS) – 2nd place
James Lewis (WHS) – 7th place
Easton Bucchan (QHS) – 8th place
Kaine Stassen (WHS) – 9th place
Cameron Pardue (WHS) – 10th place

5th -6th grade Girls Division

Henley House (WHS) – 5th place

3rd and 4th place Boys Division

Mathew Buchan (QHS) – 8th place

3rd-4th Grade Girls Division

Quitman Elementary Team – 2nd Place
1st place (QHS) – Maddie Spillman
5th place (WHS) – Madelyn Otwell
6th place (QHS) – Sydney Robertson

K-2 Girls Division

Lynnen Rogers (QHS) – 3rd place
Adalee Russell (WHS) – 6th place
Eva Martin (QHS) – 9th Place

K-2 Boys Division

Quitman Elementary Team – 1st place 
Kreed Delaughter (QHS) – 1st place
Axle Mullins (QHS) – 2nd place
Emmett Thomas (QHS) – 4th place
Brax Nerherland (QHS) – 8th place

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