A large contingent of local youth from Quitman and Weston Elementary and Junior High, along with runners from 31 other schools, competed in the Elementary / Junior High State Championships on Saturday, November 1st, with several coming home with top finishes.

Highlighting the event held at the Gospel Cross Country Course in Choudrant was the Quitman Elementary 2nd-3rd Grade boys team of Kreed Delaughter, Matthew Buchan, Axle Mullins, Cole Burton, Emmett Thomas, Kolton Laffitte, and Jake Patton, and Audrina Martin of Quitman Junior High in the 6th-8th grade girls division, earning state runner-up finishes.

Additional top ten individual finishers were:
4th Place – Clay Burton, Quitman (4th-5th Grade Boys Division)
6th Place – Josiah Ramsey, Quitman (6th-8th Grade Boys Division)
6th Place – Brax Netherland, Quitman (K-1st Grade Boys Division)
8th Place – Kreed Delaughter, Quitman (2nd-3rd Grade Boys Division)
8th Place – Mason Caldwell, Quitman (4th-5th Grade Boys Division
9th Place – Matthew Buchan, Quitman (2nd-3rd Grade Boys Division)