Asher Shultz of Quitman High School, who is the defending Class B state champion in the javelin, has committed to continue his track career at McNeese State University, located in Lake Charles, LA, and a member of the Southland Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

The son of Amanda Shively Linton and Donovan Shultz is the current state leader in Class B in the Javelin, having recorded a new personal record throw of 175 feet, established at the April 10th Choudrant Relays. 

The distance is the second-longest in the javelin ever recorded in Quitman High School history, trailing only Lee Webb, who threw 186 feet in the 1990 Class B state meet. It is also the fourth longest in Jackson Parish history.