Jonesboro-Hodge and Quitman High Schools begin defense of the LHSAA state track and field championships they won in 2025 on Wednesday, April 22nd, and Thursday, April 23rd, when they compete in their respective district meets.
Quitman, along with fellow Jackson Parish neighbor Weston High, will be in action first at the District 1B meet on Wednesday at 3:30 pm. Jonesboro-Hodge will travel to Lakeside High School in Sibley for the District 1-1A meet on Thursday, with the field events slated to begin at 2:30 p.m., followed by the track events at 4:30 pm.
Both JHHS and Quitman have made a major assault on the school and Jackson Parish track and field record books this spring, with 34 new marks in 18 events, being added to the all-time top ten list, 15 in 9 events on the boys’ side, and 19 in 9 events in the girls division. This includes three new top records in the parish and one that is a new best in the entire state.
2026 Jackson Parish All-Time Record Book Entries
Boys Division
400 Meters: Gage Horton – QHS at #9 (52.14 seconds at Llewellyn Starks Invitational)
800 Meters: Gage Horton – QHS at #1(2:00.19 at Choudrant Relays)
800 Meters: Gage Horton – QHS at #6 (2:05.34 at OCS Relays)
800 Meters: Gage Horton – QHS at #7 (2:05.75 at McNeese Cowboy Relays)
1600 Meters: Gage Horton – QHS at #5 (4:44.21 at OCS Relays)
1600 Meters: Gage Horton – QHS at #9 (4:45.62 at McNeese Cowboy Relays)
3200 Meters: Josiah Ramsey – QHS at #9 (11:50.13 at Quitman Invitational)
3200 Meters: Josiah Ramsey – QHS at #10 (11:56.32 at McNeese Cowboy Invitational)
300 Hurdles: Nathan Harvey – QHS at #1 (39.89 seconds at Choudrant Relays)
300 Hurdles: Nathan Harvey – QHS at #3 (40.23 seconds at Quitman Invitational)
300 Hurdles: Nathan Harvey – QHS at #5 (40.54 seconds at McNeese Cowboy Relays)
4×400 Relays: QHS at #6 (3:32.00 at Choudrant Relays)
Long Jump: Jayden Harts – QHS at #6 (21’11” at Choudrant Relays)
Javelin: Asher Shultz – QHS at #4 (175’ at Choudrant Relays)
Javelin: Asher Shultz – QHS at #5 (172’1” at OCS Relays)
Javelin: Asher Shultz – QHS at #6 (170’11” at Castor Invitational)
Girls Division
100 Hurdles: Ciara Gray – JHHS at #8 (15.27 seconds at Llewellyn Starks Invitational)
100 Hurdles: Ciara Gray – JHHS at #10 (15.29 seconds at Mangham Invitational)
300 Hurdles: Ciara Gray – JHHS at #7 (46.39 seconds at Llewellyn Starks Invitational)
800 Meters: Megan Kelley – QHS at #3 (2:38.86 at Choudrant Relays)
800 Meters: Megan Kelley – QHS at #5 (2:40.35 at Llewellyn Starks Invitational)
800 Meters: Megan Kelley – QHS at #6 (2:40.53 2026 at McNeese Cowboy Relays)
800 Meters: Megan Kelley – QHS at #8 (2:41.71 at Quitman Invitational)
1600 Meters: Megan Kelley – QHS at #8 (5:55.16 at Llewellyn Starks Invitational)
1600 Meters: Megan Kelley – QHS at #9 (5:57.67 at Choudrant Relays)
3200 Meters: Megan Kelley – QHS at #3 (13:40.99 at Castor Invitational)
4×400 Relays at #3 (4:28.69) at McNeese Cowboy Invitational)
4×400 Relays at #9 (4:36.44 at Castor Invitational)
Long Jump: Ciara Gray – JHHS at #6 (18’3.5” at Battle of 318 Relays)
Long Jump: Ciara Gray – JHHS at #7 (18’2.5”) 2026 at Captain Shreve Gator Relays
Triple Jump: Ciara Gray – JHHS at #1 (41.95” at Mangham Invitational) #1 in State also
Triple Jump: Ciara Gray – JHHS at #2 (40’11.5” at Captain Shreve Relays)
Triple Jump: Ciara Gray – JHHS at #3 (41.95” at Mangham Invitational)
Triple Jump: Ciara Gray – JHHS at #4 (40’2”) at Battle of 318 Relays
Pole Vault: Kaleigh Webb – QHS at #3 (8’6” at Choudrant Relays)