Quitman High School Cross Country teams went north and south on Saturday, with the varsity team trekking south to compete in the Holy Savior Menard Invitational held in Pineville and the elementary team going north to run in Simsboro.

“It was a busy day for sure,” laughed QHS cross country head coach Cindy Pardue. “We are fortunate to have such a great staff as Jessica Sims, and I went to Pineville, while Macheala Walsworth went with the young ones.”

In varsity competition, the Lady Wolverines placed 2nd, and the boys finished 4th in the 5000-meter, 14-team event held at Buhlow Recreation Park, while the QHS elementary team had five runners finish in the top ten of their respective divisions.

Kaleigh King paced the QHS girls by coming in 9th place among the 41 runners, the highest among “small schools” that competed, followed by Audrina Martin and Anna Pardue, who had top-twenty finishes, coming in 14th and 15th, respectively. Lindsey Woods and Syerra Lewis finished 21st and 22nd, and Emma Thomas placed 33rd.

On the varsity boys’ side, Luke Sims, Josiah Ramsey, and Carson Savana all finished in the top 20, coming in 13th, 16th, and 19th place. Mason Thomas placed 28th, Cooper Roton finished 44th, and Nolan Thomas finished 48th.

At Simsboro, the Quitman Elementary Cross Country team saw five runners finish in the top ten of their respective divisions, with Hadlee Tolar and Katie Futrell achieving the honors in the K-2 girls division and Lex Walsworth doing the same on the K-2 boys side. Emmett Thomas and Matthew Buchan finished in the top ten in the boys 3-4 division. Weston Elementary also had a pair of top-ten finishers in Parker Pardue and Cameron Pardue.

Weston Elementary Top Ten Finishers
Parker Pardue, Cameron Pardue

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