The 2026 North Louisiana Cross Country Championships were held on October 28th at “The Gospel” course in Choudrant, LA. A total of 35 schools from north and central Louisiana from all LHSAA classifications participated in the varsity girls’ and boys’ 3-mile competition, including Quitman High School from Jackson Parish.

The two QHS teams had an outstanding finish, with the boys’ team finishing 5th overall and the girls in 7th. Both were the best among participating Class B schools. Class 5A Ruston High School won first place in both the girls’ and boys’ competitions.

Kaleigh King (21:43.358) and Audrina Martin (22:16.805) paced the QHS girls team by recording “top-20” finishes, coming in 11th and 17th, respectively, among the 79 that participated in the girls’ race. Anna Pardue (23:38.501) came in 29th, Syerra Lewis (25:58.838) placed 44th, Lindsey Woods (27:56.592) was 58th, and Emma Thomas (30:40.765) came in 65th. The times for Martin and Lewis were career bests.

Luke Sims (18:35.242) led the way for the QHS boys with a 24th-place finish among the 106 racers. Josiah Ramsey (19:18.761) finished 28th, and Carson Savana (19:47.881) and Mason Thomas (19:48.646) placed 35th and 36th. Bentley Cox (22:30.078) came in 64th, Robert Duchesne (23:20.829) was 71st, and Cooper Roton (24:01.338) finished in 74th. The times for Roton, Thomas, Duchesne, and Cox were all personal records.

UP NEXT!

Quitman High School will play host to the LHSAA Region 1, Division 5 and Division 6 Cross Country Meet on Wednesday, November 4th, which will be run at the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Sports Complex, located at 5254 Hwy 4 East in Jonesboro. The event that is slated to begin at 9:25 am will be a 3-mile competition in both the girls’ and boys’ divisions.