The Quitman High School girls and boys cross country teams punched their ticket to the LHSAA state meet by finishing second and third, respectively, in the Division 5 Region 1 competition held at the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Sports Complex on November 4th.

The Lady Wolverines finished behind only Class A St. Frederick in the 5000-meter race and, more importantly, qualified all five runners for the state meet, which will be held November 17 at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches.

The Quitman boys’ team finished third overall in the regional, which saw eight schools compete, behind Providence Classical Academy and Choudrant. Four of five runners for QHS earned qualification to the state meet by finishing in the top 25.

LHSAA Division V State Meet Qualifiers

QHS Girls
Kaleigh King – 7th place
Audrina Martin – 13th place
Addi Faber – 14th place
Anna Pardue – 15th place
Lindsey Woods – 21st place

QHS Boys
Luke Sims 12th
Carson Savana 19th
Josiah Ramsey 21st

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