Erath’s Snooks Relays place to watch best-female high jumper

ERATH - An elite track and field athlete does not come around Vermilion Parish too often .
In the last 20 years - the parish has watched greatness only twice and both were by male performers.
In 2008, spectators came watch Barrett Nugent of North Vermilion run the hurdle races (110-and 300-meter hurdles) and the 100- and 200-meter dashes. He never disappointed.
Two years ago, the parish once again saw greatness with Gabe Clement of Kaplan, who ran amazing times in the 400 meter runs.
Nugent went on run track at LSU, while Clement is running track at UCLA in Los Angeles.
There is another athlete who is gaining national attention despite being only a junior at Delcambre High School.
Emma Smith, who bursted on the track scene as a seventh grader, is ranked the best female high school in the state after jumping 5-10 twice this year. She cleared that height at an indoor meet in 2026, an then competed in her first outdoor meet during the Texas A&M Bluebonnet High School Meet at College Station.
Smith cleared 5-10 and easily won the meet by two inches. She also set a new Texas A&M high school meet record.
Well, on Friday, Smith and the Delcambre boys and girls track team will compete in the “Snooks” Derouen Track and Field Meet at Erath High.
Smith will also compete in the 100 and 300 meter hurdles.
The field events begin at 3 p.m. The boys will jump first the northern apron and the will follow.
At 4:30 p.m., the girls 4x800 relay will start, followed by the boys 4x800 relay race.
At 5 p.m., the Snooks’ Court will be presented.
Members of the court are Ali Bouillion, Annabel Etie and Anna Griffin.
Then the running starts at 5:10 with the 100 meter hurdles, followed by the boys’ hurdle race.