Teche Area athletes impress at indoor state meet

Published 10:04 am Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Delcambre sophomore Emma Smith took home the gold in the Division II high jump at the LHSAA Indoor State Track and Field Meet on Saturday, leading a field of talented Teche Area athletes that made several appearances on the winners podium at LSU’s Carl Maddox Fieldhouse in Baton Rouge. 

Joining Smith as a top performer was Highland Baptist Christian School’s Tyler Blissett. Blissett, a junior with several state championships to his name in both cross country and track and field, took home silver medals in both the 1600-meter (4:25.13) and 3200-meter (9:42.79) events. Episcopal School of Acadiana’s Anderson Frank followed closely behind, finishing in third place in the 3200-meters event with a time of 9:45.36. 

HBCS thrower Justin Suire improved on last year’s performance to take home a third-place finish in the shot put with a distance of 14.83 meters. Suire earned gold in last year’s discus throw event at the outdoor state meet along with silver in the shot put at the same meet. 

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Catholic High School’s Eli Parich finished in third place in the pole vault event with a height of 3.95 meters. Conner Stewart led New Iberia Senior High School’s athletes with a fourth-place finish in the boys 60-meter hurdles. 

Jeanerette sophomore Devine Duhon finished in fifth place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.01 seconds. Duhon also took part in the 4×200-meter relay, where the Tigers placed fifth with a time of 1:35.55. 

See more results from Teche Area schools below:

New Iberia Senior High School

Boys 60m Hurdles

4th Place, Conner Stewart, 8.43

Girls 400m

9th Place, Ja’Nyalynn Washington 1:01.5

Highland Baptist Christian School

Boys 1600m

2nd Place, Tyler Blissett, 4:25.13

Girls 1600m 

8th Place, Madalynn Salsman, 5:30.52

Boys 3200m

2nd Place, Tyler Blissett, 9:42.79

Girls 3200m

10th Place, Ella Blake, 12:10.86

Girls Pole Vault 

4th Place, Sophie Morris, 2.75m

8th Place Makenzi Davis 2.45m

Boys Shot Put 

3rd Place, Justin Suire, 14.83m

Episcopal of Acadiana

Boys 3200m

3rd Place, Anderson Frank, 9:45.36

Catholic High School

Boys Pole Vault

3rd Place, Eli Parich, 3.95m

Jeanerette Senior High School

Boys 60m 

5th Place, Devine Duhon, 7.01

Boys 4x200m Relay 

5th Place, D. Duhon, N. Jackson, K. Gage, R. Jack, D. Smith, 1:35.55

Delcambre High School

Girls 60m Hurdles 

4th Place, Emma Smith, 9.61

Girls High Jump 

1st Place, Emma Smith, 1.62m