Neville junior Jaxson Parker is 7-0 during the 2023 outdoor season. Six of Parker's wins have come in his specialty--the 400m, where he ran a best of 48.77 at the Hoss Garrett Relays. The time has him currently ranked No. 8 in Louisiana.
Parker is just one of several elite underclassmen you will find at the top of Louisiana's Top 100 rankings in the sprints.
Look no further than the 100m. In the race for the title of "fastest high school sprinter in Louisiana" there are three juniors at the top of the rankings who have impressed throughout their high school career.
Germain Smith-Mata won the LHSAA Divison I 60m championship (6.76) in February and has posted the fastest 100m outdoors this season. Even if you discount the wind-aided effort of 10.41 at the Texas Relays, he still has the fastest time in the state--a 10.49 in Week No.1 at the Carver Classic where he defeated six sprinters in the state's top 30 rankings (No.4 Camren Hardy, No. 11 Kaden Lewis, No. 11 Josh Brown, No. 25 D...