Prairie legend Emma Smith, back in her days as a Coupeville volleyball ace. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Smith, right next to the helmet of the main football player, is front and center in the latest Montana State University football advertising blitz.
From Cow Town to Bozeman, Emma Smith is still in the spotlight.
The former Coupeville High School athlete, who went to state in both volleyball and track and field, is currently a freshman at Montana State University.
While there, she spent a chunk of her fall attending Bobcat football games, and now a photo featuring her and other MSU students is at the heart of the gridiron program’s latest advertising blitz.
The poster seen above popped up on Twitter Wednesday, quickly setting the internet abuzz.
Smith, who was a First-Team All-Conference pick as a hard-hitting volleyball spiker during her CHS days, is part of one of Coupeville’s strongest athletic dynasties.
Her branch of the Smith family includes aunt Joli, a three-sport supernova during my days writing at the Whidbey News-Times, and uncle Todd, an All-Conference pick on both sides of the ball for the ’90 CHS football team, the only undefeated squad in program history.
And then there’s grandpa Steve, one of the most physically-gifted athletes the town has ever witnessed.
Today, though, the spotlight is firmly on Emma, no matter what town she’s currently calling home.
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