This past week was a big week for two ADM track stars, Keaton Kester and Sadie Juergens in the annual Hershey’s Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships.

Based in the confines of Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence Kansas, both Kester and Juergens were engaged in their star events such as the 100 and 200 meter dash events for Kester and the 800 meter run for Juergens. The journey started off last Wednesday when Kester took on the 200 meter dash prelims with Juergens taking on the 800 meter prelims.

Since then, Kester has reached the semi-final round in both her coveted 100 and 200 meter dash events. Sadie Juergens officially brought everything full circle by reaching the 800 meter run final Saturday for the girls 15-16 age group. Against the best of the best, Juergens put up a time final time of 2:21.01 placing her 7th overall out of 51 individuals.

The next event on the docket will be the fall sport of cross country where Sadie Juergens will enter into her junior season.