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2 carry heavy load toward Olympics
Seniors Kercher of Flowery Branch, Arthur of Chestatee to train at Colorado Springs center
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Ellen Kercher, Flowery Branch High School senior, works on power snatch lifts Thursday in the school’s weight room. Kercher is currently training for the 2016 Olympics for weightlifting. - photo by SARA GUEVARA
For two area high school seniors, the road to success goes through Colorado Springs, Colo. And it is paved with chalk, sweat and iron. Ellen Kercher, a senior at Flowery Branch High School, and Jenny Arthur, a senior at Chestatee High School, both have been invited to train and live at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado.