By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seaman junior distance runner Brody Anderson and Topeka High junior sprinter Keimara Marshall have been selected by the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency as the Rising Stars of the Week.
The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the bulk of the 2024-2025 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Anderson and Marshall over the past week:
Seaman junior Brody Anderson has been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency male Rising Star of the Week. [File photo/TSN]
BRODY ANDERSON, SEAMAN
Anderson won the 800-meter run in last Thursday's Jerry Beardslee Invitational at Washburn Rural in a time of 1 minute, 58.48 seconds and finished third in the 1,600 meters in 4:18.55.
A state medalist in Class 5A cross country last fall, Anderson was ranked No. 1 in Shawnee County in the 800 and 1,600 after last week's meets.
Topeka High junior Keimara Marshall has been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency female Rising Star of the Week. [File photo/TSN]
KEIMARA MARSHALL, Topeka High
Marshall was a triple individual winner in last Friday's Leavenworth Invitational track and field meet.
Marshall, also an All-Shawnee County Top 10 pick in girls basketball, won the 100-meter dash in 12.68 seconds, the 200 in 26.20 and the 400 in 61.57 at Leavenworth and is the Shawnee County leader in both the 100 and 200.
