Earlier this week, we profiled the success of the ADM freshmen football team, which went a sparkling 8-1 this fall.

Tigers head coach Mike Whisner attributes that success in-part to good buy-in from the freshman class into strength and conditioning coach Tyler Bohlke’s weight-lifting program.

“We had team lift every Wednesday plus we have some in Physical Education,” Whisner said. “But for team lift, the 10th through 12th [grade] kids needed to be there and the freshmen, of the 23 that we had out, their were 16, 17 freshmen there every Wednesday. I think it’s really helped them and having success along with that has really set the bar high for them for years to come.”