![Coach Chris Hart Earns 500th Career Win]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737128848/franklinroadacademycom/gmbusopohha2u2jpf47m/CoachHartStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737128848/franklinroadacademycom/gmbusopohha2u2jpf47m/CoachHartStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737128848/franklinroadacademycom/gmbusopohha2u2jpf47m/CoachHartStory.png","width":800}])
Franklin Road Academy Head Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach Chris Hart reached an incredible milestone tonight by earning his 500th career victory.
Athletics at Franklin Road Academy exist to support the mission of the school.
We believe athletics are fundamental to the educational experience. FRA Athletics supports a Christ-centered philosophy that develops the total person. It is the responsibility of each team and coach to promote self-discipline, self-confidence, teamwork, accountability, and physical development in the student-athlete to prepare them for the challenges they will face in college and in life.
Franklin Road Academy holds a robust athletic tradition, including many titles and honors for our teams and individual awards at all levels of district, regional, and state competition. Development of our student-athletes emphasizes more than just winning; we teach the importance of teamwork and sportsmanship, competitiveness and fair play, and how to act with respect and dignity, both in victory and defeat.
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![Three FRA Student-Athletes Sign Collegiate Commitments]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731698875/franklinroadacademycom/n5hgrz8obeqwmju3lo5x/SigningDayStory_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731698875/franklinroadacademycom/n5hgrz8obeqwmju3lo5x/SigningDayStory_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731698875/franklinroadacademycom/n5hgrz8obeqwmju3lo5x/SigningDayStory_1.png","width":800}])
On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, three senior student-athletes signed commitments to compete at the collegiate level following their time at FRA.
![FRA Announces Hiring of Wrestling Head Coach]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1728921821/franklinroadacademycom/kcvplukxl04ew9iakqnc/NewWRESCoach.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1728921821/franklinroadacademycom/kcvplukxl04ew9iakqnc/NewWRESCoach.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1728921821/franklinroadacademycom/kcvplukxl04ew9iakqnc/NewWRESCoach.png","width":800}])
Ryan Simpson joins FRA with over ten years of coaching experience, including twenty-eight TSSAA individual State Champions and five State Champion teams.
![Kenny Cooper '16 Signs with Tigers Tübingen]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722882958/franklinroadacademycom/nm2thoao25guimq2vyfh/KennyCooperStory.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1722882958/franklinroadacademycom/nm2thoao25guimq2vyfh/KennyCooperStory.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1722882958/franklinroadacademycom/nm2thoao25guimq2vyfh/KennyCooperStory.jpg","width":800}])
Class of 2016 graduate Kenny Cooper was recently signed by Tigers Tübingen of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) in Germany for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
![Franklin Road Academy Announces Hiring of Head Girls Lacrosse Coach]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718375447/franklinroadacademycom/dwixjszuvzbrw5kcmp55/LexyBillerWebsiteStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718375447/franklinroadacademycom/dwixjszuvzbrw5kcmp55/LexyBillerWebsiteStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718375447/franklinroadacademycom/dwixjszuvzbrw5kcmp55/LexyBillerWebsiteStory.png","width":800}])
Franklin Road Academy is proud to announce the hiring of Lexy Biller as the new head coach of the FRA girls lacrosse program. She will also serve as Assistant Athletic Director for Athletics Information.
![FRA Captures Boys and Girls Track & Field State Championships]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716470948/franklinroadacademycom/uucg5iebqbnimii4d4gd/2024TrackFieldStateChampipns.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1716470948/franklinroadacademycom/uucg5iebqbnimii4d4gd/2024TrackFieldStateChampipns.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716470948/franklinroadacademycom/uucg5iebqbnimii4d4gd/2024TrackFieldStateChampipns.png","width":800}])
The FRA boys' and girls' track and field team captured the 2024 TSSAA DII Class A State Championship.
![Eight FRA Student-Athletes Sign Collegiate Commitments]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714742809/franklinroadacademycom/ba17lvg6lnumxbzagpnb/8SigningDayStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714742809/franklinroadacademycom/ba17lvg6lnumxbzagpnb/8SigningDayStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714742809/franklinroadacademycom/ba17lvg6lnumxbzagpnb/8SigningDayStory.png","width":800}])
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, four senior student-athletes signed commitments to compete at the collegiate level following their time at FRA.
![Boys Track & Field Break School Records in Relay Events]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712674587/franklinroadacademycom/nj0wkaotuiscfth0z2hk/TFRecordStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712674587/franklinroadacademycom/nj0wkaotuiscfth0z2hk/TFRecordStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712674587/franklinroadacademycom/nj0wkaotuiscfth0z2hk/TFRecordStory.png","width":800}])
This past Saturday, the upper school boy's track and field team delivered a remarkable performance at the Highland Games, making history by breaking two school records in relay events.
![Ty Clark III Receives Distinguished Honors at National Football Federation Banquet]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709820772/franklinroadacademycom/ha856llydwp1ehfekzec/TyClarkIIIAwardStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709820772/franklinroadacademycom/ha856llydwp1ehfekzec/TyClarkIIIAwardStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709820772/franklinroadacademycom/ha856llydwp1ehfekzec/TyClarkIIIAwardStory.png","width":800}])
Last night, senior football standout Ty Clark III received two prestigious accolades at the 58th Annual Awards Banquet of The Middle Tennessee Chapter National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame, Inc.