![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.
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![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.
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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.