On Saturday, Franklin Road Academy hosted 200 students from over 40 schools in the Nashville area for the 2022 NFL Legends Combine. The two-hour training session included competitive drills and combine-style skills assessments led by current and former NFL players and management.
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Our cross-country teams have had a fantastic season so far. The upper school team competed in the Chick-Fil-A Twilight races this past Saturday night, where Abby Deering got 4th place overall.
On Tuesday, the middle school softball team won the HVAC Class-A Championship against Grace Christian Academy with a 9-4 victory. Throughout the season, this softball team has experienced tremendous growth and improvement.
Franklin Road Academy junior Thatcher Frankfather has been named to the DII A All-State wrestling team by the Tennessee State Writers Association for the 2020-21 season. Thatcher wrestled at 182 for the state and region tournaments, even though he had been wrestling at 170 all season. He earned a fourth place finish at both the region and state tournaments.
We are pleased to announce the addition of Ed Sanders to our football program and faculty as our new defensive coordinator and middle school physical education faculty member. Coach Sanders graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Tennessee State University where he was a standout defensive back for four seasons, helping to lead the Tigers to back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference championships and being named All-Conference and All-American.