Teams, Scores, & Schedules

Sonia Higdon
Head Coach

Dr. Higdon is an assistant track and field coach for the 7th and 8th-grade teams, specializing in the throws. Dr. Higdon graduated from Trinity University in 2011 with a bachelors in Engineering Science where she was also a four year member of the track and field team, competing in shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. She was also a team captain and dubbed one of the “team moms” during her senior year. After her time in San Antonio, Dr. Higdon moved to Nashville to pursue her graduate studies in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Vanderbilt, earning her doctorate in 2017.

Will McCauley
Assistant Coach

Coach Will McCauley is in his third year coaching MS Cross Country, Swimming, and MS Track at FRA.

After 10 years of club swimming in Buffalo, New York, Coach McCauley attended Wheaton College in Chicago, where he swam for four years. Between swim seasons at Wheaton, he became involved in community coaching, and has continued his development over the past three years at FRA.

Coach McCauley is a Christian, and he considers athletics an opportunity to worship the Lord. He loves seeing athletes improve, meet their goals, and work as a team, even in “individual” sports.

Stephanie DeSantis
Assistant Coach

Stephanie is originally from Walpole, Massachusetts. She attended Bridgewater State University where she played college basketball and studied Exercise Physiology (2017). She later earned her Master's Degree from Endicott College in Special Education (2020). After some time personal training and teaching grades K-3 for four years in Massachusetts, Stephanie has recently relocated to Nashville and is excited to be a part of the FRA family! Steph works in the Heart to Heart program at the Lower School and will be an assistant coach for middle school basketball and middle school track.

Lauren Little
Assistant Coach

Lauren is originally from Auburn, Alabama. She earned her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University in 2022.

She recently married her husband, Brawner Little, in June, and has loved getting to know the Nashville area.

Lauren is excited to be helping with Middle School Cross-Country, Middle-School Basketball, and Track.