Going to the next level

Crawford Tindle

Crawford Tindle, a three-year starter and two-time all-state attackman for the varsity lacrosse team, committed to Birmingham-Southern College to continue his lacrosse career. 

Crawford, son of Dr. Tracy Tindle and Claude Tindle, scored 26 goals and contributed 10 assists in his sophomore season, earning All-State honors in the process.  

As a junior, he tied for the team lead with 20 assists and scored 28 goals. Remarkably, he scored almost 50 percent of his shots and was again named to the All-State team.

– Submitted by Brian Doud

Sara Carr

Sara Carr helped lead the volleyball program to consecutive state championships in 2014 and 2015, winning MVP of the state tournament in both years. She also set program records on the basketball floor in career rebounds, points in a season, rebounds in a season and points in a game.

Sara is the two-time Gatorade Volleyball Player of the year and signed with Emory University in Atlanta. 

– By Kyle Parmley

Patrick Doud

Patrick Doud, a two-time all-state senior defenseman and 2015-16 captain for the varsity lacrosse team, committed to Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, to continue his lacrosse career. 

Patrick, son of Leigh and Brian Doud, is a three-year starter on defense for the Spartans. In 2014, he recorded 40 ground balls, 10 takeaways and was named to the All-State team as a sophomore. 

As a junior, he was elected team captain and led the team with 73 ground balls and 65 takeaways while scoring one goal and dishing out five assists for the season. In 2015, Patrick was again named to the All-State team. At the start of the 2016 season, he was selected again to be a team captain.

Patrick has accepted a Presidential Scholarship to attend Rhodes.  He maintains a 4.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale), is ranked in the top 5 percent of his class and is a member of the National Honor Society.

– Submitted by Brian Doud

Frances Patrick

A highly prized recruit, Frances Patrick chose Texas Christian University over several Division I offers. She led the cross-country team to four consecutive state championships, earning All-State honors each of her four years, along with great success on the track and field team.

Mountain Brook head cross-country and track and field coach Michael McGovern said Frances has left a nearly immeasurable impact on the tradition-rich Spartan program.

“She’s been our top upperclassman for the past two years, and she’s held together our team for the past two years,” McGovern said. “She’s going to be hard to replace.”

Patrick added another individual state title in the 3,200 meters at the 2016 outdoor state meet.

– By Sam Chandler.