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Cody Shelton

A new athletic star is emerging at Brentwood High School. Sophomore Cody Shelton is one of the top pitchers for the BHS baseball team and finished as a key player on the varsity basketball team. 

Baseball is Cody’s favorite of the two as he grew up with outstanding baseball players as brothers.  Oldest brother Thomas plays for the University of Illinois, and 2010 BHS graduate Ryan broke every hitting record the school ever had, including 29 career home runs. 

Cody was the only BHS player named to the All-District Tournament team. One of Cody’s highlight plays of the season was during a vital game for the Bruins. The score was tied in the seventh inning and Cody had the game winning hit. In the of- season he works on hitting with Chicago White Sox assistant coach Don Cooper. 

Coach Brian Popovich had a large part in Cody’s success: “He is a great coach and teacher and pushed me to play beyond my abilities.” Cody’s goal is to play for a DI college, possibly Vanderbilt. 

He is a tad bit superstitious – he wears the same socks and SpongeBob boxers for every game.

Ashley Rahrer

With only a few weeks of school left, BHS senior Ashley Rahrer is counting down her last’s for everything.  Besides leaving her heart-broken parents behind when she leaves for the University of Tennessee, she will also be leaving the sport of softball. 

Ashley has played nonstop since the age of 4, and currently has the highest on-base average on the BHS team.  Her stats for this season after 37 games include: 27 hits, 35 on base, .412 on-base average, 8 RBI.  She plays second base and is a slapper.

Other than softball Ashley has been involved with the Care Bears, was a mat girl for three years and is a member of the National Honor Society.  She is also very involved in the youth choir at her church, Brentwood Methodist, and will miss her friends there tremendously.

Coach Finch has long been one of Ashley’s favorite coaches. Coach Tyree has also pushed Ashley to her potential, and is always available to work on anything.

Ashley’s superstition before hitting the field  – “I always wear my bra inside out.  Always good luck!”

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Sean Karl

Not many RHS students know the nation’s No. 1 tennis player might be sitting right next to them in English class. In April Sean took the No. 1 spot away from his best friend and BHS sophomore Maxx Lipman in boys 16s. Sean recently won the Southern Spring Closed in the boys 18s, and got to the finals in both the Winter National Championship, and the Kentucky ITF – an international tournament.

Sean could be ranked top in the world, but to win the high school state championship he has to get through the first round of Brentwood district playoffs.  Lipman has not played due to injury for the past two years, so Sean took the state title last year as a freshman.

Most kids with rankings even below Sean’s live at tennis academies during the school year where missing school to travel is not an issue.  Sean has decided to live the “normal” high school life, and keeps improving with his tennis coach, Andy Veal. 

Sean will have the pleasure most will never know of picking the college he would like to attend, not waiting for one to pick him.  His current top choices are UCLA, Pepperdine, Georgia and Tennessee.

Kaytlin Queen

RHS junior Kaytlin Queen  is a top player for the softball team. She is a utility player – meaning she is able to play any position on the field at anytime, but likes playing second base best.

Her current stats for the season include: a .372 batting percentage, .435 on-base percentage, .435 slugging, 18 RBI, and 1 home run.

Kaytlin’s dad Bobby Queen has been her coach since the age of 5.  “My dad taught me EVERYTHING.  He has faith in me and knows how to push me to my potential.  I owe everything to him.”  Kaytlin’s dad also coaches her travel softball team The Crusaders.

Her goal is to play softball in college, but she wants to stay very close to home. 

Kaytlin is known for wearing different colored sunglasses and ribbons every time she plays.  “People have even started getting me sunglasses and ribbons whenever they find cool ones.”

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Geoff Tulloch

Although dealing with a broken tibia for half of the high school tennis season, BA junior Geoff Tulloch is still a top tennis player in the state.  He is ranked No. 39 in the South in boys 16s, and has been BA’s No. 1 singles player since his freshman year. 

At the Fall Southern Closed Geoff came in third place, and he recently won the Tennessee Clay Court Open in singles and doubles.

Geoff and his junior doubles partner, Drake Hernandez – a junior at BHS -- are basically undefeated in tournament play.  Both are doubles specialist and hope to attend a DI college as a doubles team. 

As soon as Geoff returns to the court he will have intensive training to prepare for the Tennessee Qualifier Tournament – one of the most significant tournaments of the year.  He will also have to move up to the boys 18s division, which makes his injury condition a tad bit daunting. 

Geoff gets his tennis talent from his dad Mark, who is his coach along with Andy Veal.  Mark was ranked as high as No. 3 in Australia before coming to the States to play for MTSU.

In addition to tennis, Geoff is addicted to the Dave Mathews Band.

Faulkner Emerson

Senior Faulkner Emerson has participated in almost everything BA has to offer.  She was chosen as Athlete of the Week due to her talent on the tennis court.  Faulkner plays No. 3 doubles with partner Kate Vogel and No. 4 singles. 

She is also a football cheerleader, a member of the National Honor Society, in the Big Brother / Big Sister program, acted in the spring play Oliver!, and is a lifeguard every summer at Richland Country Club.

Faulkner’s biggest achievement is her score on the ACT exam – a 31.  “I have never been so excited or proud of anything in my whole life!  My mom even came to school to tell me when she saw the score.”  Faulkner will be attending the University of Tennessee and majoring in speech pathology.

Another highlight during Faulkner’s high school career was visiting an orphanage in Kenya where she taught kindergarten. 

Faulkner will miss the teachers at BA she has grown so close to over the years.  She will also miss Coach Bradford, BA’s tennis coach.  “Every day on the tennis team was fun and positive.”