FCDS Announces the 2022 Fury Athletic Hall of Fame
The Forsyth Country Day School Athletic Department and Forsyth Athletic Hall of Fame committee are proud to announce the members of the Fury Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022: Alumni Alex Burkhead ’07, Nick Sink ’10, and Seth Constable ’11, and former coaches Pat Rimron, Noel Ruebel, and Andy Clifton.
The Athletes (in chronological order)
Alex Burkhead ’07 - Football and Lacrosse 2003-2007
Alex was an all-conference award winner in both football and lacrosse while at FCDS and earned an honorable mention for all-state football in 2006. His career exploded post-FCDS as he went on to play lacrosse at Roanoke College, where he was a three-time ODAC All- Conference award winner and a two-time USILA All-American. Alex played professional lacrosse for the Charlotte Hounds and the Charlotte Copperheads.
Nick Sink ’10- Football, Basketball, and Track and Field 2007-2010
This tri-sport athlete was an all-state award winner for basketball in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010, and he made all-state for football in 2009. Also a talented track and field athlete, Nick holds the school record for the discus (142’ 11”). He was named FCDS Athlete of the Year in 2010 and attended Duke University on a football scholarship.
Seth Constable ’11- Baseball and Football 2007-2011
Seth led the Furies to a baseball state championship in 2011 and made all-state in that sport in 2010 and 2011. A five-time letterman who started playing second base as an eighth grader for the Furies, he was ranked a number-one OF prospect in North Carolina in 2011 (perfect game). Seth was also a two-time all-conference selection in football in 2010 and 2011. He attended the University of South Carolina on a baseball scholarship and finished his career at Wake Forest University.
The Coaches (in chronological order)
Pat Rimron- Wrestling Varsity Head Coach 1998-2002, Wrestling Varsity Co-Head Coach 2003-4, Wrestling JV, Middle School Head Coach, Assistant Varsity Coach, 2004-2013
Coach Pat Rimron played a significant role in building the rosters and enthusiasm for wrestling at FCDS that led to 13 straight conference championships between 1998-2010 and four consecutive state championships between 2006-2009.
Coach Rimron is a four-time Conference Coach of the Year, was the head or assistant varsity coach for 12 conference championships, and was the assistant varsity coach for four state championships. He coached three National Prep All-Americans and 43 individual state championship winners.
Noel Ruebel - Track and Field Coach 2002-2009, 2012-2019
A former college coach and life-long track and field athlete well known for competing all over the world at the master’s level, Noel Ruebel coached track and field at FCDS for 17 non-consecutive years. During his tenure, the girls’ track and field team won 11 conference championships and the boys’ track and field team won 10 conference championships. Coach Ruebel also led two teams - the 2003 Girls’ Track and Field team and the 2007 Boys’ Track and Field team - to state championship wins.
Andy Clifton- Cross Country Coach 2006-2015
Coach Andy Clifton won the 2013 Jim Tobias Award for Excellence in Coaching and he was an eight-time Conference Conference Coach of the Year. He led the Fury boys’ cross country team to the conference championship seven times and led the Fury girls’ cross country team to the conference championship six times. Coach Clifton also coached the 2006 girls’ cross country team to a state championship win and led the 2007 girls’ cross country team to a state runner-up finish.
Congratulations to our inductees for this well-earned honor! The Fury Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022 will be inducted on Friday, May 6 during halftime of the girls’ varsity soccer game at William Taylor Field, with a reception to follow at Three Bulls Steakhouse.
Forsyth Country Day School (FCDS) is a private, college preparatory, independent school for preschool through high school located in Lewisville, NC, just outside of Winston-Salem. Students benefit from a challenging academic curriculum, fine and performing arts, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
Non-Discrimination Policy: Forsyth Country Day School is committed to administering all education and employment activities without discrimination based on one’s race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Non-Discrimination Policy: Forsyth Country Day School is committed to administering all education and employment activities without discrimination based on one’s race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
