2020-21 Track and Field Roster
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Franklin, Sophia
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Sophia Franklin
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Okemos
- Hometown:
- Okemos, Mich.
Bio
Collegiate Bests
• 60m Hurdles - 8.93
• 100m Hurdles - 15.42
• Indoor Pole Vault - 4.38m
• Outdoor Pole Vault - 4.37m
Outdoor pole vault school record holder
Indoor pole vault school record holder
2021:
NCAA First Team All-American (Outdoor Pole Vault)
Big Ten Champion (Outdoor Pole Vault)
All-Big Ten First Team (Outdoor Pole Vault)
All-Big Ten Second Team (Indoor Pole Vault)
INDOOR: Placed first in the Simmons-Harvey Invitational with a 4.06m vault … Finished second in the Gladstein Invitational using a 3.91m vault … Won the B1G Indoor Invite’s pole vault competition with a 4.20m mark … Claimed first in the Silverston Invitational with a 4.09m vault … Placed second in the Big Ten Championships with a 4.20m vault.
OUTDOOR: Finished in second place at the Big Ten Invite #2 with a 4.20m vault … Took second at the Big Ten Invite #2 with a 3.75m height … Won the Husker Invite using a 4.24m vault … Claimed first place in the Len Paddock Invite with a 4.11m top vault … Was crowned the women’s pole vault champion with a 4.35m vault at the Big Ten Championships … Vaulted 4.17m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, finishing eighth and qualifying for the NCAA Championships … Earned First Team All-American honors at the NCAA Championships, vaulting 4.20m for an eighth-place finish.
2019-20:
INDOOR: Placed 2nd in the pole vault with a height of 4.25m at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 6) ... Won the pole vault at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18) with a height of 3.88m.
2018-19:
OUTDOOR: Claimed first place in the pole vault with a height of 4.25m at the Raleigh Relays (March 29-30) ... Set a new outdoor pole vault school record with a mark of 4.37m at the Spartan Invitational (April 5-6) ... Placed second in the pole vault with a mark of 4.27m at the Louisville Invitational (April 12-13) ... Took second in the pole vault with a mark of 4.18m at the Jesse Owens Classic (Apr. 26-27) ... Finished third in the pole vault with a mark of 4.12m at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12) ... Had a height of 4.92m in the pole vault at the NCAA East Prelims (May 23-25).
INDOOR: Finished second in the pole vault at the GVSU Holiday Open with a height of 3.90m (Dec. 7) ... Took first in the pole vault with a mark of 4.00m at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12) ... Won second-straight pole vault competition with a height of 4.18m, breaking the then indoor school-record (4.17m) at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational ... Took third in the pole vault with a height of 4.15m at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2) ... Claimed second in the pole vault with a mark of 4.13m at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9) ... Tied her then school-record in the pole vault with a mark of 4.18m to take second at the GVSU Tune-Up (Feb. 15) ... Took the Big Ten title in the pole vault with a new indoor school-record height of 4.19m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23).
2017-18:
OUTDOOR: Claimed fourth place in the pole vault with a mark of 3.95m, and posted a 100m hurdles time of 15.42 at the Raleigh Relays (March 30-31) ... Was the top collegiate finisher in the pole vault at the Spartan Invitational (April 6-7), finishing third with a height of 3.95m ... Won the pole vault with a mark of 4.05m at the Louisville Invitational (April 13) ... Cleared an outdoor season-best of 4.11m for third place at the Virginia Challenge (April 20-21) ... Took second place in the pole vault with a height of 3.97m at the "GINA" Relays (April 26-28).
INDOOR: Placed sixth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.95 and third in the pole vault with a mark of 3.80m at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 1) ... Claimed first place in the pole vault (3.80m) at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13), and was a member of the fifth-place 4x400 team with a time of 3:52.00 ... Set a then career-best with a 3.83m pole vault, placing second at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2-3) ... Set a personal record at Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24), clearing a 4.13m pole vault and placing fourth.
High School:
Four-year letterwinner in track at Okemos High School ... All-Conference and All-District selection in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and pole vault all four years ... All-State in the 100m hurdles and pole vault junior and senior year ... All-State in the 300 hurdles junior year ... Placed third at state in the 100m hurdles and pole vault in her senior year ... Two-year track team captain ... Competed in the New Balance Indoor and Outdoor Nationals in 2016 and 2017 ... Third Place Emerging Elite in the pole vault and Fourth Place Emerging Elite in the 100m hurdles.
Personal:
Daughter of Alan and Lori Franklin ... Born April 28th, 1999 ... Majoring in psychology.
• 60m Hurdles - 8.93
• 100m Hurdles - 15.42
• Indoor Pole Vault - 4.38m
• Outdoor Pole Vault - 4.37m
Outdoor pole vault school record holder
Indoor pole vault school record holder
2021:
NCAA First Team All-American (Outdoor Pole Vault)
Big Ten Champion (Outdoor Pole Vault)
All-Big Ten First Team (Outdoor Pole Vault)
All-Big Ten Second Team (Indoor Pole Vault)
INDOOR: Placed first in the Simmons-Harvey Invitational with a 4.06m vault … Finished second in the Gladstein Invitational using a 3.91m vault … Won the B1G Indoor Invite’s pole vault competition with a 4.20m mark … Claimed first in the Silverston Invitational with a 4.09m vault … Placed second in the Big Ten Championships with a 4.20m vault.
OUTDOOR: Finished in second place at the Big Ten Invite #2 with a 4.20m vault … Took second at the Big Ten Invite #2 with a 3.75m height … Won the Husker Invite using a 4.24m vault … Claimed first place in the Len Paddock Invite with a 4.11m top vault … Was crowned the women’s pole vault champion with a 4.35m vault at the Big Ten Championships … Vaulted 4.17m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, finishing eighth and qualifying for the NCAA Championships … Earned First Team All-American honors at the NCAA Championships, vaulting 4.20m for an eighth-place finish.
2019-20:
INDOOR: Placed 2nd in the pole vault with a height of 4.25m at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 6) ... Won the pole vault at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18) with a height of 3.88m.
2018-19:
OUTDOOR: Claimed first place in the pole vault with a height of 4.25m at the Raleigh Relays (March 29-30) ... Set a new outdoor pole vault school record with a mark of 4.37m at the Spartan Invitational (April 5-6) ... Placed second in the pole vault with a mark of 4.27m at the Louisville Invitational (April 12-13) ... Took second in the pole vault with a mark of 4.18m at the Jesse Owens Classic (Apr. 26-27) ... Finished third in the pole vault with a mark of 4.12m at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12) ... Had a height of 4.92m in the pole vault at the NCAA East Prelims (May 23-25).
INDOOR: Finished second in the pole vault at the GVSU Holiday Open with a height of 3.90m (Dec. 7) ... Took first in the pole vault with a mark of 4.00m at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12) ... Won second-straight pole vault competition with a height of 4.18m, breaking the then indoor school-record (4.17m) at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational ... Took third in the pole vault with a height of 4.15m at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2) ... Claimed second in the pole vault with a mark of 4.13m at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9) ... Tied her then school-record in the pole vault with a mark of 4.18m to take second at the GVSU Tune-Up (Feb. 15) ... Took the Big Ten title in the pole vault with a new indoor school-record height of 4.19m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23).
2017-18:
OUTDOOR: Claimed fourth place in the pole vault with a mark of 3.95m, and posted a 100m hurdles time of 15.42 at the Raleigh Relays (March 30-31) ... Was the top collegiate finisher in the pole vault at the Spartan Invitational (April 6-7), finishing third with a height of 3.95m ... Won the pole vault with a mark of 4.05m at the Louisville Invitational (April 13) ... Cleared an outdoor season-best of 4.11m for third place at the Virginia Challenge (April 20-21) ... Took second place in the pole vault with a height of 3.97m at the "GINA" Relays (April 26-28).
INDOOR: Placed sixth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.95 and third in the pole vault with a mark of 3.80m at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 1) ... Claimed first place in the pole vault (3.80m) at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13), and was a member of the fifth-place 4x400 team with a time of 3:52.00 ... Set a then career-best with a 3.83m pole vault, placing second at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2-3) ... Set a personal record at Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24), clearing a 4.13m pole vault and placing fourth.
High School:
Four-year letterwinner in track at Okemos High School ... All-Conference and All-District selection in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and pole vault all four years ... All-State in the 100m hurdles and pole vault junior and senior year ... All-State in the 300 hurdles junior year ... Placed third at state in the 100m hurdles and pole vault in her senior year ... Two-year track team captain ... Competed in the New Balance Indoor and Outdoor Nationals in 2016 and 2017 ... Third Place Emerging Elite in the pole vault and Fourth Place Emerging Elite in the 100m hurdles.
Personal:
Daughter of Alan and Lori Franklin ... Born April 28th, 1999 ... Majoring in psychology.
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