Allison Francis

Position:
Distance
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Grosse Pointe North
Hometown:
Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.

2016-17: (Cross Country) Academic All-MAC ... ran in four of six meets ... improved time in each of three 5K races, starting with 20:18.5 at season-opening Toledo Invitational ... finished in 19:40.0 (31st) at Mel Brodt Collegiate Invitational ... completed Louisville Classic 5K in 19:19.5 (255th) ... completed her season with 23:57.9 at 6K ISU Pre-Nationals.

2015-16: (Cross Country) Academic All-MAC … Ran in five of BG’s six races this season … Finished 56th overall at the Spartan Invite, running 23:30 over the 6,000-meter distance … Sixth Falcon to cross the finish line at the MAC Championships … Placed 126th overall at NCAA Regionals. (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the mile, 3000 and 5000 for the Falcons … Established her personal best in the mile with a time of 5:26.53 at the Tom Wright Open … Ran a season-best time of 10:42.49 in the 3000 at the SPIRE Midwest Open … Set a season-best time in the 5000 of 18:33.39 at the GVSU Big Meet. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 3000 and the 5000 for the Falcons … Recorded a career-best time of 17:57.03 at the Gina Relays in the 5000 … Ran the 3000 at the Toledo Dual in a personal best time of 10:35.03.

2014-15: (Cross Country) Academic All-MAC ... Competed in all six of the team meets ... Ran a personal best 18:28 at the Louisville Classic and finished for the Falcons ... Placed 70th overall out of 200 runners at Pre Nationals ... Saw the biggest time improvement on the team at MAC Championships, where she ran a 21:47, crushing her previous personal best by 1:20. (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran both the 3000 and the 5000 for the Falcons … Posted a personal best time of 10:38.50 in the 3000 at the Tom Wright Classic … Placed fifth in the 5000 at the SPIRE Midwest Open with a personal best time of 18:03.22. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 1500, 3000 and 5000 for the Falcons … Established a personal best time of 18:01.64 in the 5000 at the Gina Relays … Ran the 1500 just once, completing the race in 4:59.06 at the Cardinal Invitational … Ran the 3000 in 10:43.19 at the Toledo Dual in her only time competing in the distance on the season.

2013-14: (Cross Country) Redshirted. (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) Redshirted.

High school: Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track and field at Grosse Pointe North High School ... Three-time state cross country finalist with a personal best time of 18:53 in the 5K ... Earned all-region and all-district honors each of those years and ranks as the fifth fastest cross country runner in Grosse Pointe North history ... Three-time state track and field competitor, running the 3200 in 2011 and 2012 and the 3200 relay in 2012 and 2013 ... Personal best time in the 800 of 2:25, in the 1600 of 5:24 and in the 3200 of 11:43 ... Team cross country MVP in 2011 and 2012 and track and field MVP in 2012 ... Earned team's Most Outstanding Senior award in track and field in 2013 and was a Detroit Free-Press Scholar-Athlete ... Named to the National Honors Society.

Personal: Full name is Allison Grace Francis ... Born on May 3, 1995 ... Daughter of Paul and Kathleen Francis ... One sister, Olivia ... Plans to study history and political science at BGSU.

PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country
5K: 18:28.86, Louisville Cross Country Classic (10/4/14)
6K: 21:47, MAC Championships (11/1/14)
Indoor Track and Field
Mile: 5:26.53, Tom Wright Open (1/22/16)
3000: 10:38.50, Tom Wright Classic (1/23/15)
5000: 18:03.22, SPIRE Midwest Open (1/30/15)
Outdoor Track and Field
1500: 4:59.06, Cardinal Invitational (4/17/15)
3000: 10:35.03, Toledo Dual (4/1/16)
5000: 17:57.03, Gina Relays (4/28/16)