Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster
Kiersten Franklin
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lehman Catholic (Ohio)
- Hometown:
- Albany, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Cedarville University
TFRRS Profile
PERSONAL BESTS
AWARDS & HONORS (including Cedarville)
2025-26 | Senior
Indoor
Outdoor
At the MAC Championships:
-60m (I) - 2nd (7.43)
-200m (I) - DQÂ (24.08, P)
-4x400 (I) - 4th (3:47.08)
-100m (O) - 5th (11.53)
-200m (O) - 3rd (23.53)
-4x100 (O) - 3rd (45.77)
-4x400 (O) - 4th (3:42.41)
2024-25 | Junior
Indoor
-60m (I) - 4th (7.49)
-200m (I) - 4th (24.41)
-100m (O) - 3rd (11.79)
-200m (O) - 4th (23.80)
-4x400 (O) - 5th (3:43.96)
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2023-24 | Sophomore
2022-23 | Freshman
PERSONAL BESTS
| Event | Time/Mark | Date/Meet |
| 60m (I) | 7.43 | 2/2026Â at MAC Indoor Championships |
| 100m (O) | 11.53 | 5/16/2026at MAC Outdoor Championships |
| 200m (I) | 24.08 | 2/2026 at MAC Indoor Championships |
| 200m (O) | 23.53 | 5/16/2026 at MAC Outdoor Championships |
| 300m (I) | 39.03 | 12/7/2024 at Tom Wright Open |
| 400m (I) | 55.33 | 1/17/2025 at Al Campbell Invitational |
| 400m (O) | 56.02 | 4/4/2025 at Spartan Invitational |
AWARDS & HONORS (including Cedarville)
- Second Team Indoor All-MACÂ (2026)
- Indoor Academic All-MAC (2026)
- Outdoor Academic All-MAC (2026)
- G-MAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/1/24)
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Bowling Green |
2025-26 | Senior
Indoor
- Appeared in five meets, competing in the 60m, 200m and 4x400m
- Won the 300m (39.68) and was on a winning 4x400m team (3:51.15) at the Tom Wright Open
- Won the 200m dash (25.28) and 60m (7.58) at the Jack Skoog OpenÂ
- Finished third in the 60m at the Meyo Invitational, crossing at 7.47
- Placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 60m (7.51) and 200m (24.21) at the Heartland Invitational
- Set a school record in the 200m at the MAC Championships, blazing to a 24.08 finish
- Set a personal record in the 60m dash (7.43), placing second, and was on a fourth place 4x400m relay team (3:47.08) at the MAC Championships
Outdoor
- Appeared in five meets, competing in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay
- Ran a 24.43 200m (23rd) dash and was on the 47.30 4x100m relay team at the Raleigh Relays
- Finished second in the 400m (56.05) and was on a runner-up 4x100 unit (46.09) at the We Fly Challenge
- Ran an 11.89 100m dash at the Virginia Challenge
- Raced to an eighth place finish in both the 100m (11.67) and the 200m (23.82) at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational
- Set new school records in the 100m dash (11.53, 5th) and the 200m (23.53, 3rd) at the MAC Outdoor Championships, also medaling in the 4x100 (45.77, 3rd) and competing in the 4x400 (3:42.41, 4th)
At the MAC Championships:
-60m (I) - 2nd (7.43)
-200m (I) - DQÂ (24.08, P)
-4x400 (I) - 4th (3:47.08)
-100m (O) - 5th (11.53)
-200m (O) - 3rd (23.53)
-4x100 (O) - 3rd (45.77)
-4x400 (O) - 4th (3:42.41)
2024-25 | Junior
Indoor
- Appeared in eight meets, competing in 60 meter, 200 meter, 300 meter, and 400 meter
- Collected first-place efforts in the 300m (39.03) and 4x400m relay (3:50.86) in her Division I debut at the Tom Wright Open
- Placed fourth in both the 60m (7.49 PR) and 200m (24.41) at MAC ChampionshipsÂ
- Placed seventh part of the 4x400m relay at MAC ChampionshipsÂ
- Won the 300m (39.78) and placed second in the 60m (7.63) at the Early Bird Inv. (1/10/25)
- Finished second in the 200m (24.45) at the Al Campbell Inv. (1/17/25)
- Finished third in the 400m at the Meyo Invitational (2/1/2025)
- Finished third in the 60m at the Michigan Invitational (2/8/2025)
- Finished third in the 60m at the GVSU Big Meet (2/14/2025)
- Second place finish in the 400 meter (56.02) at Spartan InvitationalÂ
- Was apart of the third place finish in th 4x100m at Virginia Challenge
- Placed 1st (11.64) in the 100m at the Hillsdale College Last Chance and was part of a 1st place (3:42.54) 4x400 relay team
- Placed third in the 100m (11.61, PR) and 4th in the 200m (23.80, PR) and 4th in the 4x100m (3:43.96)Â at the MAC Championships
-60m (I) - 4th (7.49)
-200m (I) - 4th (24.41)
-100m (O) - 3rd (11.79)
-200m (O) - 4th (23.80)
-4x400 (O) - 5th (3:43.96)
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Cedarville University |
Cedarville, Ohio |
2023-24 | Sophomore
2022-23 | Freshman
- Posted a third-best 45 individual points during the indoor campaign
- Member of the Distance Medley Relay squad that placed first at the G-MAC Indoor Championships with a time of 11:45.95 - fifth-best all-time at CU
- Top effort in the 60 meters was a runner-up time of 7.73 in the finals at the Cedarville Collegiate Invite
- Placed fifth in the 200 meters with a season-best 24.97 mark at the G-MAC Indoor Championships in Ashland, Ohio
- Registered a season-best 400 meters time of 56.90 seconds - tied for eighth-fastest all-time at CU - in the prelims at the G-MAC Indoor ChampionshipsÂ
- Tallied a team-high 60 individual points in the 2023 outdoor season
- Produced a runner-up finish in the 100 meters (12.60 seconds) at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open
- Best effort in the 200 meters was a 24.85 seconds performance in the finals at the G-MAC Outdoor Championships in Ashland, Ohio
- Top time in the 400 meters was 57.25 seconds to place sixth at the G-MAC Championships
- G-MAC Indoor First Team (DMR)
- USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic
- G-MAC Academic Team
Lehman Catholic High School |
Sydney, Ohio |
- Graduated from Lehman Catholic High School
- Previously attended Lee County High School and Troy High School
- Earned four varsity letters in track & field as a prep athlete
- Four-time qualifier in the state meet
- Two-time state champion in the 200 meters
- 100 meter state champion
- Received numerous Most Valuable Player Awards in high school
- Three-time scholar-athlete
- National Honor Society student
Personal |
- Daughter of Rev. Arthur and Tieca Franklin
- Has a twin brother, a younger sister and two younger brothers
- Nursing major
- Born on July 5, 2004 in Albany, Georgia
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