2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster
Franklin, Kiersten
Kiersten Franklin
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lehman Catholic (Ohio)
- Hometown:
- Albany, Ga.
Bio
TFRRS Profile
PERSONAL BESTS
AWARDS & HONORS (while at Cedarville)
2024-25 | Junior
Indoor
2023-24 | Sophomore
2022-23 | Freshman
PERSONAL BESTS
| Event | Time/Mark | Date/Meet |
| 60m (I) | 7.49 | 2/28/2025 at MAC Indoor Championships |
| 100m (O) | 11.65 | 4/26/2025 at Clark Wood Open |
| 200m (I) | 24.37 | 2/8/2025 at Michigan Invitational |
| 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 (while at Cedarville)
- G-MAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/1/24)
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Bowling Green |
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 Championships
- Placed seventh part of the 4x400m relay at MAC Championships
- 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 Invitational
- Was apart of the third place finish in th 4x100m at Virginia Challenge
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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 Championships
- 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
BGSU In the Nest : Track and Field
Tuesday, June 10
Lou Snelling Post-MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Interview (May 17, 2025)
Wednesday, May 21
Lou Snelling Post-Meet Interview (December 7, 2024)
Wednesday, December 11
BG TF : Coach Snelling Postmen
Saturday, January 13
