Sophia Franklin was crowned the Big Ten women’s pole vault champion for the second time in her career, highlighting six podium finishes for Michigan State on Friday’s opening day of competition at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships, held at the SPIRE Institute.
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Franklin Named B1G Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
After resetting the indoor program record for the second time this season, Michigan State pole vaulter Sophia Franklin was named the Big Ten Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Wednesday. The Spartan senior broke her previous school record of 4.27m from the Michigan Invitational in January with a 4.33m vault at the Meyo Invitational on Feb. 5 and then topped that with a 4.38m mark on her third try at that height later in the day, earning her first place in the event at Notre Dame’s Loftus Sports Center.
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Franklin and Evans Set to Compete in NACAC U23 Track Championships
Sophomore track & field athletes Sophia Franklin and Jerimiah Evans will compete this week in the 10th annual NCACA (North, Central American and Caribbean Athletics) U23 Championships in Queretaro, Mexico, July 5-7.
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Franklin Sets Indoor Pole Vault School Record at Big Ten Invite
Sophomore Sophia Franklin set the new women’s indoor pole vault school record as Michigan State track & field turned in strong performances at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational Saturday at the U-M Indoor Track Building.
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Three Spartans Punch Their Tickets to NCAA Finals
For the first time in her storied Michigan State career, redshirt-senior Katelyn Daniels will compete in the NCAA Finals in both the discus and the shot put after winning the discus at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Tampa, Florida on Friday. Freshman Sophia Franklin and senior Max Benoit also advanced to the NCAA Finals.