Indiana Institute of Technology

2019-20: Indoor - Competed in four meets... Set a personal best the 600m (1:32.75)... Won the 600m at the Hillsdale "Wide-Track" Classic, GVSU Big Meet Invite, and at the WHAC Indoor Championships to earn the Conference Title... Contributed to Conference Championship in the 4x400m relay... Qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 600m and 4x400m relay... Earned WHAC Track Athlete of the Week (2/12)... Selected to the WHAC All-Conference First Team... Named an NAIA All-American... Outdoor - Season canceled due to COVID-19

2018-19: Indoor - Competed in six meets as a graduate student...set personal-bests in the 60m (8.17) and 600m (1:31.85)...won the 400m at the Sean Brady and Keith Turner Alumni Open...Conference Champion in the 600m...NAIA National Runner-Up in the 600m and 4x400m relay...Outdoor - Did not compete in any meets.

2017-18 (Northern Illinois): Indoor- Competed in the 400-, 600- and 800-meter races at eight competitions…Franks recorded career fastest times in all three events…Her 200-meter (25.95) and 400-meter (56.34) personal records were each achieved at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3)…Franks ran her fastest 600- at the GVSU Big meet (Feb. 9)…Named to the Academic All-MAC team for her athletic and academic achievements. Outdoor- Competed for the Huskies in the 200-meter and 400-meter races. Ran her fastest 200- of the season at the University of Texas-Arlington Invitational (March 24) with a time of 25.63…Also, ran career fastest 400- at UT-Arlington in 55.87…Earned second Academic All-MAC accolade.

2016-17 (Northern Illinois): Indoor- Franks competed in eight meets for the Huskies...She scored three personal best scores in the season...The first was accomplished at the Meyo Invitational (2/4) for the 600-meter run at a time of 1:34.69...Her second personal best was accomplished at the Fred Wilt (1/28) in the 800-meter run coming in 3^rd place at a time of 2:22.71...At the MAC Championships (2/25) she performed in the 400-meter run at a time of 57.42...The Huskies 4x400-meter relay team that included Franks earned Second-Team All-MAC. Outdoor- Franks competed in six meets for the Huskies outdoor season...She set two personal best scores...At the Redbird Invitational (4/8), Franks placed 7^th in the 200-meter run at a time of 25.02...Her second personal best was set at the MAC Championship in the 400-meter run at a time of 55.89 putting her at 10^th place.

2014-16 (Soka): Soka University indoor Qualifier as a freshman (2015) where she ran a 1:44.52 600-meter race to place seventh...Qualified for Soka University indoor again as a sophomore (2016) earning first place in the 600-meter with a 1:37.80 time...Won conference at West LA College during the 2015-16 season...Ran a 2:26.37 800-meter race as a freshman placing 7th in her heat...Ranked third in the nation for community colleges in the 800-meter event during sophomore year running 2:12.19 at the California State Long Beach Invitational...Awarded MVP and Athlete of the year award for Track & Field at West LA College during sophomore season...Earned All-American during freshman year in high jump placing fifth jumping 5'1" and ran the 400-meter in 55.88 to place 2nd...Earned All-American for a second time as a sophomore in the 800-meter with a 2:15 finish to earn fourth place, second in the 4x400-meter relay, and fourth in the 4x100-meter relay...

High School: Led high school team to conference championship during sophomore season...Two-time letter winner as a junior and senior...Helped manage high school football team. 

Major: Psychology