Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
Indoor
60 meters: 6.74 (2021 Kenneth Giles Invitational)
200 meters: 21.01 (2022 MEAC Indoor Championships)

Outdoor
100 meters: 10.29 (2022 Virginia Challenge)
200 meters: 20.77 (2022 Virginia Challenge)
 
2023-24: Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for both semesters … Also named to the MEAC All-Academic Team. Indoor: Ran in three indoor meets … Recorded best time at the HBCU Showcase, placing fourth in the 60 meters (6.80) … Also took sixth in the 200 meters at the same event (21.97) … Placed third at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge in the 60 meters (6.81). Outdoor: Competed in seven outdoor meets … Opened the season with a first place finish as a part of the 4x100 relay team (40.21) at the Raleigh Relays … Earned three top five finishes at the NSU Invitational starting with a second place finish in the 100 meters (10.52), fifth place in the 200 meters (21.46) and second as a part of the 4x400 relay team (3:30.52) … Placed ninth in the MEAC Outdoor Championships in the 100 meters (10.61) … Finished the season with a win as a part of the4x100 relay team at the Dani Palooza Last Chance (40.05).
 
2022-23: Named to the NSU AD’s Honor Roll for the fall semester and the MEAC All-Academic Team. Indoor: Competed in three indoor meets … Won the 60 meters at the 60^th Annual East Coast Invitational with a time … Also took second at that meet in the 200 meters (21.66) … Ran a season-best 6.78 at the DII Indoor pre-national meet to place fourth in the 60 meters. Outdoor: Competed in six outdoor meets … Helped 4x100 relay squad take first at the Virginia Quadrangular in 41.72 seconds … Finished third in the 100-meter dash at the NSU Invitational with a time of 10.40 seconds … Placed fifth in the 200 meters (21.19) and sixth in the 100 meters (10.59) at the MEAC Outdoor Championships.
2021-22: Named to the NSU AD’s Honor Roll for the spring semester. Indoor: Competed in six indoor meets … Took second in the 200 meters at the MEAC Indoor Championships (21.01) and third in the 60 (6.79) … Earned second in the 200 meters with a 21.43 at the South Carolina Invitational. Outdoor: Named MEAC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week on Apr. 20 … Competed in six outdoor meets … Posted personal bests in both 100 (10.29) and 200 (20.77) at the Virginia Challenge … Part of first-place 4x100 relay team at the MEAC Outdoor Championships.

2020-21: Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … Also earned NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters. Indoor: Ran in all five indoor meets for the Spartans … Posted a total of six top-five finishes in either the 60 or 200 meters … Won both races at the Virginia Beach Invitational, clocking a season-best 21.46 in the 200 … Was runner-up in the 60 at the Kenneth Giles Invitational with a PR of 6.74 seconds … Earned a spot on the VaSID Track & Field All-State Second Team. Outdoor: Helped the Spartans’ 4x100 relay team advance to the NCAA Championships by clocking a season-best time of 39.37 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round … Also helped the 4x100 team win at Coastal Carolina and U.Va. and place second at the MEAC Outdoor Championship … Individually, Franklin placed fourth in the MEAC in the 100 meters … Clocked a season-best time of 10.53 in the MEAC prelims … Also qualified for the conference meet in the 200.

At Indiana Tech: Spent one year at Indiana Tech, an NAIA school in Fort Wayne, Indiana … Was an NAIA All-American after finishing as runner-up in the 200 meters with a PR of 21.33 seconds … Was Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year … Won the conference title in the 60 meters and was runner-up in the 200 … Ran a PR of 6.75 in the 60 meters.

High School: Finished as state outdoor runner-up in both the 100 and 200 meters at the Kentucky 3A Championships … Was also all-state in the 4x100 relay … State meet qualifier in all three events as a junior … High school PR was 10.44 in the 100 meters.

Personal: Anthony S. Franklin was born on Oct. 12, 2000 … Son of Wendy Foster … Majoring in psychology with plans of becoming a clinical psychologist in the CIA … Enjoys gaming and reading.