Sophie Francis

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Russia, Ohio
High School:
Russia

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 All-BIG EAST Academic Team

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
JUNIOR (2024-25)
Competed in five meets... recorded a personal best in the 60-meter dash (8.14) at the MSJ Fall Preview... competed in the 200-meter dash (27.33) and 4x400 (4:08.98) at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic... finished 16th in the 400-meter dash (1:00.37) at the Gem City Invitational... contended in the 400-meter dash (1:00.80) at the Music City Challenge... competed in three events for the BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championship... finished sixth in the distance medley relay (11:53.87) and eighth in the 4x400 (4:00.03)... also competed in the 400-meter dash (1:00.60).

SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Competed in four meets... placed 12th in the 400-meter dash (1:01.99) at the Bellarmine Open... contended in the 200-meter dash (26.77) at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic... finished 35th in the 400-meter dash (1:00.06) at the Music City Challenge... competed in three events at the BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championships... placed 21st in the 200-meter dash (26.87)... finished eighth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:57.23)... also tallied a seventh place finish in the DMR (12:10.55).

FRESHMAN (2022-23)
Competed in six meets... finished 18th in the 60-meter dash (8.25) at the 2023 Louisville Cardinal Classic Indoor... placed first in the 400-meter dash (1:01.68) at the 2023 MSJ January Invitational... contended in the 400-meter dash (1:00.49) and the 4x400-meter relay (4:04.05) at the 2023 PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational Indoor... tallied a 16th place finish in the 200-meter dash (26.73) at the 2023 Hoosier Hills... finished second in the 400-meter dash (1:01.75) at the 2023 MSJ February Meet... competed in three events at the BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championships... placed 23rd in the in the 200-meter dash (26.72)... finished 17th in the 400-meter dash (1:00.16)... also placed eighth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:56.31).

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
JUNIOR (2025)
Competed in six meets... placed sixth in the 400-meter dash (1:01.88) at the Norse Invitational on April 12... helped the 4x100 relay team (48.79) and the 4x400 relay team (4:05.78) win the events at the Norse Invitational... recorded a season-best time of 26.59 in the 200-meter dash at the Clark Wood Open on April 26... posted a season-best time of 59.29 in the 400-meter dash at the BIG EAST Championships on May 17... finished the season ranked ninth in school history in the 400-meter dash (59.29)... finished the season ranked first as a member of the 4x100 relay team (47.62).

SOPHOMORE (2024)
Competed in five meets... ran in the 400-meter dash (1:00.52) at the Tennessee Invite... placed 10th in the 100-meter dash (12.97) and the 200-meter dash (26.34) at the NKU Norse Invitational... contended in the 200-meter dash (26.54) and the 400-meter dash (1:00.18) at the 2024 Jim Green Invitational... set a personal best in the 400-meter dash (59.46) at the Clark Wood Open 2024... competed in three events at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships... placed 18th in the 400-meter dash (59.54)... finished 7th in the 4x100-meter relay (47.62)... also placed ninth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:58.23).

FRESHMAN (2023)
Competed in five meets... placed 19th in the 100-meter dash (13.14) at the Blizzard Buster on Mar. 17... finished 21st in the 400-meter dash (1:00.73) at the Tennessee Invite... contended in the 200-meter dash (26.35) and the 400-meter dash (59.50) at the EKU Rick Erdmann Twilight... placed eighth in the 4x100-meter relay (49.26) at the Clark Wood Open 2023... finished 20th in the 400-meter dash (59.99) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL
Participated in basketball, cross country, softball and track... was a two-time all-county honoree in softball... was named to the all-county second team in cross country as a junior... led her softball team to a district title in 2021 and 2022.. helped her softball team post a 50-3 overall record as a junior and senior... led her basketball team to a 20-6 record in 2021-22.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Joshua and Jana Francis... majoring in psychology.