Athletics

  

THE GRIZZLY TRADITION

With over 35% of Franklin College students participating in varsity sports, Franklin College has a proud tradition of success within the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) and the NCAA Division III, including several national playoff appearances and HCAC all-sports championships in both men’s and women’s sports. For more information on Franklin College athletics, including a 2009/2010 competition calendar and live webcasts, click here. 

 As a part charter member of the HCAC, Franklin College student-athletes compete at the highest level of NCAA Division III athletics in state-of-the-art athletic competitions. For more information about the HCAC and member institutions, please visit http://www.heartlandconf.org/ 

 

 

MEET OUR COACHING STAFF

 Men's Athletics   

Baseball -  Lance Marshall, Head Coach (317) 738-8136, lmarshall@franklincollege.edu

Basketball – Kerry Prather, Head Coach (317) 738-8121, kprather@franklincollege.edu

Cross Country – Paul Sargent, Head Coach (317) 738-8037, psargent@franklincollege.edu

Football – Mike Leonard, Head Coach (317) 738-8128, mleonard@franklincollege.edu

Golf – Richard Park, Head Coach (317) 738-8250, rpark@franklincollege.edu

Soccer – Shaun Mahoney, Head Coach (317) 738-8594, smahoney@franklincollege.edu

Swimming & Diving – Andy Hendricks, Head Coach (317) 738-8121, ahendricks@franklincollege.edu

Tennis – Rusty Hughes, Head Coach (317) 738-8579, rhughes@franklincollege.edu 

Track & Field – Paul Sargent, Head Coach (317) 738-8037, psargent@franklincollege.edu

 

Women’s Athletics

Basketball – Kim Eiler, Head Coach (317) 738-8202, keiler@franklincollege.edu

Cross Country – Paul Sargent, Head Coach (317) 738-8037,psargent@franklincollege.edu

Cheerleading – Ondréa Elkins, Head Coach (317) 738-8230, oelkins@franklincollege.edu

Golf – Roger Lundy, Head Coach (317) 738-8121, rlundy@franklincollege.edu

Soccer – Scott Moulton, Head Coach (317) 738-8153, smoulton@franklincollege.edu

Softball – Heather Watson, Head Coach(317) 738-8121, hwatson@franklincollege.edu

Swimming & Diving – Andy Hendricks, Head Coach (317) 738-8121, ahendricks@franklincollege.edu

Tennis – Rusty Hughes, Head Coach (317) 738-8579, rhughes@franklincollege.edu

Track & Field – Paul Sargent, Head Coach (317) 738-8037, psargent@franklincollege.edu

Volleyball – Lori Wilkerson, Head Coach (317) 738-8130, lwilkerson@franklincollege.edu
 

 

 

WEEKLY ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS

 

Congratulations to the women’s basketball team on winning the Heartland Athletic Collegiate Conference championship tournament! Franklin College defeated rival Hanover College 80-73 in the HCAC tournament championship game on Feb. 27. The Grizzlies, who were also co-regular season conference champions, received an automatic bid into the 2010 NCAA Division III tournament. The Grizzlies (21-6 overall) will take on the host Illinois Wesleyan Titans (26-1) in the second game of the first round on Friday, March 5, at 8 p.m. Central Time. For more information about the Grizzlies tournament run, please click here. Good luck Grizzlies!!
 
The Franklin College women’s track and field team  successfully defended its team championship in the Hoosier Buckeye Invitational indoor meet at Rose-Hulman on Saturday, Feb. 20th.

The Grizzlies totaled 115-1/2 team points, edging Mount St. Joseph by eight and host Rose-Hulman by 14 in the competition, which featured all nine Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference member schools. The Grizzlies were led by Junior distance runner Heather Waterman (Shelbyville, Ind./Morristown H.S.) captured first place in two events – the 800-meter run with a time of 2:26.03 and the mile run in a Rose-Hulman track record time of 5:09.54. Sophomore Shelby Johnston (Indianapolis, Ind./South Putnam H.S.) was first in the 55-meter hurdles with a Hoosier-Buckeye meet record time of 8.79 seconds. To see the meet’s complete results, click here. 
 
On the men’s side of the invitational, Franklin College finished second with a total of 106 points (behind Rose-Hulman’s 164-1/2). Freshman Georard Mitchell (Indianapolis,Ind/Howe H.S.) was first in the long jump with a top attempt of 20 feet, 8-1/2 inches, a Hoosier-Buckeye meet record effort. The Grizzlies’ other top finish was by their distance medley relay team of sophomore Kinley Weber (Vincennes, Ind./Lincoln H.S.), sophomore Jonathan Miller (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian H.S.), freshman Brandon Litz (Monrovia, Ind./Plainfield H.S.) and junior Jake Hojnacki (La Porte, Ind./H.S.) with a time of 11:18.13.  To see the meet's complete results, click here. 
To stay updated on your favorite Grizzly sports, see a complete schedule and results, and watch live webcast of events, please click here.  GO GRIZZLIES!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go Grizzlies!