The University of Mississippi Athletics
2021 Track and Field Roster
Franklin, Baylor
Baylor Franklin
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- Jr./So.
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Lebanon, Tenn.
- High school:
- Wilson Central
- Major:
- General Business
Bio
TFRRS Bio
2020 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Sophomore)
SEC Champion (Distance Medley Relay)
First-Team All-SEC (Distance Medley Relay)
Earned First-Team All-SEC Status with a victory in the distance medley relay (9:40.95) ... Began the season by placing third in the 1000-meter at the Blazer Invite (2:27.20) ... Finished 11th in the 4x400-meter Relay (3:21.54) and 18th in the mile (4:10.21) at the Indiana Relays.
2019 Outdoor (Freshman)
Ran in two meets during the outdoor season ... Opened the season by placing fourth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.83) and seventh in the 800-meter (1:53.42) at the Miami Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge ... Ended the season by winning the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.83) and placing fifth in the 800-meter (1:53.92) at the Ole Miss Classic.
2019 Indoor (Freshman)
Ran in five meets … Opened the season by placing sixth in both the 600-meter (1:21.07) and 4x400-meter relay (3:19.63) at the Blazer Invite … Followed this up by finishing 12th in the 4x400-meter relay (3:18.78) and 13th in the 800-meter (1:54.88) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Placed sixth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:19.24) and eighth in the 800-meter (1:54.20) at the Indiana Relays … Came in seventh in the 4x400-meter relay at the Music City Challenge (3:15.87) … Ended the season with a PR in the 800-meter at the SEC Indoor Championships (1:51.37), good for 12th place.
High School
Lettered in track and cross country all four years at Wilson Central High School, while also lettering one year in basketball ... Holds the school records in the 400-meter (48.76), 800-meter (1:53.2) and 1500-meter (4:15.92) ... Graduated in the top five percent of his class ... Named Best Student-Athlete at WCHS.
Personal
Born Feb. 5, 2000 ... Both his father and his brother both played collegiate baseball ... Chose Ole Miss over Tennessee, Columbia, Lipscomb, and ETSU ... Majoring in general business.
2020 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Sophomore)
SEC Champion (Distance Medley Relay)
First-Team All-SEC (Distance Medley Relay)
Earned First-Team All-SEC Status with a victory in the distance medley relay (9:40.95) ... Began the season by placing third in the 1000-meter at the Blazer Invite (2:27.20) ... Finished 11th in the 4x400-meter Relay (3:21.54) and 18th in the mile (4:10.21) at the Indiana Relays.
2019 Outdoor (Freshman)
Ran in two meets during the outdoor season ... Opened the season by placing fourth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.83) and seventh in the 800-meter (1:53.42) at the Miami Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge ... Ended the season by winning the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.83) and placing fifth in the 800-meter (1:53.92) at the Ole Miss Classic.
2019 Indoor (Freshman)
Ran in five meets … Opened the season by placing sixth in both the 600-meter (1:21.07) and 4x400-meter relay (3:19.63) at the Blazer Invite … Followed this up by finishing 12th in the 4x400-meter relay (3:18.78) and 13th in the 800-meter (1:54.88) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Placed sixth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:19.24) and eighth in the 800-meter (1:54.20) at the Indiana Relays … Came in seventh in the 4x400-meter relay at the Music City Challenge (3:15.87) … Ended the season with a PR in the 800-meter at the SEC Indoor Championships (1:51.37), good for 12th place.
High School
Lettered in track and cross country all four years at Wilson Central High School, while also lettering one year in basketball ... Holds the school records in the 400-meter (48.76), 800-meter (1:53.2) and 1500-meter (4:15.92) ... Graduated in the top five percent of his class ... Named Best Student-Athlete at WCHS.
Personal
Born Feb. 5, 2000 ... Both his father and his brother both played collegiate baseball ... Chose Ole Miss over Tennessee, Columbia, Lipscomb, and ETSU ... Majoring in general business.
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