Eastern Michigan Athletics
Women's Track & Field
Tori Franklin
- Title:
- Volunteer Coach - Jumps
The 2021-22 season will mark the second year Tori Franklin has served as a volunteer coach for the Eagles' track and field team program where she specializes in jumps.
Franklin has been a huge name in the international realm of track & field where she has focused solely on the triple jump. At the 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, she notched a second-place finish with a then-career-high mark of 13.66m. Weeks later, Franklin produced a 13.13m bound at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, which was good for ninth place. Between 2017-2019, she placed no lower than second in the event at the USA Track and Field Championships in both indoor and outdoor. Additionally, Franklin captured the 2017 and 2018 indoor titles with jumps of 13.86m and 14.15m, recording personal bests both times, respectively.
In 2018, Franklin became the U.S. record holder in the triple jump, bounding an incredible 14.84m at the International Meeting Region de Guadeloupe. Most recently, Franklin competed at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar in 2019, where she placed ninth overall with a distance of 14.08m.
At Michigan State University, she made an immediate impact as a freshman. During her first year on campus, the Illinois native recorded podium finishes in the triple jump at the Big Ten Conference Indoor Championships (2nd-12.84m), NCAA Indoor Championships (3rd-13.34m), and Big Ten Outdoor Championships (3rd-12.91m).
In her sophomore year, Franklin recorded her highest placement at both the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships, placing second (13.34m) and fourth (13.56m), respectively. She won her first individual conference title at the 2014 Big Ten Indoor Championships during her junior season, leaping 13.56m for the gold. Franklin defended her crown during the outdoor season as she registered a 13.16m distance for first place.
She again paced the Big Ten in the triple jump, winning the indoor title in 2015 with a 13.31m mark. On the track, she helped lead the distance medley relay squad to a first-place finish as well, setting a school-record time of 10:57.80 that still stands today. The Illinois product wrapped up her collegiate career at the NCAA Indoor Championships where she took fifth with a 13.38m triple jump. When her time in East Lansing, Mich. came to an end, she had been named a three-time USTFCCCA All-American and three-time All-Big Ten honoree. Her 13.56m leap in 2014 is currently the highest mark in program history.
Franklin attended Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove, Ill. where she was a four-time letterwinner in track & field and two-time letterwinner in basketball. Over the course of her career as a Mustang, she broke the school and conference record in the triple jump, 400m dash, and 4x400. At the 2009 Illinois High School AAA state meet, Franklin was runner-up in the triple jump. Meanwhile, in 2010 she won the state triple jump title and took third in the 4x400. As a senior, she placed second in the triple jump and 4x400, and earned bronze in the 400m dash. For her efforts, she received All-American status in both the triple jump and 4x400.
Franklin has been a huge name in the international realm of track & field where she has focused solely on the triple jump. At the 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, she notched a second-place finish with a then-career-high mark of 13.66m. Weeks later, Franklin produced a 13.13m bound at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, which was good for ninth place. Between 2017-2019, she placed no lower than second in the event at the USA Track and Field Championships in both indoor and outdoor. Additionally, Franklin captured the 2017 and 2018 indoor titles with jumps of 13.86m and 14.15m, recording personal bests both times, respectively.
In 2018, Franklin became the U.S. record holder in the triple jump, bounding an incredible 14.84m at the International Meeting Region de Guadeloupe. Most recently, Franklin competed at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar in 2019, where she placed ninth overall with a distance of 14.08m.
At Michigan State University, she made an immediate impact as a freshman. During her first year on campus, the Illinois native recorded podium finishes in the triple jump at the Big Ten Conference Indoor Championships (2nd-12.84m), NCAA Indoor Championships (3rd-13.34m), and Big Ten Outdoor Championships (3rd-12.91m).
In her sophomore year, Franklin recorded her highest placement at both the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships, placing second (13.34m) and fourth (13.56m), respectively. She won her first individual conference title at the 2014 Big Ten Indoor Championships during her junior season, leaping 13.56m for the gold. Franklin defended her crown during the outdoor season as she registered a 13.16m distance for first place.
She again paced the Big Ten in the triple jump, winning the indoor title in 2015 with a 13.31m mark. On the track, she helped lead the distance medley relay squad to a first-place finish as well, setting a school-record time of 10:57.80 that still stands today. The Illinois product wrapped up her collegiate career at the NCAA Indoor Championships where she took fifth with a 13.38m triple jump. When her time in East Lansing, Mich. came to an end, she had been named a three-time USTFCCCA All-American and three-time All-Big Ten honoree. Her 13.56m leap in 2014 is currently the highest mark in program history.
Franklin attended Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove, Ill. where she was a four-time letterwinner in track & field and two-time letterwinner in basketball. Over the course of her career as a Mustang, she broke the school and conference record in the triple jump, 400m dash, and 4x400. At the 2009 Illinois High School AAA state meet, Franklin was runner-up in the triple jump. Meanwhile, in 2010 she won the state triple jump title and took third in the 4x400. As a senior, she placed second in the triple jump and 4x400, and earned bronze in the 400m dash. For her efforts, she received All-American status in both the triple jump and 4x400.
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