2024 Track and Field Roster
Franco, Maddie
Maddie Franco
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- MS, Sustainability Mgt & Policy
- Hometown:
- Whittier, Calif.
- High School:
- La Serna HS
- Prev School:
- UC Santa Barbara
Bio
Maddie Franco – Season/Career Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 – 3000m Steeplechase (10:46.53, 5th)
2024 (Junior)
Outdoor: Ran the fifth-fastest steeplechase time in school history, 10:46.53 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Placed eighth in the steeplechase at the Big West Championships ... Established a season best in the mile (5:06.66) at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Ran the 1500m three times with a best of 4:43.88 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Competed in two meets ... Ran a best of 2:32.48 in the 800m at the Don Kirby Invitational ... Finished 16th in the mile at the MPSF Championships with season-best time of 5:15.94.
Prior to LBSU: Competed two years at UC Santa Barbara … Set a best of 21:02.7 in the 6k at the 2022 NCAA West Regional Championships … Finished 31st at the Big West Championships … Ran in the NCAA West Preliminary Round and Big West Championships as a freshman in 2021 ... Finished eighth in the 3000m Steeplechase at the 2023 Big West Championships ... Posted UCSB bests of 4:36.39 in the 1500m and 10:55.46 in the Steeplechase at the 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational ... Won the 5000m at the 2023 UCSB Invitational in the quickest time of her Gauchos' career, 17:23.31
High School: Was a multi-sport athlete at La Serna High School, competing in cross country, track and field, and soccer … Helped her team win the 2019 Del Rio Championship as a senior, finishing second as an individual … Named All-League twice … Was named Most Valuable Athlete and Rookie of the Year as a freshman … Owns a three-mile prep-best of 18:11.
Personal: Daughter of Katherine and Victor … Has an older brother, Jonah … Earning her Master’s in Sustainability Management and Policy.
Long Beach State Top 10 – 3000m Steeplechase (10:46.53, 5th)
2024 (Junior)
Outdoor: Ran the fifth-fastest steeplechase time in school history, 10:46.53 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Placed eighth in the steeplechase at the Big West Championships ... Established a season best in the mile (5:06.66) at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Ran the 1500m three times with a best of 4:43.88 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Competed in two meets ... Ran a best of 2:32.48 in the 800m at the Don Kirby Invitational ... Finished 16th in the mile at the MPSF Championships with season-best time of 5:15.94.
Prior to LBSU: Competed two years at UC Santa Barbara … Set a best of 21:02.7 in the 6k at the 2022 NCAA West Regional Championships … Finished 31st at the Big West Championships … Ran in the NCAA West Preliminary Round and Big West Championships as a freshman in 2021 ... Finished eighth in the 3000m Steeplechase at the 2023 Big West Championships ... Posted UCSB bests of 4:36.39 in the 1500m and 10:55.46 in the Steeplechase at the 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational ... Won the 5000m at the 2023 UCSB Invitational in the quickest time of her Gauchos' career, 17:23.31
High School: Was a multi-sport athlete at La Serna High School, competing in cross country, track and field, and soccer … Helped her team win the 2019 Del Rio Championship as a senior, finishing second as an individual … Named All-League twice … Was named Most Valuable Athlete and Rookie of the Year as a freshman … Owns a three-mile prep-best of 18:11.
Personal: Daughter of Katherine and Victor … Has an older brother, Jonah … Earning her Master’s in Sustainability Management and Policy.
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