Michelle Franch

Bio

2017-18 at Taylor:

Indoor: Finished 11th in the 3,000-meters with a time of 11:39.84 at the Findlay Meet and was her only action of the season.

Outdoor: Competed in the 5,000 and 10,000-meters for TU … Recorded a time of 19:47.06 in the 5,000-meters at the North Central College Invitational … Finished in 40:34.80 at the Crossroads League Championships in the 10,000-meters to receive eighth place.

2016-17 at Taylor:

Indoor: Competed in the 5,000-meters on three occasions during the indoor season … Posted a season-best time of 19:17.83 in the 5,000-meters to take fifth place at the Crossroads League Meet.

Outdoor: Took fifth place in the 10,000-meters at the Crossroads League Championships with a time of 39:49.37 … Posted a season-best time of 39:12.16 to take fifth place in the 10,000-meters at the Indiana Little State Championships … Placed 12th in the 5,000-meters with a time of 19:22.64 at the Crossroads League Championships.

2015-16 at Taylor:

Indoor: Won the 5,000-meters at the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational with a time of 18:44.21 … Won the 5,000-meters at the DePauw Classic with a season-best time of 18:30.32 … Posted a season-best time of 10:51.66 in the 3,000-meters at the Taylor Invitational.

Outdoor: Finished 10th at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships in the 10,000-meters with a time of 38:44.54 … Earned All-Crossroads League honors in the 10,000-meters with a time of 38:36.33 … Qualified for the NAIA National Championships in the 10,000-meters with a season-best time of 37:31.11 at Little State.

Prep: Three-time varsity letter winner in cross country for Bob Maxson at West Chicago Community High … Winner of Varsity Athletic Award as three-sport student-athlete for the Wildcats … Received Coach’s Award … Winner of Daily Herald Prep Sports Excellence Award … Named team’s Most Improved … Claimed Rookie-of-the-Year honors … Nominated for Academic All-Illinois honors … Named Scholar-Athlete … Member of Academic Honor Roll … Member of National Honor Society … Illinois State Scholar.

Personal: Daughter of Don and Ana Franch … Majoring in mathematics educations … Minoring in Spanish … Prep teammate of current TU cross country and track senior, Mae Elizabeth Gimre.