Kobe Franklin
- position Sprints, Jumps
- class Fifth Year
- Hometown Woodbridge, Va.
- High school Covenant Classical
- position Sprints, Jumps
- class Fifth Year
- Hometown Woodbridge, Va.
- High school Covenant Classical
Kobe Franklin Bio
Season and Career Results
2022
Indoor
Competed in seven indoor meets, scoring in the high jump in five of those events … Finished fifth in back-to-back home meets with marks of 2.03m (6-8) and 2.02m (6-7.50) … Turned in his best indoor result of the season on Feb. 18 when he placed second in the high jump at the UofSC Indoor Open with a height of 2.00m (6-6.75) … Set a new indoor high jump PR in the SEC Indoor Championship with a mark of 2.06m (6-9), placing sixth to score for the Gamecocks.
Outdoor
Appeared in six outdoor meets on the season, posting marks in five of the six high jump events … Started the outdoor campaign with a T-7th finish in the high jump following a height of 1.95m (6-4.75) … Registered an outdoor high jump PR with a height of 2.07m (6-9.5) at the SEC Outdoor Championship, placing eighth to score for Carolina.
2021
Indoor
Competed in the high jump five times for Carolina … Took 10th at the SEC Championships, clearing his season-best height of 2.03m/6-8 … Cleared two meters or higher at three meets … Placed in the top five at the Carolina Challenge … Also jumped at the Gamecock Opener, South Carolina Invitational and the USC Indoor Open.
Outdoor
Competed in the high jump at five meets for the Gamecocks … Came in 13th at the SEC Championships, clearing a season-best height of 2.02m/6-7.50 … Earned top-five finishes at the Weems Baskin, USC Open and Charlotte Invitational … Cleared two meters or higher at all but one meet.
2020
Indoor
Jumped at five events for the Gamecocks during the indoor campaign… Competed at the SEC Championships in the high jump… Set a then-personal-record of 2.03m (6-7 3/4) at the South Carolina Invite to take fifth.
Outdoor
Cancelled.
2019
Indoor
Competed four times, all in the high jump, in his first indoor campaign… set a season-best in his first meet, when he finished second at the Orange & Purple Elite by clearing 2.01m (6-7).
Outdoor
Jumped at three meets, finishing in the top five at each one…. Finished second at the Black & Gold Challenge and the Buccaneer Invitational, with a season-best 2.00m (6-6 3/4) in Orlando… Placed fourth at the USC Outdoor Open… Was on the 4x400m relay at the Black & Gold Challenge, where he was part of a third-place finish.
Pre-South Carolina
High School
Competed in the high jump, long jump, triple jump, 200m and 400m at Covenant Classical Christian School … Set the SCISA high jump state championship in the high jump en route to the 2018 state title … Participated on Covenant’s cross country state championship team … Also lettered in basketball.
Personal
Son of James and Tina Franklin … Has two brothers, Kaleb and Walter … Also has a sister, Laila … Wants to be a pilot after graduation.
Personal Records
Indoor
| HJ | 2.06m/6-9 (2/26/22) |
Outdoor
| HJ | 2.07m/6-9.5 (5/14/22) |
