2023-24 Gymnastics Roster

Karlie Franz
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- AA
- Hometown:
- Marysville, Mich
- High School:
- Marysville
Franz's Career Highs
Vault | 9.850 at Bowling Green, Feb. 11, 2023 |
9.850 at MAC Championships, Mar. 19, 2022 | |
9.850 at Central Michigan, Feb. 27, 2022 | |
Bars | 9.875 at Tennessee Collegiate Classic, Jan. 19, 2024 |
9.875 at Bowling Green, Mar. 12, 2021 | |
Beam | 9.775 at Lindsey Ferris Invitational, Jan. 19, 2020 |
Floor | 10.000 at Tennessee Collegiate Classic, Jan. 19, 2024 |
2024 SEASON
• All-MAC Second Team
• Scored a perfect 10.000 on floor at the Tennessee Collegiate Classic, the first by a Kent State gymnast since 2004 and the first by any MAC gymnast in the event since 2005
• Appeared in all 13 meets, competing 13 times on floor and six times on bars
• Matched her career high with a 9.875 on bars at the Tennessee Collegiate Classic
• Tied for second in the MAC with a 9.920 floor NQS
• MAC Co-Specialist of the Week (3/5)
2023 SEASON
• All-MAC Second Team
• Competed in nine events on floor, seven on bars, and four on vault
• Set a career-best 9.925 on floor against Central Michigan (3/12/2023) and at NIU (2/4/2023)
• Matched her career-high 9.875 on vault and posted a season-high 9.875 on bars at Bowling Green (2/11/2023)
• Scored a 9.825 on floor at the NCAA Regional Championships at Oklahoma (3/29/2023)
• Hit on 18/20 routines (.900)
• Named Academic All-MAC
2022 SEASON
• All-MAC Second Team
• Competed on the floor in 12 events and on the vault and bars in 11 events
• Posted a score of 9.875 on floor at the NCAA Auburn Regional (3/31/2022)
• Recorded season-high scores of 9.850 on bars at Rutgers (2/11/2022) and the All-Ohio Meet (3/4/2022)
• Posted a career-high 9.925 on floor at Western Michigan (3/13/2022) and the All-Ohio Meet (3/4/2022)
• Academic All-MAC
2021 SEASON
• Completed on the vault during nine meets, bar for seven meets, and the floor for six meets
• Hit on 21-of-22 (.954) routines during the 2021 season.
• Recorded season-high 9.825 on vault vs. Western Michigan (2/18/21)
• Posted career-high 9.875 on bars at Bowling Green (3/12/21)
• Scored season-high 9.900 on floor vs. Western Michigan (2/18/21)
• Named Academic All-MAC
2020 SEASON
• Posted a career-high all-around score of 39.200 (1/26/20 @ TWU)
• Scored the second-most points on the Golden Flashes (300.4)
• Season-high score on floor of 9.900 on against Western Michigan (3/8/20)
• Won three individual titles and one all-around title
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Attended JO National Championships in 2017
• Level 10 State Floor Champion in 2017 and 2019
• Level 10 State Vault Champion in 2017
• Level 10 State All-Around Champion in 2017
• Attended Level 9 JO Nationals in 2014
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Ron and Kim Franz