2025-26 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Malik Franklin
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Wyatt
- Prev School:
- Arizona State
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
2026 NCAA Outdoor Championship Qualifier (4x400 relay)
2026 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (4x400 relay)
2026 All-Big 12 Outdoor (400m, 4x400 relay)
2026 All-Big 12 Indoor (4x400 relay)
2025 NCAA Indoor All-American (4x400 relay)
2025 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (4x400 relay)
2025 All-Big 12 Indoor (4x400 relay)
2025 All-Big 12 Outdoor (4x400 relay, 4x100 relay)

2026 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (4x400 relay)
2026 All-Big 12 Outdoor (400m, 4x400 relay)
2026 All-Big 12 Indoor (4x400 relay)
2025 NCAA Indoor All-American (4x400 relay)
2025 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (4x400 relay)
2025 All-Big 12 Indoor (4x400 relay)
2025 All-Big 12 Outdoor (4x400 relay, 4x100 relay)
2026 Outdoor: Ran second leg on 4x400 relay that won Big 12 championship in 3:02.90, his second title in the event at two different schools. . . . Two weeks later, was part of the 4x400 relay placing seventh at the NCAA West Prelims with a season-best time of 3:02.70, advancing to the NCAA Championship. . . . Also finished fifth in the 400 meters at the Big 12 meet in a career PR of 45.63, running his all-conference total to six over two seasons. . . . Ran on 4x400 relays that won the Clyde Hart Classic and Michael Johnson Inviitational and a 4x100 relay that was the runner-up at the Baylor Invitational.
2026 Indoor: At the Big 12 Indoor Championships, ran second leg on 4x400 relay that finished third in 3:05.77. . . . Narrowly missed the 400-meter finals, placing 10th overall in 46.65. . . . Making his Baylor debut at the Corky Classic in Lubbock, finished seventh in the 300 meters with a career best of 33.29 seconds. . . . Had podium finishes in each of his six indoor meets, including wins in the 4x400 relay at the Deloss Dodds Invitational and Carolina Classic and placing fifth in the 400m at the Ted Nelson Invitational.
2025 Outdoor (at Arizona State): Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 4x400 relay at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 3:02.87. . . . Won the Big 12 Conference title in the 4x400 relay and added a sixth-place finish in the 4x100 relay. . . . Finished fourth in the 400 at the Desert Classic with a PR time of 46.19 At the Texas Invite, placed first in the 4x400 relay and second in the 4x100 relay. . . Finished fifth in the 400 meters and second in the 4x400 relay at the Mt. SAC Relays.
2025 Indoor (at Arizona State): Earned first All-America honor as part of the Sun Devil 4x400-meter relay that finished third at the NCAA Indoor Championships. . . . At Big 12 Indoor, narrowly missed finals in 400 meters (12th) and was part of 4x400 relay that placed second. . . . In his collegiate debut, finished eighth in the 300 meters (33.63) at the McFerrin 12-Degree meet in College Station.
High School: Back-to-back Class 5A state champion in the 400 meters, running a 47.23 time at the 2024 state meet. . . . Ran PR time of 47.19 in the 400 at the Duncanville Bob Alpert Relays. . . . Also had PR times that year of 11.07 in the 100, 21.64 in the 200 and 2:01.75 in the 800 meters. . . . As a junior, swept the district, area, region and state titles in the 400 meters, running a then career-best of 47.56 in the region finals. . . . In his first high school outdoor season, won the 400 meters and placed fifth at the district meet.
2026 Indoor: At the Big 12 Indoor Championships, ran second leg on 4x400 relay that finished third in 3:05.77. . . . Narrowly missed the 400-meter finals, placing 10th overall in 46.65. . . . Making his Baylor debut at the Corky Classic in Lubbock, finished seventh in the 300 meters with a career best of 33.29 seconds. . . . Had podium finishes in each of his six indoor meets, including wins in the 4x400 relay at the Deloss Dodds Invitational and Carolina Classic and placing fifth in the 400m at the Ted Nelson Invitational.
2025 Outdoor (at Arizona State): Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 4x400 relay at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 3:02.87. . . . Won the Big 12 Conference title in the 4x400 relay and added a sixth-place finish in the 4x100 relay. . . . Finished fourth in the 400 at the Desert Classic with a PR time of 46.19 At the Texas Invite, placed first in the 4x400 relay and second in the 4x100 relay. . . Finished fifth in the 400 meters and second in the 4x400 relay at the Mt. SAC Relays.
2025 Indoor (at Arizona State): Earned first All-America honor as part of the Sun Devil 4x400-meter relay that finished third at the NCAA Indoor Championships. . . . At Big 12 Indoor, narrowly missed finals in 400 meters (12th) and was part of 4x400 relay that placed second. . . . In his collegiate debut, finished eighth in the 300 meters (33.63) at the McFerrin 12-Degree meet in College Station.
High School: Back-to-back Class 5A state champion in the 400 meters, running a 47.23 time at the 2024 state meet. . . . Ran PR time of 47.19 in the 400 at the Duncanville Bob Alpert Relays. . . . Also had PR times that year of 11.07 in the 100, 21.64 in the 200 and 2:01.75 in the 800 meters. . . . As a junior, swept the district, area, region and state titles in the 400 meters, running a then career-best of 47.56 in the region finals. . . . In his first high school outdoor season, won the 400 meters and placed fifth at the district meet.
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