HONORS
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER -- 60m (I), 100m (O), 4x400 (O)
2017 Outdoor All-AAC (Gold: 100m, Bronze: 200m)
2017 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier (100m)
4x AAC Female Track Indoor Athlete of the Week (Jan. 30)
3x AAC Female Outdoor Track Athlete Of the Week
2018 Indoor All-ACC (Silver: 60m, Bronze: 200m)
2018 AAC Female Track Athlete of the Week (May 1)
2018 Outdoor All-AAC (Bronze: 100m, Bronze: 200m)
2018 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier (100m, 200m)
2019 All-AAC Indoor (60m-GOLD)
2019 NCAA Indoor Championship Qualifier (60m)
2019 All-AAC Outdoor (100m-GOLD, SILVER)
2019 AAC Outdoor - Most Outstanding Performer
2019 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier (100m, 200m)
2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships (100m)
Indoor Personal Records:
60m: 7.17
200m: 23.06
Outdoor Personal Records:
100m: 11.30
200m: 23.06
2020: (Sr.): Placed first in the first six races she participated in during the Indoor Campaign … swept the Leonard Hilton Invite to kick off the 2020 season, ran a 7.30 in the prelims followed by a 7.30 in the finals, ran with the 4x400 team with a time of 3:44.72 … set the school record in the 4x400 the following week at the Houston G5 clocking in at 3:44.72 … broke her own school record and American Athletic Conference Record in the 60m down in Houston, running in a time of 7.17, a top 10-time nationally … clocked a 7.40 in the 60m at the American Conference Indoor Championships, good for fourth place … qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships for the second-consecutive season, posting a 60me time that was tied for third best in the nation …
2019: (Jr): Dominated during her Junior Campaign breaking out for Three AAC Golds and qualifying for both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships …
Indoor: Started the season with a pair if third place finishes at the Arkansas Invite, clocking a time of 7.37 in the 60m … posted a new career best in the 60m the following meet, finishing in a time off 7.35 for a second place finish … won the 60m at the Houston Invite thanks to a 7.28 in the final … set a new career best in the 200m at the American Conference Indoor Championships prelims with a time of 23.53 … finished fourth in the 200m final … teamed up take fifth in the 4x400 final with Woods, Pyle and Iwuamadi … won the 60m FINAL with a conference and school record-breaking time of 7.27 … earned All-America status and competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60m
OUTDOOR: STarted the Spring with a first-place finish in the 4x400 at the Arkansas Spring Invite with a time of 3:45.35 … participated in the distinguished Texas Relays, making it to the finals in the 100m and finishing in 9th with a 11.65 wind adjusted.time … Along with Woods, Shepherd and Pyle, placed second in the 4x400 at the Bobcat Invite down in San Marcos … won the 40th Sun Angel Track Classic 60m in Tucson with a time of 11.54 against a competitive national field …placed second at another highly competitive event, the Bryan Clay running a 11.35 in the 100m final, also placed third in the 200m with a 23.26 … placed first the Bobcat Classic in the 100m (11.23) and second in the 200m (22.99) … was named Most Outstanding Performer for her showing at the AAC Outdoor Championships … blew away the field with a 11.20w in the final of the 100m for a GOLD medal … repeated the feat in the 200m final, clocking a personal best 23.06 for another GOLD … also combined to win BRONZE in the 4x400 and fourth in the 4x100, helping the Mustangs finish in third overall at the Championships … qualified for the NCAA Prelims in both the 100m and the 200m … ran a personal best of 11.30 in the prelims to qualify for the finals in the 100m … earned a spot at the NCAA Championships in Austin with a 7th placing showing in the final of the NCAA Prelims in Sacramento … placed 21st at the NCAA Championships, concluding the season with a 11.57 time in the 100m
2018 (So.): Indoor: Earned two indoor all-conference honors with silver in the 60m (7.33) and bronze in the 200m (23.77) at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships; member of fifth-place 4x400 relay (3:46.91) at AAC Indoor Championships... Placed 10th with a PR in 200m (23.77) and ran a personal best 7.30 in 60m at Tyson Invitational... Won the 60m (7.34) and member of the second-place 4x400 relay (3:56.32) at the Houston Invitational...Placed 1st and recorded PR in the 60m (7.34), 7th and recorded PR in the 200m, and 3rd as member of 4x400 (3:47.82) at the Red Raider Invitational...Placed 2nd in 60m (7.44) and 6th in 200m (24.48) at Arkansas Invitational.
Outdoor: Finished 18th in the 100m (11.42) and 21st in the 200m (23.69) at the NCAA West Preliminary... Earned two outdoor all-conference honors with bronze in the 100m (11.47) and the 200m (23.38)... Won 100m in 11.22w and took second in 200m in 23.04w at Bobcat Classic...Finished 10th in the 200m (24.07) and took ninth in the invitational section of the 100m (11.43) at Mt. SAC Relays...
Won the 100m dash in 11.53 at Bobcat Invitational... Took 17th in the 100m (11.51) and was part of 18th-place 4x100 relay (46.53) at Texas Relays... Finished fourth in 100m dash (11.42), one of three Mustangs in top 10, and ran part of second-place 4x100 (45.48) at Arkansas Spring Invitational...
Took fourth in the 100m dash (11.54w) at TCU Invitational.
2017 (Fr.): Indoor: Placed 11th in the 60m (7.52m) and 20th in the 200m (25.02) at the American Athletic Conference Championship…Finished second in the 60m (7.46) behind Mustang great Stephanie Kalu and sixth in the 200m (24.99) at the Dunamis Sports Group College Classic…Finished seventh in the 60m (7.57) at the J.D. Martin Invitational…Placed 10th in the 60m (7.62) and 31st in the 200m (25.81) at the New Mexico Cherry & Silver Invitational…
Outdoor: Set the American Athletic Conference record in the 100m clocking a time of 11.34 to win her first conference individual title…Set the conference meet record in the 100m, which ranks second all-time in program history…Earned the bronze in the 200m (23.24w) running out of lane eight at the conference championship…Placed 18th in the 100m (11.43) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round after advancing to the quarterfinal…Finished third in the 200m (23.93w) and ran second leg on the third-place 4x100m relay (45.66) at the Michael Johnson Invitational…Won her 100m heat at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 11.69 to place 13th overall…Recorded two top-three finishes at the Bobcat Invitational placing third in both the 100m (11.42w) and 200m (23.75w)…Member of the winning 4x400m relay (3:46.19), while placing ninth in both the 100m 11.79) and 200m (24.65) at the Bobby Lane Invitational…Placed eighth in the 100m (11.74) at the TCU Invitational.
Prep: A four-year letterwinner under coach James Busby at Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, Texas…holds the school record in the 100-meter dash…Placed fifth at the 2015 University Interscholastic League (UIL) 5A state championships 100-meter dash as a junior…Led the Trojans to a runner-up finish in the 4x200-meter relay as a junior at the state championships with a time of 1:39.39…Finished fifth as sophomore in the 200-meter dash at the 2014 UIL 4A state meet...Named 2015 “Athlete of the Year” and “Top Female Performer” for summer track club, Team Quest Track Club.
Personal: Chelsea Simone Francis… Born December of 1997… Parents are Albert Francis Jr. and Roslyn Banks… Has two siblings, one brother and one sister… Anticipates majoring in Elementary Education.
