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2009-10 Wrestling Roster

Steve Franklin

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 285
  • Hometown Middletown, Calif.
  • High School Middletown HS
  • Prev School Santa Rosa JC
  • Major Business

Biography

2008-09: Earned All-America honors after a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Division II Championships ... Posted a team-high 29 victories on the season and was also tops on the squad with nine pins ... Now has 19 pins for his career, which ranks fifth on the Gators’ all-time list. Received second-team All-RMAC honors for the second year in a row after a runner-up showing at the West Regional/RMAC Championships ... Came up with three crucial points in a 6-1 victory over Menlo’s Nick Berry, as the Gators slipped past the Oaks, 16-15 ... Put SF State ahead for good at Mesa State after pinning Dwayne Bacon at the 3:18 mark ... Went 4-0 to capture the heavyweight title at the California Collegiates, winning his first two bouts by fall ... Notched a major decision against Cal Baptist’s Dylan Berg, lifting the Gators past the Lancers ... Earned six pivotal points vs. Division I UC Davis with a pin of John Thurston, propelling the SF State to a 24-23 victory ... Posted a 3-0 record at the Embry-Riddle Duals, notching two pins... Helped cement SF State’s 26-13 victory over Division I Air Force with an 8-0 major decision over Josh Larson ... Placed in two additional tournaments, finishing second at the Best of the West Tourney and third at the Menlo College Invitational ... Landed on the preseason All-RMAC squad.

2007-08:
Finished with a 26-16 record... National Qualifier... Earned All-RMAC honors after placing second at the West Regional meet ... Was also a runner-up finisher after posting a 4-1 mark at the California Collegiates ... Tallied the winning points in the Gators’ dramatic 20-16 win over Menlo with a pin of Jesse Ruiz.

PRIOR TO SF STATE:
Transferred to SF State from Santa Rosa Junior College ... Placed sixth at State JC Tournament ... Graduated from Middletown High School in 2006 ... Finished fourth at state, second and fourth in sections, first, second and third in league championships and was a team MVP and national qualifier.

PERSONAL:
Parents are Bob and Gail Franklin ... Has one brother, T.C. ... Likes to ride motorcycles ... Majoring in Business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Sophomore

    6'5" 285 lbs
  • 2008-09Junior

    6'5" 285 lbs
  • 2009-10Senior

    6'5" 285 lbs