CALIFORNIA (March 8) – The California (PA) senior duo of Divonne Franklin (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop John Carroll) and Beyoncé Kelly (Edgewood, Md./Harford Technical) will be competing at the 2023 NCAA Championships on March 10-11 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Franklin will compete in both the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash, while Kelly will participate in the high jump at the championship meet. The Vulcans are one of only two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) teams to feature multiple women's selections at the 2023 NCAA Championships.

A four-time All-American, Franklin will be competing in multiple events at the NCAA Championships for the second time in her career following a spectacular indoor campaign. She is set to race in the second preliminary heat of the 60 meters on Friday, March 10, at 3:25 p.m. Franklin is seeded fourth on the national performance list in the event with a time of 7.28 seconds set at the PSAC Championships last month. The 5-foot-10 senior will then compete in the fifth preliminary heat of the 200 meters on Friday at 5:10 p.m. Franklin sits third on the national list in the event with a converted time of 23.51 seconds set at the league championships. The finals of both the 60 meters and 200 meters are set for Saturday, March 11.

Kelly returns to the NCAA Championships in the high jump after earning First-Team All-America honors last spring. She is tied for fourth on the national performance list with a height of 1.76 meters (5-9.25 feet) set while at New Mexico last month. The high jump features 17 entries and is scheduled to begin on Friday at 4:35 p.m.