CALIFORNIA (May 23) – The California (PA) tandem of Divonne Franklin (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop John Carroll) and Beyoncé Kelly (Edgewood, Md./Harford Technical) will be competing at the 2023 NCAA Championships on May 25-27 at the Neta & Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colorado.

Franklin will participate in the both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash, while Kelly will compete in the high jump at the national meet. The Vulcans are one of five Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) teams to have multiple individuals competing at the 2023 NCAA Championships.

A native of Philadelphia, Franklin will be competing at the NCAA Championships following a record-breaking outdoor season. She is set to race in the second preliminary heat of the 100 meters along with Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) freshman Alexis Brown, who won the indoor national title in the 200 meters, on Thursday, May 25, at 8:10 p.m. EST. Franklin enters the event slotted second on the national performance list with a time of of 11.27 seconds, which is the seventh-best in NCAA Division II history. The six-time All-American will then compete in the opening heat of the 200 meters on Friday, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. EST along with Shippensburg standout Leah Graybill. Two weeks ago, Franklin recorded the second-fastest time in NCAA Division II history in the 200 meters by crossing the finish line in 22.62 seconds. The finals of both the 100 and 200 meters are set for Saturday, May 27.

Kelly will be competing in the high jump at the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in her career, including a third-consecutive outdoor campaign. She is tied for ninth on the national performance list with a mark of 1.73 meters (5-8.0 feet) set at Bucknell last month. The high jump is set to start on Friday at 6:45 p.m. EST and features 20 entries, including three-time, defending-National Champion Arika Harbo of Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.).