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The University of the South

2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

Bella Francois

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • High School Westminster Christian Academy
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.

Biography

Career Accolades:

  • SAA Academic Honor Roll (2021)
  • University of the South Dean’s List
    • 2021-22 (Advent)

Career-best times and finishes (After 2022 season):

Outdoor
  • 3,000 meters: 13:38.69 (Mountain Laurel Invitational), 4/23/22
  • 5,000 meters: 22:22.49 (2022 SAA Championships), 4/29/22
Indoor
  • Mile: 7:08.58 (Tiger Indoor Invitational), 1/29/22
  • 3,000 meters: 13:27.83 (Joe LaRocco Invitational), 2/5/22
Top Performances and Career Results (TFRRS)

2021-22

Awards:
  • University of the South Dean’s List for Advent Semester
  • Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Outdoor season-best times and results:
  • 3,000 meters: 13:38.69 (Mountain Laurel Invitational, Apr. 23)
  • 5,000 meters: 22:22.49 (2022 SAA Championships, Apr. 29)
Indoor season-best times and results:
  • Mile: 7:08.58 (Tiger Indoor Invitational, Jan. 29)
  • 3,000 meters: 13:27.83 (Joe LaRocco Invitational, Feb. 5)

2020-21

Season altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic …

Awards:

  • SAA Academic Honor Roll
  • Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Outdoor season-best times and results

  • 3,000 meters: 13:17.49 (Mountain Laurel Invitational, April 17)

On-Campus at Sewanee: Order of the Gown … Theta Pi sorority … Carey Fellow … Arcadian with the Office of Admissions … Student Government Association … Green’s View Capital Investment Club … Student Title IX Committee … 

Prep: Lettered four seasons with the Westminster Christian cross country and track teams … Three-time State Qualifier Also earned four letters with the Wildcats swimming and diving program … National Honor Society … President’s List Honor Roll Member throughout her high school tenure … Editor-in-Chief of the 800 News, the high school newspaper … Recipient of the School Newspaper Online’s Distinguished Site Award for 2019-20 academic year … 

Personal: Daughter of Curtis and Amy Francois … One brother, C.J. … Also competes on the women’s cross country team at Sewanee (2020-present) … Majoring in Finance with a Spanish and Business double minor … 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Distance
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2023-24Senior

    Distance