LSU Gold
Position
Jumps
Height
6'4
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Frisco, Texas
High School
Red Oak HS
Experience
1L
Indoor Class
Sophomore

Kam Franklin’s TFRRS profile (for top performances and meet results)

LSU All-Time Top 10 Performance List
No. 8: Outdoor High Jump (2.17m, 2025 Battle on the Bayou)
No. 9: Indoor High Jump (2.16m, 2025 SEC Indoor Championships)

2025 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Competed in seven meets outdoors solely in high jump… closed the year finishing 26th at the NCAA East First Round with a clearance of 2.05m (6-8.75)… finished seventh at the SEC Outdoor Championships to score two points with a clearance of 2.12m (6-11.5)… cleared a personal-best height of 2.17m (7-1.5) to open the season at the Battle on the Bayou, which ranks him No. 8 in LSU performance-list history… took first at the Battle at the Beach with a clearance of 2.14m (7-0.25)… earned bronze at the Tome Jones Invitational and LSU Alumni Gold.

2025 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Competed in five meets indoors solely in high jump… closed the season at the SEC Indoor Championships with the No. 9 height in LSU performance-list history of 2.16m (7-1) to finish seventh and score two points… finished first at the LSU Twilight with a clearance of 2.14m (7-0.25)… finished second at the Tyson Invitational with a clearance of 2.15m (7-0.5)… took second to open his collegiate career with a clearance of 2.12m (6-11.5).

PRIOR TO LSU – Red Oak HS
A two-time national champion and five-time All-American coming out of high school… won the indoor high-jump title at the 2024 Nike Indoor Nationals with a clearance of 2.15 meters (7’ 0.5”)… claimed the 2024 Texas UIL 5A State Championship title in high jump with a clearance of 2.08 meters (6’ 10”), and podiumed in long jump and the 4×100-meter relay… won a high jump national title at the 2023 Nike Indoor Nationals with a clearance of 2.09 meters (6’ 10.25”)… held personal-bests of 2.15 meters (HJ) and 7.01 meters (LJ) in high school.

PERSONAL
Born on August 20, 2005, in Dallas, Texas… son of Victor Franklin and Brandi Calhoun… has two siblings… plans to pursue a degree in business management at LSU.

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