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2019 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 17 games, making six starts… Franke recorded 10 points with five goals scored in his second collegiate season… Tied for second-most goals on the team and ranked fourth among all Panthers in total points… Franke’s offensive production off the bench was a large part of an FIU offense that ranked top-five in the nation in points, goals, and assists... Against ODU (9/21), Franke scored three goals in a span of less than 15 minutes, notching his first career hat-trick and helping the Panthers to a 5-0 win over the Monarchs... Franke earned C-USA Offensive Player of the Week honors following his performance against ODU… Fired away 14 shot attempts during the season, with nine of those coming on-goal… Logged a total of 679 minutes-played to eclipse his previous season total.

2018 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 16 games, making eight starts… He finished with one point in his first season with FIU… Franke’s play in the midfield helped the Panthers keep possession to create chances for teammates… In a home win against UAB (9/14), Franke set up Joris Ahlinvi for an equalizing goal in the seventy-second minute which would eventually send the game to overtime… He finished eighth on the team in shots-on-goal (3) and ninth in total shots (7)… Franke logged over 649 minutes in his first season, which ranked fourth-most among FIU freshmen.

PREP/CLUB CAREER: Joined the FIU soccer program in January of 2018 … Franke scored 76 points (23g, 30a) during his junior and senior years at Olympia High school in Orlando, and helped guide the Titans to the District title as a junior and District runner-up as a senior ... Had 17 assists and 15 goals during his final scholastic campaign … During his final scholastic season, Olympia posted an impressive 19-3-4, including 4-0-2 slate in conference play … Franke was part of the Orlando City Development Academy, helping the program to the 2014 and 2015 Southeast Region Championship … He also helped guide the Florida Rush to back-to-back state titles in 2012-13 … In addition, Franke, who played for Orlando City for all four years during high school, led them to the Academy quarterfinals in 2017.
 
PERSONAL: Is the son of Thomas and Melissa Franke ... Has three brothers, Spencer, Noah and Levi ... Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Olympia ... Is majoring in biological sciences at FIU ... Was also recruited by UCF, Creighton, and New Jersey Institute of Technology, among others ... Is a volunteer wth Give Kids The World Village is an 84-acre, nonprofit resort in Central Florida that provides week long, cost-free vacations to children with critical illnesses and their families ... Coming from a soccer family, Franke’s brother, Noah, was a four-year standout at Creighton University and was drafted in the fourth round by FC Dallas in the 2018 Major League Soccer SuperDraft.