As a graduate student (2024)... NAIA Qualifier... MSC Wrestler of the Week... Compiled a record of 22-7... Tallied a career-high seven technical falls, along with four falls, four major decisions, and four decisions... Recorded his fastest fall at 1:08 in the MSC Championship Tournament... Placed second at the Lindenwood Open... Took third place at the Missouri Valley Invite... Finished sixth at the MSC Championship Tournament... Ranked sixth in the NAIA... Holds 125-lbs program record in Career Technical Falls (14)... Ranked third in UC records for All-Time Career Wins in the 125-weight class (70)...
As a senior (2023) ... NAIA Qualifier... MSC 125 Champion... Went 16-5 in the 125 weight class... Had a 9-1 record in duals... Went 3-0 in MSC duals, while having 41 dual points... Notched five falls with the fastest in 1:30...
As a junior (2021)...NAIA Qualifier... Second Team All-Conference... Went 19-7 on the season. Noted a record of 4-2 in duals, including four wind over a ranked opponents. Highest ranking of sixth in the NAIA... Had a first place finish at Patriot Open and a runner-up finish in MSC Tournament.
As a sophomore (2021)... Went 1-3 on the season. Noted a record of 1-1 in duals, including a win over a ranked opponent. Highest ranking of fourth in the NAIA.
As a freshman (2020) ... NAIA Qualifier ... Went 12-3 with the Patriots including 4-0 in duals at 125 pounds and 8-3 at three tournaments. Placed first at the Cumberland Open and third at the MSC Championships to earn a bid to the national tournament. Ranked fifth in the final regular season poll after two wins unranked over #12 and #5 opponents from Campbellsville and Lindsey Wilson. Tallied seven decisions, a major, three techs and a fall of 1:10 at Thomas More. Noted 42 takedowns and 10 total nearfalls, being the first to score in 11 of his 15 matches.
Year-by-Year Statistics
| Franco, Austin - Career Statistics |
| Season |
Weight |
Overall |
Tourn. |
Duals |
MSC |
Dual Pts. |
D |
OT |
MD |
TF |
F |
FF |
Fastest |
Dominance |
| 2019-20 |
125 |
12-3 |
8-3 |
4-0 |
4-0 |
17-0 |
7-2 |
- |
1-0 |
3-0 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
1:10 |
2.67 |
| 2020-21 |
125 |
1-3 |
0-2 |
1-1 |
- |
3-3 |
1-1 |
- |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
- |
- |
| 2021-22 |
125-133 |
19-7 |
15-5 |
4-2 |
|
20-9 |
7-4 |
- |
4-1 |
3-0 |
4-0 |
|
|
|
| 2022-23 |
125 |
16-5 |
7-4 |
9-1 |
3-0 |
41-3 |
8-5 |
- |
- |
1-0 |
5-0 |
2-0 |
1:30 |
|
| 2023-24 |
125 |
22-7 |
12-6 |
10-1 |
1-4 |
45-3 |
4-2 |
- |
4-2 |
7-1 |
4-1 |
2-1 |
1:08 |
- |
| Career |
- |
70-25 |
42-20 |
28-5 |
8-4 |
126-18 |
27-14 |
0-0 |
9-3 |
14-1 |
14-2 |
4-3 |
1:08 |
1.16 |
