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Freshman Skyler Franklin Stole The Show At Ellis Elite 16

It's safe to say that Western (FL) ninth-grader Skyler Franklin could be the next star to rise through the ranks in the Florida sprint scene.

On Saturday at the Ellis Elite 16 Invitational, it was the freshman took down older talent to come away with two wins and nation-best outdoor marks.

It began in the emerging elite girls 100m with an 11.81 (-1.0) winning mark, which would have also won the elite girls section, a race that sophomore Florida star Aleesa Samuel took home in 11.90. (-0.1).

But Franklin bumped up to the elite section for the 200m, where she took down Samuel head-to-head with a new US No. 1 23.56 (-0.8), more than half a second ahead of Samuel in second in 24.16.

Now, Franklin holds nation-leading marks in the 200m and the 400m thanks to a 53.37 performance at the Louie Bing Invitational two weeks ago. Her 100m mark also puts her at US No. 5 on the leaderboards.

It's only March, but Franklin has already made a name for herself in the opening days of outdoor.

ELITE GIRLS 200 METER DASH FINALS	
PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	RESULT	WIND	H#
1	Skyler Franklin	9	Western HS	23.56 	-0.8	1
2	Aleesa Samuel	10	Somerset Academy Pembroke Pines	24.16 	-0.8	1
3	Jade Brown	12	Taravella HS	24.46 	-0.8	1
4	Hannah Taylor	12	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	24.83 	-0.8	1
5	Liana Tyson	12	Cocoa HS	24.93 	-0.8	1
6	Ajah Arscottt	11	Taravella HS	25.14 	-0.5	1
7	Desiree Frazier	9	Boyd Anderson HS	25.27 	-0.8	1
8	Octavia Massena	11	Oxbridge Academy	25.28 	-0.5	1
9	Aryssa Sinclair	12	Oxbridge Academy	25.52 	-0.5	1
10	Kimora Kinsey	10	Miami Northwestern HS	25.57 	-0.5	1