Hall of Fame

Carol Franklin Bishop

Carol Franklin (Bishop)

  • Class
    1991
  • Induction
    2005
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Cross Country
Carol Franklin Bishop lettered three years in cross country at UNA from 1985-87. She was a three-time All-Gulf South Conference performer and was All-Southeast Region in both 1986 and 1987. In 1987, she also qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships but was unable to compete due to an injury.
 
She won the 1987 GSC individual championship with a time of 19:01 and helped UNA win its first GSC women’s cross country team title as well that year. Individually, she finished fourth in the GSC in 1985 and third in 1986.
 
A native of Florence, Ala., she graduated from UNA in 1991 with a degree in Nursing. She is married to former UNA tennis All-American an UNA Athletic Hall of Fame member Brice Bishop.

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