2x WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "Silver" Honors (2024-25, '25-'26)
AT SANTA CLARA: Came to the Broncos in 2025 after two years as an all-conference player at nearby West Valley College ... Was twice named to the West Coast Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll with "Silver" honors (2024-25 and '25-'26) ... Played in three total matches during her Santa Clara career, going 1-0 at the No. 5 pair and 1-1 at the No. 6/exhibition spot.
AS A SENIOR (2026): Appeared in one match, going 0-1 while competing at the No. 6/exhibition pair ... Dropped the No. 6 pair match on April 7 vs. San Jose State with Hayley Hahn, losing to Jordan Hickerson and Aubrey McBride, 21-17, 12-21, 16-18 in a 3-2 dual win.
AS A JUNIOR (2025): Played in one match vs. Pacific (March 29) recording a 21-8, 21-16 victory at the No. 5 spot with partner Anna Balsdon ... Defeated No. 19 Washington in an exhibition match (April 19) with her partner Ally Frailey, 21-17, 21-15.
WEST VALLEY COLLEGE (2023-24): Franklin was a two-time all-Coast Conference honoree at West Valley College, including a first team nod last spring (2024) as a sophomore … She and her partner finished second at the 2024 NorCal Pairs Championship, earning them a spot in the California Community College Athletics Association Beach Volleyball State Championships … Franklin also played indoor volleyball for the Vikings and earned two conference titles during her freshman year in 2022-23 – one indoors and one on the sand in beach volleyball.
HIGH SCHOOL: Franklin found success in club volleyball as a prep student-athlete … She and her club finished second at the 17 AAU Nationals, and grabbed first-place podium showings at both the SCVA and NCVA tournaments.
GET TO KNOW ALEX: Majored in Studio Art ... Alex's hobbies included Art, Rock Climbing, Crochet, and baking ... Her Mother Diana Mendell rode Equestrian at UC Davis, Uncle Ron Franklin was an American Jockey and Kentucky Derby winner in 1979, Grandfather Edward Mendell competed in Javelin and Boxing for The United States Military Academy West Point, and her Grandfather Raymond Franklin competed as a NASCAR driver.
CAREER RECORD AT SANTA CLARA
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No. 1 |
No. 2 |
No. 3 |
No. 4 |
No. 5 |
No. 6/Exh. |
TOTAL |
| 2025 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1-0 |
1-0 |
2-0 |
| 2026 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0-1 |
0-1 |
| TOTAL |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1-0 |
1-1 |
2-1 |
