Bio

Mary Catherine Franklin is in her first year as cheer coach at Co-Lin. She will also serve as an Enrollment Specialist/Recruiter in the Office of Enrollment Services.

Franklin is a graduate of Co-Lin where she was a member of the Co-Lin Cheer squad and Lady Wolves Tennis team and was named NJCAA Distinguished All-American. She was elected as Miss Co-Lin, Homecoming Queen, and was inducted into the college's Hall of Fame in 2010. She was heavily involved on campus during her time as a student including serving as a Trailblazer, Phi Theta Kappa officer, Student Government Association, and Sigma Kappa Delta honor society.

After Co-Lin, she earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Mississippi State University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Franklin later returned to Co-Lin and graduated from the Associate Degree Nursing program where she was class Vice President. She worked as a registered nurse for eight years before returning to Co-Lin as the cheer coach. 

She and her husband, Keith, have one daughter, Emery Catherine.