blank  Carlos Francis
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas High School: Southwest HS Height / Weight: 5-9 / 188 Event: Sprints Experience: 1L

2000 OUTDOOR: Took second in 100m in 10.68 and first in 200m in 21.30 at College Station Relays (3/18) ... Also came in first in 100m at Texas Tech Invitational (4/21) with time of 10.27 ... Took second in 100m in 10.73 at Sooner Invitational (4/29).

2000 INDOOR: Clocked 6.32 in 55m for fifth at Red Raider Invitational (1/22) ... Also ran 22.26 in 200m at same meet ... Took fourth in 60m at Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/29) with time of 6.83 ... Came in fifth in 200m at same meet with mark of 22.22 ... Posted time of 6.91 in 60m and 22.65 in 200m at Houston Invitational (2/5) ... Tied for fifth in 60m with time of 6.76 at Cannon IV Classic (2/11) ... Finished sixth in 60m with mark of 6.78 at Big 12 Championships (2/26) at Iowa State.

2000 FOOTBALL: Emerged as fastest player on team, running a sub-4.3 40-yard dash ... Started working as kick return specialist during spring ... Caught 3 passes for 21 yards in annual Red-Black spring game ... Also had 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown in spring game and another 56 yard kickoff return in the game ... Redshirt freshman who set a freshman record for yards receiving in a game and school record for yards-per-catch in a contest against Utah State ... Had two receptions for 13 yards in the inaugural galleryfurniture.com Bowl ... Caught six passes for 27 yards at top-ranked Oklahoma ... Made three catches for 21 yards against Oklahoma State ... Had team-leading seven catches for 97 yards and one touchdown against 20th-ranked Texas ... TD catch was 39 yards and Tech's first score versus the Longhorns ... Also returned two kickoffs versus Texas ... Did not have a catch at Kansas ... Had one catch for 27 yards at No. 10 Kansas State ... Made one catch for 12 yards against No. 1 Nebraska ... Had three catches for 19 yards versus Baylor ... Caught one pass for 26 yards at Texas A&M ... Returned three kickoffs for 63 yards against the Aggies ... Had five receptions for 29 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Had one kickoff return for 23 yards versus ULL ... Caught six passes for 24 yards versus North Texas ... Had seven receptions for 234 yards and one touchdown in record-breaking performance versus Utah State ... TD came on 45-yard reception ... Also had season-long 67-yard catch against USU ... Had one kickoff return for 38 yards versus USU ... Named Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against USU ... Had one catch in lidlifter versus New Mexico ... Made one kickoff return for 23 yards against UNM ... Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

1999 FOOTBALL: Redshirted following early-season knee injury which required surgery ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: 1999 graduate of Southwest High School in Fort Worth, Texas ... All-District 9-4A selection as receiver and cornerback as senior ... Recorded 33 solo and 23 assisted tackles as senior ... Also posted three interceptions, eight pass breakups, one forced and one recovered fumble ... Caught 23 passes for 381 yards and three touchdowns ... District 7-5A sophomore of the year and all-district selection in 1996 ... Also all-district as receiver as sophomore ... Also member of track team ... Recorded best manual time of 10.18 in 100m as senior ... Regional qualifier in the 100 and 200m ... Ran 10.44 in 100m at regionals and 21.30 in 200m ... Posted times of 10.2 in 100m and 21.0 in 200m before suffering knee injury prior to district championships as junior.

PERSONAL: Carlos Miguel Francis ... Born January 3, 1981, in Fort Worth, Texas ... Son of Angela and Jimmy Francis.