Athletics
Since 2000-2001, with an exception of a bye year in 2001-2002, Franklin’s men’s soccer team has competed in the National Swiss Division. The team competes with other clubs in the league from the Canton of Ticino. Franklin College is currently the reserve team for the local club FC Paradiso, making it Franklin FC Paradiso II. In recent years the team has won three Fair Play Awards and has placed close to second on a couple of occasions. Lanier sponsored the team until Ricoh took over at the beginning of the 2009 season. The team trains twice a week and competes on the weekends in both the fall and spring semesters - home games are played on Friday nights.
The women's soccer team at Franklin started as a club in 2004-2005. It is still building up to become a truly competitive team. However, during the last few years, participation has grown as the club becomes a more competitive team.
The Franklin intramural basketball team is an organized group of basketball players who practice twice a week. The team, which consists of both male and female players, travels to northern Spain every spring to participate in an international college basketball tournament.
In addition to soccer and basketball, Franklin has an athletic center that holds classes in Karate, Yoga, and Volleyball, as well.
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