Featured Athlete /// Franck Yetna, Lincoln University


 However, his basketball journey has not been uncomplicated. “I had to leave my home country, my family and friends and adapt   who has put in more than their fair share of mileage. “My parents are back home in France. They both went to college    sional basketball in Iceland.” Naturally, after graduating from French High School Lycee Camille Claudel, Franck chose to attend St. Petersburg College in Florida. He  After his freshman season, Yetna chose to take his talents to the


Story By: Chris Rogers, II Action Photo By: Mat hew Hicks Studio Portrait By: Tyler Beck


            believe in me. Most importantly, they want to win.”  10.4 points per game. There is no doubt that moving and adjusting to    so I can be where I am. I want to make them proud and show all the people who don’t believe in me who I am.” With all that it has taken Franck to get into this position, he hopes


 to him the most.


“I want to be someone who my little cousins, nephews and nieces could look up to.”


You Haven’t Seen Anything


Yetna 90 /// November 2024


Franck says success in athletics comes from hard work and ded- ication. He understands that his future as an athlete is tied to the   you want. Nothing is going to be handed to you,” Franck says. “One   but he also credits one of his early coaches with being one of the  one in your corner that believes in you.


“Moustapha, he coached me when I was a junior in high school. He taught me a lot. He has been rough on me, but with time I under-


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