Washburn University Athletics

Awards & Honors
• MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2026)
• MIAA Academic Excellence (2026)

As a freshman in 2026: Played in 28 games making 17 starts in the outfield ... hit .224 with a .350 OB% and a .708 OPS across 67 at-bats ... hit one home run, one triple and four doubles to drive in 8 runs while going 5-6 in stolen base attempts ... made 27 putouts in the field ... hit first career home runs on March 31 at Wichita State ... career-high three hits in two games, first on March 29 against Northeastern State ... had three multi-hit games and two games with multiple RBI ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and earned MIAA Academic Excellence recognition  

High School: A four-year member of the Perry Lecompton Kaws baseball program ... was a All-League honorable mention as a freshman ... earned first team All-League honors as a sophomore while also being named to the All-State second team by Sports in Kansas ... helped the Kaws to a 14-8 record as a junior while being named the Lawrence Journal World Player of the Year and first team All-League and All-State honors ... played club ball at Building Champions Baseball Academy 

Personal: Son of Angela Franson and Justin Dean ... has one brother, Caden ... plans to major in environmental biology