An eighth place finisher at the 2017 NEC Championship, Fransham earned the first weekly award of the 2018 season following a third place result at the Mount's 5K Duals. The Sandia, TX native paced the Mount with at time of 15:52.98 in a field of 79 runners from schools that included George Washington, UMBC and Johns Hopkins, among others. The senior's time fell just eight seconds short of the leader. The meet was scored in a dual match format as Mount finished with a 2-2 record, defeating both UMBC and George Washington.