TEMPE, Ariz. – An Arizona State women's swimming program that was named one of the nation's most improved programs last year adds Olympian Cierra Runge to the roster at the midwinter competition break.
Due to NCAA transfer rules, Runge will have to sit out two semesters of collegiate swimming before becoming eligible at ASU, which means she should begin competition in January 2019.
At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Runge won a gold medal with the 4x200 free relay team, and she spent the majority of her summer training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Runge swam her freshman year at Cal, most recently swimming at Wisconsin, but trained in Arizona leading up to the 2016 Olympics under her former club coach and current ASU head coach Bob Bowman, who served as the head men's coach for Team USA at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
At Cal, Runge broke an NCAA record in the 500 free and an American record as part of the 4x200 free relay. At Wisconsin, she earned All-America status in the 400 free relay, also breaking school records in the 200, 500, 1000, and 1650 free and swimming as part of the record-breaking 400 and 800 free relays.
Due to NCAA transfer rules, Runge will have to sit out two semesters of collegiate swimming before becoming eligible at ASU, which means she should begin competition in January 2019.
At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Runge won a gold medal with the 4x200 free relay team, and she spent the majority of her summer training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Runge swam her freshman year at Cal, most recently swimming at Wisconsin, but trained in Arizona leading up to the 2016 Olympics under her former club coach and current ASU head coach Bob Bowman, who served as the head men's coach for Team USA at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
At Cal, Runge broke an NCAA record in the 500 free and an American record as part of the 4x200 free relay. At Wisconsin, she earned All-America status in the 400 free relay, also breaking school records in the 200, 500, 1000, and 1650 free and swimming as part of the record-breaking 400 and 800 free relays.