Runge recognized for record-setting weekend
December 07, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Freestyler takes Big Ten Swimmer of the Week honors, teammate Hodge named top freshman
MADISON, Wis. – Cierra Runge's quadruple school record performance and Cooper Hodge's top-10 individual finish at last week's Texas Invitational caught the attention of the Big Ten Conference.
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Runge was named Big Ten Women's Swimmer of the Week and Hodge garnered Big Ten Men's Freshman of the Week honors from the league on Wednesday.
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Runge earns her first her first accolades from the Big Ten after notching a school record and an NCAA automatic qualifying mark on each day of the competition, a total of four in all.
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During the first day of action in Austin, Runge and her fellow relay mates broke the Wisconsin 800-yard freestyle relay record by nearly two seconds, recording a time of 7 minutes, 5.42 seconds that was good enough for fourth place and an "A" cut.
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The time currently ranks No. 10 in the country and second in the conference.
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The sophomore was far from done leaving her mark in the Lone Star State, as she broke the 500 freestyle record the very next day to take the win with an "A" cut time of 4:35.55 that is the fifth-fastest time in the country and the third-fastest in the Big Ten.
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On the third day of competition, Runge toppled her own record in the 200 free, shaving off more than two seconds to touch the wall in 1:43.18 and to gather her second win and third "A" cut of the meet. The time stands as the No. 6 time in the nation this season and the second-fastest time in the conference.Â
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The Cochranville, Pennsylvania, native kept the momentum going into the final day of competition, as she ended her time in Texas on a high note by shattering the previous Wisconsin record in the 1,650 freestyle by more than eight seconds.
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Runge's time of 15:52.22 – fourth-best nationally – earned her a third win on the weekend and a fourth "A" cut of the invitational.
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Hodge was a standout in the 400-yard individual medley, leading the Badgers with a seventh-place finish in a provisional NCAA qualifying time of 3:53.22. His mark of 3:51.15 in preliminaries is the 53rd-fastest in the nation and ranks eighth in the Big Ten.
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The freshman also notched another provisional cut in the 200 IM, finishing 20th in 1:48.29.
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Additionally, Hodge participated in the 400 medley relay that took 20th in a "B" cut time of 1:48.29 and took 26th in the 100 breaststroke (56.01) and 32nd in the 200 backstroke (1:51.40).
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Runge, Hodge and the rest of the Badgers squad will next see action in a dual meet against USC on Jan. 13.
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Runge was named Big Ten Women's Swimmer of the Week and Hodge garnered Big Ten Men's Freshman of the Week honors from the league on Wednesday.
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Runge earns her first her first accolades from the Big Ten after notching a school record and an NCAA automatic qualifying mark on each day of the competition, a total of four in all.
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During the first day of action in Austin, Runge and her fellow relay mates broke the Wisconsin 800-yard freestyle relay record by nearly two seconds, recording a time of 7 minutes, 5.42 seconds that was good enough for fourth place and an "A" cut.
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The time currently ranks No. 10 in the country and second in the conference.
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The sophomore was far from done leaving her mark in the Lone Star State, as she broke the 500 freestyle record the very next day to take the win with an "A" cut time of 4:35.55 that is the fifth-fastest time in the country and the third-fastest in the Big Ten.
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On the third day of competition, Runge toppled her own record in the 200 free, shaving off more than two seconds to touch the wall in 1:43.18 and to gather her second win and third "A" cut of the meet. The time stands as the No. 6 time in the nation this season and the second-fastest time in the conference.Â
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The Cochranville, Pennsylvania, native kept the momentum going into the final day of competition, as she ended her time in Texas on a high note by shattering the previous Wisconsin record in the 1,650 freestyle by more than eight seconds.
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Runge's time of 15:52.22 – fourth-best nationally – earned her a third win on the weekend and a fourth "A" cut of the invitational.
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Hodge was a standout in the 400-yard individual medley, leading the Badgers with a seventh-place finish in a provisional NCAA qualifying time of 3:53.22. His mark of 3:51.15 in preliminaries is the 53rd-fastest in the nation and ranks eighth in the Big Ten.
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The freshman also notched another provisional cut in the 200 IM, finishing 20th in 1:48.29.
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Additionally, Hodge participated in the 400 medley relay that took 20th in a "B" cut time of 1:48.29 and took 26th in the 100 breaststroke (56.01) and 32nd in the 200 backstroke (1:51.40).
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Runge, Hodge and the rest of the Badgers squad will next see action in a dual meet against USC on Jan. 13.
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