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2013-14 Women's Swimming and Diving

Erika Ronning

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Lyons Township
  • Hometown Western Springs, Ill.

Biography

2013-14: Finished her senior year season withseason-best times in the 50 free (23.86), 100 free (52.18) and 100breaststroke (1:09.11) at the America East Championships…Helped the 200 medley relay win the gold medal, 400 medley win thesilver medal, and the 200 and 400 free relays capture bronze medalsat the conference championship meet… The 200 and 400 medleyrelay teams broke the UMBC school records at the America Eastmeet…  Earned a dual meet win against George Washingtonin the 50 free (24.80)… Holds the second-fastest time in the50 free, third-fastest time in 100 free, and sixth-fastest time inthe 200 free in the UMBC record book… Named to the AmericaEast Honor Roll.

2012-13: Won gold in the 50-yd. freestyle andsilver in the 100-yd. freestyle at the America East Championshipsat Maine… Also placed fourth in the 200 free at theconference meet… Helped guide the 200 medley, 200 free, and400 free relay teams to gold medals at the America Eastmeet… Set a career-best time in the 50 free (23.51) duringher gold medal swim which ranks second all-time at UMBC… Her200 free time of 1:50.91 ranks fourth all-time in programhistory… The 200 medley (1:42.70) team broke the schoolrecord at the conference meet and the UMBC Aquatic Complex record(1:46.06) against East Carolina on Jan. 26… Won six dualmeet events during the season… Named to the America EastHonor Roll.

2011-12: Helped the 200-yd. freerelay win gold and set a UMBC record (1:33.67) at the America EastChampionships... Also anchored the 200 medley and 200 free relayteams to gold medals at the conference meet... Won an individualsilver in the 100 free in a career-best time of 50.87which ranks second all-time in UMBC history... Also won a bronzemedal in the 50 free after setting a career-best during the prelimswith a time of 23.64, placing her third in the UMBC record book... Won the 100 free at Howard... Also helped the Retrievers winseven relays during the dual meet season... Named to the AmericaEast Honor Roll.

2010-11: Helped the 200-yd.freestyle relay win gold and set a pool record (1:34.40) at theAmerica East Championships... Also helped win the 400 free relayand individually placed fourth in the 50 and 100 free and 11th inthe 200 free at the conference meet... 200 free relay at theconference championships broke UMBC's program record... Swam on the400 free relay (3:25.99) that broke the meet record at the PatriotInvitational... 50 free (23.67), 100 free (51.50) and 200 free(1:51.96) at the America East meet rank third, fifth andeighth, respectively, on UMBC's all-time list... Selectedto the America East All-Conference Team... Named to the AmericaEast Honor Roll.

Background: Was a USA Swimmingnational qualifier in 2009 and a junior national qualifier in 2008and 2009… A NISCA junior national qualifier in 2009…A 10-time Illinois State qualifier and a USA State water polochampion… Was the Comcast Player of the Game and leadingscorer in the state final… Named to the West Suburban SeniorAthletic Academic Team for 2009-10.

Personal: Only child of Chris and JimRonning… Majoring in visual arts… Born June 3,1992

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    Sprint-Mid Free
    5'9"
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Sprint-Mid Free
    5'9"
  • 2012-13Junior

    Sprint-Mid Free
    5'9"
  • 2013-14Senior

    Sprint-Mid Free
    5'9"
Land Acknowledgement
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