﻿{"id":433630,"date":"2020-05-28T10:52:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T17:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=433630"},"modified":"2020-05-28T10:52:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T17:52:42","slug":"ncaa-qualifier-kristen-stege-to-transfer-to-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-qualifier-kristen-stege-to-transfer-to-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Qualifier Kristen Stege to Transfer to Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NCAA qualifier\u00a0<strong>Kristen Stege\u00a0<\/strong>of East Carolina has decided to transfer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/utsports.com\/sports\/swimming-and-diving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Tennessee<\/a>, she announced in March shortly after the season ended. Stege, primarily a distance freestyler, will be joining a strong Tennessee squad that was seeded to finish second at NCAAs this season, which would have been an all-time high for the program. The Volunteers are coming off their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tennessee-womens-swimming-and-diving-clinch-first-sec-team-title-in-school-history-florida-men-win-eighth-straight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first SEC championship<\/a> in school history.<\/p>\n<p>Stege is transferring from East Carolina, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/east-carolina-university-cuts-mens-womens-swimming-and-diving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">whose program just got cut<\/a>. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-VBEcflVl3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by kristen (@kristen.stege)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Stege qualified for NCAAs in the 1650, where she was seeded 28th in the 1650 at <strong>16:11.96<\/strong>. That time would have put her eighth at SECs in 2020 and second on Tennessee&#8217;s roster behind\u00a0<strong>Amanda Nunan<\/strong>, who has one more year of eligibility. Stege was seeded 57th at NCAAs in the 500 with her time of <strong>4:43.85<\/strong>, which would have put her in the B-Final at SECs.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee is losing perhaps its most successful senior class in history as four of the 12 NCAA qualifiers this season were all seniors. <strong>Erika Brown<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Tess Cieplucha<\/strong>, <strong>Stanzi Moseley\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Meghan Small\u00a0<\/strong>all exhausted their eligibility with the Volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Stege will be joining a Tennessee recruiting class that already includes:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/two-time-ohio-state-champion-jordan-aurnou-rhees-sends-2020-verbal-to-tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jordan Aurnou-Rhees<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Lauren Barakey<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/versatile-aly-breslin-of-upper-dublin-aquatic-club-gives-verbal-nod-to-tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Aly Breslin<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tennessee-snags-verbal-from-virginia-6a-state-champion-elle-caldow-for-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Elle Caldow<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ymca-national-runner-up-olivia-harper-selects-tennessee-will-become-a-lady-vol-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Olivia Harper<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/backstroker-nicola-lane-selects-tennessee-verbals-to-lady-vols-for-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicola<\/a><\/strong> <strong>Lane<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tennessee-lady-vols-earn-verbal-from-butterflyer-margaret-marando-for-2020-21-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Margaret Marando<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/two-time-iowa-state-record-holder-berit-quass-of-ymca-of-greater-des-moines-selects-tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Berit Quass<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/annie-rimmer-will-stay-local-verbally-commits-to-tennessee-for-2020-21-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Annie Rimmer<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Jasmine Rumley\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sierra-marlins-katelyn-yule-will-become-a-lady-vol-with-2020-verbal-to-tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Katie Yule<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kristen Stege is the older sister of World Juniors medalist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-juniors-team-member-rachel-stege-sends-verbal-to-georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Rachel Stege<\/strong><\/a>, who will join her older sister in the Southeastern Conference in the fall of 2021, as Rachel will be at the University of Georgia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCAA qualifier\u00a0Kristen Stege\u00a0of East Carolina has decided to transfer to the University of Tennessee, she announced in March shortly after the season ended. 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