@MiamiTrack Signs Anna Sjoukje Runia

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Amy Deem is excited to announce the addition of Anna Sjoukje Runia to the Hurricanes’ 2014-15 signing class.

Runia, who hails from The Netherlands, becomes the eighth member of the 2014-15 signing class, joining the seven signees from the fall signing period.

“We are very excited that Anna has chosen the University of Miami and our track and field program,” Deem said. “She brings a wealth of experience, both in the Netherlands and internationally. She will be joining an already very talented freshmen class and I look for her to contribute in the hurdles and short sprints right away.” 

The Dutch National Junior Champion in both the 100m and 100m hurdles, Runia has competed at the European Junior Championships in 2013 and the World Junior Championships in 2014. She was also the 2014 National Junior Indoor Champion in the 60m and finished second in the 60m hurdles at the 2014 National Junior Indoor Championships. Runia comes to Miami with personal bests of 11.68 in the 100m, 23.81 in the 200m and 13.63 in the 100m hurdles.  

The addition of Runia brings Miami’s women’s signing class to seven, joining sprinters Carolyn Brown, Brittny Ellis and Erin Ford, as well as hurdler Samantha Gonzalez and throwers Zakiya Rashid and Edie Svonavec. Sprinter Isaiah Taylor is the lone men’s signee in the 2014-15 class, rounding out a talented group of eight new member of the Miami Track family.

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