22-04-2025
Tennessee forward signs with One Knox Sporting Club Women
Tennessee forward signs with One Knox Sporting Club Women
Tennessee soccer player Kate Runyon has signed to play for One Knox Sporting Club Knoxville Women.
"We are thrilled to announce that a familiar face in the 865, Kate Runyon from the University of Tennessee, will be joining us this summer," One Knoxville Sporting Club Women announced.
The junior forward scored two goals and recorded two assists for the Lady Vols in 2024. She appeared in 14 matches, including nine starts.
As a freshman, Runyon scored four goals and totaled nine points before missing games due to injury, appearing in 15 games (nine starts). She was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. Runyon scored in her collegiate debut against California and was Tennessee's first goal of the season.
Runyon, a native of Westminster, Colorado, played high school soccer at Jefferson Academy in Broomfield, Colorado. She was named 2023 Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year. Runyon was also named CHSAA and Metro League Player of the Year, whiling helping win a 3A state championship.
One Knoxville Sporting Club Women will compete in the USL W League, a preprofessional women's soccer league. One Knox will play its home matches at first-year Covenant Health Park in downtown Knoxville, which is also home to One Knoxville Sporting Club men's professional team and to the Knoxville Smokies, a Double-A affiliate of the Cubs.
One Knoxville Sporting Club Women will play its first home match May 10.
