Officials

Rick Runge

Year Inducted: 2003

Category: Officials

Schools / Organizations:

IHSA, NJCAA, NAIA, NCAA

Biography:

Murphysboro’s Rick Runge started officiating in 1976. At the time of his induction, he had worked 19 IHSA Class A Regionals and 6 IHSA Class AA Regionals. In addition, he officiated 9 Class A and 2 Class AA IHSA Sectionals, 3 Class A IHSA Supersectionals and the IHSA Class A state tournaments in 1994, 1995 and 1998. He worked the title game in 1998.

Runge also worked the IBCA All-Star Game in 1987 and was named the Illinois Boys’ Basketball Official of the Year by the National Federation of Interscholastic Officials Association in 1996. He has officiated junior college (NJCAA), NAIA and NCAA Division I and II games. He worked the NJCAA Division II finals in 1994 and in the Missouri Valley Conference from 1994-98. 

He worked 5 Region 24 junior college tournaments, one Region 16 tournament and 3 NAIA conference tournaments.