MINNEAPOLIS -- Kasi Clauson Lange, a holder of 24 Augsburg College women's swimming school records, will be returning to her alma mater as the team's new head coach, it was announced on Monday.

A 2008 Augsburg alumnae, Clauson Lange will take over the program after Colleen Morgan recently resigned to pursue other opportunities. Morgan coached the Auggies during the 2009-10 season.

"I'm really excited to come back to Augsburg and coach the swimming and diving team,” Clauson Lange said. “I enjoyed my experience as a student-athlete and look forward to helping other student-athletes do the same. I'm excited to dream for the program and work towards that dream."

In four seasons (2003-05, 2006-08) as an Auggie swimmer, Clauson Lange established herself as the top swimmer in the history of the program, setting 17 individual event school records, while being a part of seven relay school records. In her first season, she had two top-16 finishes in B-finals at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships, a feat she repeated the following year. She was a three-year captain for the Auggies, and the first swimmer to compete all four years for the program. The Augsburg women's swimming program began in her first season, 2003-04.

Clauson Lange received her bachelor's degree in English and women's studies from Augsburg in 2008. She most recently worked as a sales representative for Elsmore Aquatic, a swimming equipment and swimwear firm. A native of Kansas, Okla., Clauson Lange and her husband David Lange, also a 2008 Augsburg alumnus, have a daughter, Rubi.

Augsburg's women's swimming season begins on Oct. 23, hosting the Augsburg Pentathlon at the Butler Center pool at St. Catherine University.