After graduating from college in 2018, Cranny turned professional with the
Bowerman Track Club. At a Bowerman inter-squad meet on July 31, 2020, she competed as a member of the
4 × 1500 m relay team alongside
Colleen Quigley,
Karissa Schweizer, and
Shelby Houlihan. The team ran a time of 16:27.02, which broke the previous world record of 16:33.58 from Kenya.
2021 Cranny competed at the
2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, and she won the gold medal in the 5000 m to qualify for the Olympic team. Running in 94 degree heat, Cranny won the race with a time of 15:27.81, 0.3 seconds ahead of Bowerman teammate Karissa Schweizer. At the
2020 Summer Olympics, Cranny finished 13th in the
5000 m.
2022 In February, Cranny broke the American indoor record in the 5000 m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at
Boston University. She had a time of 14:33.17, which was 14 seconds faster than
Shalane Flanagan's mark of 14:47. Cranny competed at the
2022 USA Outdoor Championships and won the gold medal in the 5000 m. At the
2022 World Championships, she finished ninth in the
5000 m.
2023 At the
2023 USA Outdoor Championships, Cranny won gold medals in the 5000 m and 10,000 m. She then competed at the
2023 World Championships, where she finished ninth in the
5000 m and 12th in the
10,000 m. After the 2023 season, Cranny left the Bowerman Track Club and returned to
Boulder, Colorado to join
Team Boss under coach
Joe Bosshard.
2024 After only a few months with Team Boss, Cranny left the team at the end of February to be coached by Northern Arizona University associate head coach Jarred Cornfield. She then competed in the
2024 US Olympic Trials, placing second in the 5000m. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she placed 11th in the 5000m. In November 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the
Michael Johnson founded
Grand Slam Track. ==Competition record==