TFRRS PROFILE
2026
• PacWest Champion in the 800m and All-PacWest performer in the 3,000m steeplechase with a third-place finish at the conference championships
• PacWest Track Freshman of the Year
• Competed in the 800m, 1,500m, 3,000m, 3,000m steeplechase, and 5,000m throughout the season
• Qualified for the PacWest finals in the 800m and recorded a top-10 finish in the 5,000m at the Ben Brown/Astro AI meet
• Recorded season-best times of 2:12.53 in the 800m, 4:33.12 in the 1,500m, 10:13.13 in the 3,000m, 11:00.09 in the 3,000m steeplechase, and 17:37.15 in the 5,000m
HIGH SCHOOL
• Competed in cross country for four varsity seasons while homeschooled in Shawnee, Kan.
• Helped her team win two Kansas Approved Schools Coalition (KASC) state championships
• Three-time State Champion
• Progressively improved her 5k PR each year: 19:50 (sophomore), 18:57 (junior), 18:36 (senior)
• Finished first on her team during sophomore, junior, and senior seasons
PERSONAL
• Born December 19, 2006 to Nathan and Ann Kurtz
• Plans to major in cinema and media arts and hopes to work in the film industry
• Has three siblings: Grace, Marie, and Jonathan
• Father, Nathan, competed in cross country and track in college and was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Enjoys rock climbing and fashion design
• Favorite Bible Verse: Romans 8:28–29
• Why I Chose Biola: “Christian film school, great running team, classical honors program.”
