Further Information 

Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
100 metres: 2005 (U17) - 1st, 2006 (U18) - 1st
200 metres: 2005 (U17) - 1st, 2006 (U18) - 1st, (U20) - 2nd, 2007 (U20) - 1st, 2008 (U20) - 1st
400 metres: 2005 (U17) - 1st, 2006 (U18) - 1st, (U20) - 3rd, 2007 (U20) - 8th (fell), (open) - 2nd, 2008 (U20) - 1st

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
World Junior Championships: 2006 - 200m 6th semi (21.42), 4 x 100m 3rd heat (40.11)
IAAF World Championships: 2007 - 4 x 400m 9th (3:02.59)

ANNUAL PROGRESSION:
100 metres:
2005 10.87
2006 10.68/10.45w

200 metres:
2005 21.50
2006 21.07/20.94w
2007 21.44/20.90w
2008 21.19

400 metres:
2005 48.29
2006 47.24
2007 46.03
2008 46.47

EVENTS/PERSONAL BESTS:
100 metres: 10.68 (+1.4) - Sydney, 10/12/06 [10.45 (+5.5) - Gold Coast, 06/08/06] 
200 metres: 21.07 (+1.0) - Sydney, 9/12/06 [20.90 (+2.6) - Canberra, 27/01/07]
400 metres: 46.03 - Brisbane, 20/01/07

Interesting Facts

Kurt was selected in the Australian under 15 schoolboys rugby league team in 2004 and has held a scholarship with the Sydney City Roosters Rugby League Club, which supports his immediate dream to compete in the Beijing Olympics in track and field. He was the Byron Shire’s Senior Sports Award winner on Australia Day 2006.

Sporting Career

Kurt has shown significant abilities in a range of sports for some time, despite his youth. He has faced a particular task to choose between athletics and rugby league at various times.

In 2006 after some encouraging runs at the World Junior Championships in Beijing (CHN), he decided to concentrate on athletics for the time being, with the blessing of the rugby league club with which he holds a development scholarship.

Kurt was a star of both the 2005 and 2006 Australian All Schools and Youth Championships, winning his age group sprint treble on both occasions. He then went on to record some impressive personal best times over both 200m and 400m during the latter half of the 2006-07 domestic season.

Unfortunately Kurt fell just metres from the finish line in the national under-20 400 metres title in Hobart in February but made amends with a victory the following day over 200 metres. He then claimed a surprise silver in the open nationals 400m in March, earning World Championships relay squad selection.

Kurt ran the third relay leg in Osaka, posting the fastest split (45.27) in a team that included Sean Wroe, Dylan Grant and Mark Ormrod. The youngest Australian male at the worlds, he competed well above his years against quality competition and will benefit from the experience - despite the disappointment of not advancing to the final.