Kayla Kurtz

Position:
Throws
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Baldwin City HS
Hometown:
Baldwin City, Kan.

2023 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (Javelin)
2022 NCAA Outdoor West Prelims Qualifier (Javelin)
2021 NCAA Outdoor West Prelims Qualifier (Javelin)
2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (Javelin)

OU Outdoor Collegiate Bests:
JT: 152-11 (46.60m), 2022

2023
(Outdoor) Scored fourth at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships after marking 149-0 (45.41m) in javelin ... Took second in JT at the Arkansas Twilight with a mark at 132-3 (40.31m) ... Placed fifth at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout, marking 137-5 (41.89m) in JT ... Claimed third in JT with a 128-2 (39.08m) at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Finished third at the Sooner Invitational & Multis in JT with a 134-3 (40.92m) ...

2022
(Outdoor) Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in javelin and threw for 136-8 (41.67m) ... Took fifth in javelin at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, marking 146-2 (44.56m) ... Grabbed first in javelin with a personal-best throw at 152-11 (46.60m) at the Arkansas Twilight ... Placed fourth in javelin at the Alumni Muster, marking 146-11 (44.78m) ... Finished third in javelin, marking 143-3 (43.66m), at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Grabbed first with a mark at 144-7 (44.07m) at the Sooner Invitational ... Finished fifth in javelin with a mark at 149-3 (45.50m) at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational ... Took second at the TCU Invitational, marking 150-1 (45.76m).

2021
(Outdoor) Threw a 149-10 (45.68m) in javelin at the NCAA West Prelims ... Set a PR and finished sixth place in the javelin throw with a distance of 151-3 (46.10m) at the Big 12 Championships … Took sixth at the Desert Heat Classic in javelin with a throw of 150-4 (45.82m) … Placed second in javelin with a throw of 139-9 (42.61m) at the John Jacobs Invitational … Clinched first place at the North Texas Classic in javelin with a throw of 143-9 (43.83m) … Finished in third in javelin with a throw of 146-3 (44.57m) at the TCU Invitational.

PERSONAL
Parents are Stephanie and Darrin Kurtz … Has six siblings … Intended major is psychology.