2018 Track & Field Roster

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Frank Kurtz

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brentwood, Calif.
  • High School Heritage
  • Major Science, technology and society

Biography

TFRRS Performance Profile

* Member of school record 4x400 relay teams, indoors and outdoors *

Personal bests (thru 2018):

  • 400: 47.03
  • 200: 21.37i
  • 100: 10.74

As a senior (2018):
Outdoors

  • Led off both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams that advanced to the NCAA Championships.
  • Led off school record 4x400 team at the NCAA West Prelims.
  • Ran a split of 46.8 to open the record-setting time of 3:04.84.
  • Led off 4x100 that was the first from Stanford to qualify for the NCAA's since 2004.
  • The 4x100 team ran 39.79, the No. 3 time in school history.
  • Sixth at the Pac-12 Championships 400 in a collegiate best 47.10.
  • Ran lead off on both relays that won at the Big Meet vs. Cal.
  • Is part of the four fastest 4x400 relay teams in school history.
  • First-team All-America (4x400).
  • Honorable mention All-America (4x100).
  • Eighth in NCAA 4x400.
  • Twice broke school 4x400 record.
Indoors
  • Anchored 4x400 relay team that placed third in the MPSF Championships.
  • Is part of the three fastest 4x400 indoor relay teams in school history.
  • Broke school 4x400 record.
  • Moved to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time list in the 200.
  • Moved to No. 1, No. 3, and No. 9 on all-time list in the 4x400.
  • Moved to No. 3, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7, and No. 8 on all-time 4x100 list.
  • Moved to No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 5 on Stanford all-time 4x400 list.

As a junior (2017):
Outdoors

  • Ran 400 season best of 47.94 at the Cardinal Classic.
  • Anchored 4x400 relay throughout the season, including at Pac-12 Championships.

Indoors

  • Ran the opening leg of the 4x400 team that set a school record at the MPSF Championships.
  • Kurtz ran a 48.9 split and the team placed second at 3:09.80.
  • Ran the second leg of the winning 4x400 relay team at the UW Indoor Preview.

As a sophomore (2016):
Outdoors

  • Second leg on Stanford's Pac-12-winning 4x400 relay team.
  • It was Stanford's first 4x400 or mile relay conference title since 1954.
  • Got the baton in first and didn't give up the lead while running a 47.3 split.
  • Ran a 46.6 second-leg split on school-record 3:05.59 at the Michael Johnson Invite.
  • Won the Big Meet in his only open 400 of the season.

Indoors

  • Did not compete.

As a freshman (2015):
Outdoors

  • Fourth in the Big Meet in the 400 (49.48).
  • Season limited by illness.

Indoors

  • Made collegiate debut at the UW Indoor Classic, his only meet of the season.
  • Also ran leadoff on a 4x400 that ran 3:21.50 and placed third in its heat at the same meet.

High School:

  • Fourth in the 400 at the 2013 California state meet, running 47.14.
  • Set his personal best of 47.03 in winning the 2013 Sacramento Meet of Champions, breaking a 16-year-old meet record.
  • Won the 2014 North Coast Section Meet of Champions 400 title in 47.66 to qualify for the state meet, but did not compete there because of injury.
  • Won four North Coast Section Tri-Valley Area individual titles: three in the 400 and one in the 200.
  • Was the 400 runner-up at the 2013 NCS Meet of Champions.
  • Two-time Stanford Invitational winner while at Brentwood.
  • Broke school records in the 100, 200, and 400.

Career results:

Year Season (Meets) Event Season Best Conf. Region NCAA
2018 Outdoors (7) 400 47.10 6 (47.10) -- --
200 21.45 -- -- --
100 10.80 -- -- --
4x400 3:04.84 3 (3:08.01) 9 (3:04.84) 6 (3:04.82)
4x100 39.79 3 (40.03) 7 (39.79) 19 (39.86)
Indoors (4) 200 21.37 13 (22.04) -- --
60 7.04 -- -- --
4x400 3:09.38 3 (3:09.95) -- --
2017 Outdoors (5) 400 47.94 13 (48.55) -- --
200 21.93 -- -- --
4x400 3:10.53 6 (3:10.91) -- --
Indoors (4) 400 48.84 -- -- --
200 22.40 -- -- --
4x400 3:09.80 2 (3:09.80) -- --
2016 Outdoors (6) 400 47.73 -- -- --
200 22.05 -- -- --
100 10.81w -- -- --
4x400 3:05.59 1 (3:08.13) 13 (3:06.18) --
4x100 41.50 -- -- --
Indoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
2015 Outdoors (3) 400 49.48 -- -- --
200 22.71 -- -- --
4x400 3:20.83 -- -- --
4x100 41.99 -- -- --
Indoors (1) 400 49.48 -- -- --
4x400 3:21.51 -- -- --

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2017Junior

    Sprints
  • 2018Senior

    Sprints