Amherst College Athletics

• "VWC was my top choice because I like the small school environment, it's by the beach, and it is also close to home. I also like Coach Boothe's (Nick) personality and his approach to the game."
• Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Longwood University and Lynchburg College

VWC Career Statistics

Season Highlights

2014

• TBA

Collegiate Accomplishments

• VWC Scholar Award recipient

Prep Accolades

• Hit .480 as a senior and stole 11-of-11 bases
• 2013 All-Virginia Group AA honorable mention first baseman
• 2013 first team all-region and all-district honoree
• 2012 second team all-district honoree
• Hit .456 as a junior, knocking in 37 runs and scoring 31 runs
• Belted four home runs as a junior and stole 11-of-13 bases
• Also competed in baseball for the Hampton Roads Hurricanes and the Virginia Warriors
• Also competed in track and field for Grafton, recorded a season-best long jump of 21 feet, three inches as a senior
• Holds Grafton's records in the long jump, the 4x200 relay and the 4x400 relay
• 2011 AAU Nationals -- recorded a leap of 20-7.75 in the long jump and clocked a 23.93 in the 200 meter dash
• 2011 ESPN Rise Award recipient , setting an intermediate record in the 1600 sprint medley relay at 3:26.88
• 2011 All-Virginia in the long jump
• 2010 all-district and regional qualifier i the long jump
• 2010 All-Virginia in the 4x400
• Part of Grafton's 2010 state championship team in track

Personal

• Son of Kristi and Ron Kurz; dad attended Binghamton University and mom attended Broome County Community College
• Has a brother, Justin, and a sister, Courtney
• Enjoys listening to alternative music and spending vacation time in London
• Favorites include the book "Lord of the Rings," the movie "The Waterboy" and the TV series "Wilfred"
• A fan of hockey's Ryan Callahan, baseball's New York Yankees, and actor Mark Wahlberg
• Self-description in 10 words or less: "I'm a very competitive person who strives to win"
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "there is nothing like the friendships made with teammates"
• The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my speed drastically changed after running track and working on my form has made it it best part of my game"
• My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to help the team succeed and capture conference, region and national championships, while improving my statistics on the field"
• If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Will Ferrell. He is one of the funniest people of all time. I could guarantee I would not stop laughing"
• It's the year 2030 and: "I hope to be the head of Human Resources at a large corporation"
• People might be surprised to know: "I'm really into airplanes and aeronautics"
• The most important advice I've received is: "do not ever let anyone tell you you can't" -- Bryan Kersey