PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS
HONORS & AWARDS
- 2024-25 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024-25 (SOPHOMORE)
- Did not compete due to injury.
2023-24 (FRESHMAN)
- Finished second with a time of 9:34.23 in the 1000 Free against Alabama (Oct. 20)
- Touched the wall ninth with a time of 9:47.88 in the 1000 Free against Indiana and Auburn. (Oct. 25)
- Notched second with a mark of 9:26.39 in the 1000 Free against Lindenwood and Southern Illinois (Nov. 3)
- Placed fourth with a mark of 15:34.81 in the 1650 Free at the Mizzou Invitational (Nov. 15-17)
- Finished first with a time of 4:08.01 in the 400 Free at the Mizzou Long Course Qualifier (Nov. 18)
- Touched wall in fifth with a mark of 1:42.58 in the 200 Free against Missouri State (Dec. 2)
- Notched fourth with a time of 15:45.53 in the 1650 Free against Louisville (Jan. 5)
- Placed fourth with a mark of 4:39.09 in the 500 Free against Illinois and Purdue (Jan. 13)
- Finished first with a time of 4:28.33 in the 500 free at the Tiger Qualifier (Feb. 2-3)
- Raced a time of 15:47.27 in the 1650 Free at the SEC Championships (Feb. 19-24)
PREP
- All-American
- Missouri Class 2 State Champion in the 200 free (1:37.71) setting the second-best time in state history
- Finished third in the Missouri Class 2 State Championship in the 100 free (45.44)
- Set school records in the 100 free, 200 free and 500 free
- Earned first team honors in the 200 free, 500 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay
PERSONAL
- Born on May 4, 2004
- Son of Nicholas Kurucz and Rebecca Sampson
- Studying Psychology