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2023-24 Men's Track and Field Roster

Cyrus Kurd

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 135
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Needham, Mass.
  • Highschool Needham High School

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
Mile 4:19.55
1500m 4:03.39
3000m 8:32.92
5000m 14:45.63
10000m 31:41.52
8K (XC) 25:55

Awards:
  • Spring 2023 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2022-23:
CROSS COUNTRY
  • Kicked off the season with a 16th-place finish and 16:11 time at the Suffolk Short Course Classic (9/2)
  • Ran a time of 25:56 on the 8K course at the New England Championships (10/8)
  • Competed at the Suffolk Invitational and finished 20th with a 27:11 time (10/15)
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  • Finished seventh in the 5000m (15:06.36) at the Riverhawk Invitational (1/28)
  • Ran the 3000m with a time of 8:32.92 at the Valentine Invitational (2/11)
2021-22:
OUTDOOR
  • Placed second in the 5,000 meters (15:42.72) at the Jay Carisella Invite (4/22)
  • Finished fifth in the 10,000 meters (31:41.52) at the CAA Championships (5/6-5/7)

INDOOR
  • Finished with a time of 15:01.67 in the 5,000 meters at the BU Indoor Opener (12/4)
  • Finished 10th in the mile with a time of 4:22.24 at the URI Invitational (1/15)
  • Finished eighth in the 3,000 meters with a personal-best time of 8:34.42 at the Battle in Beantown (1/22)
  • Recorded a personal-best time of 14:45.63 in the 5,000 meters at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/30)
  • Ran a personal-best time of 4:19.55 in the mile at the BU Last Chance Meet (2/27)

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Ran a personal-best time of 15:57.00 in the 5k at the Shawn M. Nassaney Race (9/11)
  • Competed in the 8k race at the New England Championship, finishing with a career-best time of 25:58.40 (10/9)
  • Placed 21st in the men's 8k race at the CAA Championships with a time of 26:19.50 (10/30)

Before Northeastern: Two-year letterwinner in cross country at Needham High School (Massachusetts) ... one-year letterwinner in indoor track and field and two-year letterwinner in outdoor track and field ... one-year letterwinner in sailing ... three-year letterwinner in alpine skiing ... named in Most Improved Distance Athlete for the 2019-2020 indoor track and field season at Needham High School ... National Honor's Society member and tutor (2018-2020) ... co-president of the Spanish club (2019-2020) ... Northeastern Dean's List ... accepted to Northeastern College of Science Scholars program ... executive board member of Northeastern Culture & Language Learning Society

Personal: Born in Boston, Mass. ... Parents are Mohsen Kurd and Julie Kurd ... Has one sister, Sofia Kurd ... Majoring in Linguistics & Psychology (Combined)

Why NU? Co-op opportunities, location and academic opportunities

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    5'10" 135 lbs