2026 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Personal: Son of Kurt Dunkel and Kelly Kurtas … Majoring in exercise science.
2026 (Outdoor): Competed at five meets … Ran the 5,000-meters at two meets with best time of 16:55.33 coming at the Ashland Alumni Open … Also took part in the 1,500-meters on a pair of occasions, posting top time of 4:31.99 at the Westminster Invite … Ran the 800-meters at the Westminster Invite in 2:14.76 and the 10,000-meters at the Dave Labor Invitational in 37:03.57.
2026 (Indoor): Competed in the 3,000-meters at two meets … Best time during the indoor season was 9:37.60 at the Ashland Last Chance Meet … Also ran the 3,000-meters in 9:57.04 at the YSU Invite.
2025 (XC): Competed at three meets as a rookie … Opened collegiate career by clocking a time of 29:24.9 on the 8,000-meter course at the Allegheny Classic, placing 70th out of 186 competitors … Cut 12 seconds off time by completing the LHU Open in 29:12.0 … Closed year with a season-best time of 27:38.4 at the CMU Invitational.
High School: Lettered four times in cross country and three times in track & field at Shippensburg Area Senior High School … a four-time all-conference honoree in cross country and three-time district qualifier … Helped to lead Shippensburg to three track & field conference championships and one district title … An honor roll student.
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