2025 Track & Field Roster
Kurjak, Eddie
Eddie Kurjak
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 6-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Longmont, Colo.
- High School:
- Longmont
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Bio
2024 RMAC Indoor High Jump Champion (D-II)
2024 USTFCCCA South Central Region Indoor Field Athlete of the Year (D-II)
2024 USTFCCCA D-II Indoor First Team All-American (High Jump)
2024 USTFCCCA D-II Indoor First Team All-American (Triple Jump)
2024 RMAC Outdoor High Jump Champion (D-II)
2025 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (High Jump)
2025: Outdoor – Earned First Team All-America honors in the high jump, placing eighth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 2.15 meters/7 feet, 0.5 inches…Tied for third in the high jump at the NCAA East Regional with a mark of 2.18m/7-1.75 to qualify for his first NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships…Tied for 13th at the SEC Championships with a clearance of 2.07m/6-9.50…Runner-up in the high jump at the Black and Gold Invite with a mark of 2.09m/6-10.25…Tied for 10th at the Florida Relays with a mark of 2.01m/6-7…Cleared 2.10m/6-10.75 to place seventh in the high jump invite at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Finished third at the Tiger Track Classic with a mark of 2.12m/6-11.50.
Indoor – Opened his Bulldog career at the Ted Nelson Invite, finishing fifth in the high jump with a clearance of 2.10m/6-10.75…Tied for 10th in the high jump at the Razorback Invite with a mark of 2.05m/6-8.75…Cleared 2.01m/6-7 to place 14th at the Tiger Paw Invite…Finished 12th at the SEC Championships with a season-best mark of 2.11m/6-11.
Colorado Mesa (2021-2024): 2023-24: Outdoor – Won two All-RMAC honors and a single USTFCCCA All-Region plaudit…Also duplicated his indoor title in the high jump, claiming his second career RMAC title and one of three meet wins in that discipline… Started the season by clearing 2.15 meters (7-0.5) to win at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing…Was named as the RMAC Field Athlete of the Week on Mar. 27 after that effort…Ranks second in the program’s outdoor history with that effort, which also enabled him to qualify for the NCAA Championships for the second time…Was ranked first in the RMAC and tied for first in the South Central Region with that effort as well…Named as the USTFCCCA South Central Region’s Top Performer and to the all-region effort…Was unable to clear a bar at the national meet…Took third in the triple jump at the RMAC Championships to earn another first team all-conference honor and bronze medal…Set a season-best mark of 14.54 meters to rank sixth in CMU outdoor history…Also finished sixth on the RMAC’s season-long performance list…Placed seventh in the long jump at the conference meet…Had a season-best of 7.14 meters (23-5.25) at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing.
Indoor – Competed in six meets during a breakout season after focusing solely on track & field…Named as the USTFCCCA’s South Central Region Field Athlete of the Year after becoming the first Maverick to ever earn two first team all-America honors in the same season…Was also the first Maverick track & field athlete to earn a regional athlete of the year award…Placed fourth in the high jump and eighth in the triple jump at the NCAA Division II National Championships in Pittsburg, Kansas…Cleared 2.16 meters (7-1) in the high jump at the national meet after winning his five previous competitions in that discipline, including the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference crown…Cleared 6-11 or higher in all six meets, eclipsing the seven foot mark in three… Set a school record of 2.20 meters (7-2.5) at the Mines Winter Classic & Multi…Co-led the South Central region with that mark to garner one of two all-region honors…Was named as the USTFCCCA’s Regional Top Performer and to the all-region team...Set a career-best triple jump mark of 15.28 meters (50-1.75) at the national meet, which ranks third in program history…Was also an all-region performer in that event, ranking third in the region and second in the RMAC behind only teammate Miller Jones…Earned First Team All-RMAC honors and a bronze medal in that event at the RMAC meet…Was a Second Team All-RMAC honoree in the long jump after placing fifth… Set a career-best mark of 7.33 meters (24-0.75) to rank third in CMU history during the Mines Winter Classic & Multi…Was also ranked ninth on the RMAC season-long performance list with that effort…Was named as the RMAC Field Athlete of the Week after both that meet and the Colorado Running Company Pre-Holiday Invite & Multi, where he won both the high and triple jump events…Was honored on Dec. 13 and Jan. 31…Had six total event wins and eight top-three performances throughout the season…Scored 20 team points at the RMAC Championships to lead the Mavericks to their strong second place team finish.
2022-23: Outdoor – Competed in the high jump at six meets, including the RMAC Championships and two different last chance meets…Earned Second Team All-RMAC honors with a fifth place finish and clearance of 1.99 meters (6-6.25)…Went on to set a season-best and NCAA provisional qualifying leap of 2.07 meters (6-9.5) at the Mines Last Chance meet…Was also tied for third on the RMAC’s season-long performance list…Was tied for 33rd on the national list…Also competed in the triple jump at one meet— the Maverick Invite…Recorded a mark of 14.06 meters (46-1.5).
Indoor – Competed in two meets as he continued to split time with the RMAC-championship basketball team…Cleared 2.00 meters (6-6.75) at the Mountaineer Open & Multi in December to win the high jump…Placed seventh at the RMAC Championships in his only other meet with a clearance of 1.97 meters (6-5.5)…Was tied for seventh on the RMAC’s season-long performers list.
2021-22: Outdoor – Competed in the high jump at all six of CMU’s regular season meets…Also competed in the triple jump at two, including the RMAC Championships…Cleared a season-best 2.02 meters (6-7.5) at the Maverick Invite #2…Went on to finish ninth at the RMAC Championships with a clearance of 1.93 meters (6-4)….Won the Maverick Top Gun Last Chance Meet with a mark of 2.00 meters (6-6.75)…Scored a team point in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 14.28 meters (46-10.25) at the RMAC Championships…Had four top-four finishes throughout the season.
Indoor – Competed in the high jump at three meets during the second half of the season…Cleared an NCAA provisional qualifying height of 2.05 meters (6-8.75) in his collegiate debut at the Mines Winter Classic to move quickly into a tie for third on CMU’s all-time record book…Went on to earn First Team All-RMAC honors with a third place finish at the RMAC Championships after clearing 2.04 meters (6-8.25)…Was fifth on the RMAC’s season-long performers list…Was tied for 30th on the national list.
High School: Won the 4A State high and triple jump titles as a senior with the Longmont High School Trojans…Cleared a PR of 7-0 to win the high jump title…Won seven of his eight meets as a senior in that discipline, including the Northern Colorado Athletic Conference title…Also won the conference and Boulder County titles in the triple jump, setting a PR of 46-5.75 at the Boulder County Championships…Also finished second at state in the long jump… Set a PR of 22-9 earlier in the season…Had finished second at state in the high jump and 13th in the triple jump as a sophomore in 2019 before his junior season was thwarted by COVID-19…Won both league titles that year as well, earning all-state honors following his season season…Was also the league and Boulder County high jump champion as a freshman in 2017 before finishing 13th at that year’s state meet…Three-time all-conference track & field honoree during his high school career…Was also an all-state and all-conference basketball player for the Trojans…Averaged 18.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and two blocks per game in 2021…Earned first team all-conference and honorable mention all-state honors as a junior in 2019-20, averaging 14.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.8 blocked shots per game for coach Jeff Kloster…Earned all-conference football honors during his junior and senior seasons.
Personal: Born Oct. 9, 2002…Son of Amanda and Emir Kurjak…Has three siblings: Naima, Hazel, and Heidi…Intending to major in Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering.
2024 USTFCCCA South Central Region Indoor Field Athlete of the Year (D-II)
2024 USTFCCCA D-II Indoor First Team All-American (High Jump)
2024 USTFCCCA D-II Indoor First Team All-American (Triple Jump)
2024 RMAC Outdoor High Jump Champion (D-II)
2025 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (High Jump)
2025: Outdoor – Earned First Team All-America honors in the high jump, placing eighth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 2.15 meters/7 feet, 0.5 inches…Tied for third in the high jump at the NCAA East Regional with a mark of 2.18m/7-1.75 to qualify for his first NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships…Tied for 13th at the SEC Championships with a clearance of 2.07m/6-9.50…Runner-up in the high jump at the Black and Gold Invite with a mark of 2.09m/6-10.25…Tied for 10th at the Florida Relays with a mark of 2.01m/6-7…Cleared 2.10m/6-10.75 to place seventh in the high jump invite at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Finished third at the Tiger Track Classic with a mark of 2.12m/6-11.50.
Indoor – Opened his Bulldog career at the Ted Nelson Invite, finishing fifth in the high jump with a clearance of 2.10m/6-10.75…Tied for 10th in the high jump at the Razorback Invite with a mark of 2.05m/6-8.75…Cleared 2.01m/6-7 to place 14th at the Tiger Paw Invite…Finished 12th at the SEC Championships with a season-best mark of 2.11m/6-11.
Colorado Mesa (2021-2024): 2023-24: Outdoor – Won two All-RMAC honors and a single USTFCCCA All-Region plaudit…Also duplicated his indoor title in the high jump, claiming his second career RMAC title and one of three meet wins in that discipline… Started the season by clearing 2.15 meters (7-0.5) to win at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing…Was named as the RMAC Field Athlete of the Week on Mar. 27 after that effort…Ranks second in the program’s outdoor history with that effort, which also enabled him to qualify for the NCAA Championships for the second time…Was ranked first in the RMAC and tied for first in the South Central Region with that effort as well…Named as the USTFCCCA South Central Region’s Top Performer and to the all-region effort…Was unable to clear a bar at the national meet…Took third in the triple jump at the RMAC Championships to earn another first team all-conference honor and bronze medal…Set a season-best mark of 14.54 meters to rank sixth in CMU outdoor history…Also finished sixth on the RMAC’s season-long performance list…Placed seventh in the long jump at the conference meet…Had a season-best of 7.14 meters (23-5.25) at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing.
Indoor – Competed in six meets during a breakout season after focusing solely on track & field…Named as the USTFCCCA’s South Central Region Field Athlete of the Year after becoming the first Maverick to ever earn two first team all-America honors in the same season…Was also the first Maverick track & field athlete to earn a regional athlete of the year award…Placed fourth in the high jump and eighth in the triple jump at the NCAA Division II National Championships in Pittsburg, Kansas…Cleared 2.16 meters (7-1) in the high jump at the national meet after winning his five previous competitions in that discipline, including the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference crown…Cleared 6-11 or higher in all six meets, eclipsing the seven foot mark in three… Set a school record of 2.20 meters (7-2.5) at the Mines Winter Classic & Multi…Co-led the South Central region with that mark to garner one of two all-region honors…Was named as the USTFCCCA’s Regional Top Performer and to the all-region team...Set a career-best triple jump mark of 15.28 meters (50-1.75) at the national meet, which ranks third in program history…Was also an all-region performer in that event, ranking third in the region and second in the RMAC behind only teammate Miller Jones…Earned First Team All-RMAC honors and a bronze medal in that event at the RMAC meet…Was a Second Team All-RMAC honoree in the long jump after placing fifth… Set a career-best mark of 7.33 meters (24-0.75) to rank third in CMU history during the Mines Winter Classic & Multi…Was also ranked ninth on the RMAC season-long performance list with that effort…Was named as the RMAC Field Athlete of the Week after both that meet and the Colorado Running Company Pre-Holiday Invite & Multi, where he won both the high and triple jump events…Was honored on Dec. 13 and Jan. 31…Had six total event wins and eight top-three performances throughout the season…Scored 20 team points at the RMAC Championships to lead the Mavericks to their strong second place team finish.
2022-23: Outdoor – Competed in the high jump at six meets, including the RMAC Championships and two different last chance meets…Earned Second Team All-RMAC honors with a fifth place finish and clearance of 1.99 meters (6-6.25)…Went on to set a season-best and NCAA provisional qualifying leap of 2.07 meters (6-9.5) at the Mines Last Chance meet…Was also tied for third on the RMAC’s season-long performance list…Was tied for 33rd on the national list…Also competed in the triple jump at one meet— the Maverick Invite…Recorded a mark of 14.06 meters (46-1.5).
Indoor – Competed in two meets as he continued to split time with the RMAC-championship basketball team…Cleared 2.00 meters (6-6.75) at the Mountaineer Open & Multi in December to win the high jump…Placed seventh at the RMAC Championships in his only other meet with a clearance of 1.97 meters (6-5.5)…Was tied for seventh on the RMAC’s season-long performers list.
2021-22: Outdoor – Competed in the high jump at all six of CMU’s regular season meets…Also competed in the triple jump at two, including the RMAC Championships…Cleared a season-best 2.02 meters (6-7.5) at the Maverick Invite #2…Went on to finish ninth at the RMAC Championships with a clearance of 1.93 meters (6-4)….Won the Maverick Top Gun Last Chance Meet with a mark of 2.00 meters (6-6.75)…Scored a team point in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 14.28 meters (46-10.25) at the RMAC Championships…Had four top-four finishes throughout the season.
Indoor – Competed in the high jump at three meets during the second half of the season…Cleared an NCAA provisional qualifying height of 2.05 meters (6-8.75) in his collegiate debut at the Mines Winter Classic to move quickly into a tie for third on CMU’s all-time record book…Went on to earn First Team All-RMAC honors with a third place finish at the RMAC Championships after clearing 2.04 meters (6-8.25)…Was fifth on the RMAC’s season-long performers list…Was tied for 30th on the national list.
High School: Won the 4A State high and triple jump titles as a senior with the Longmont High School Trojans…Cleared a PR of 7-0 to win the high jump title…Won seven of his eight meets as a senior in that discipline, including the Northern Colorado Athletic Conference title…Also won the conference and Boulder County titles in the triple jump, setting a PR of 46-5.75 at the Boulder County Championships…Also finished second at state in the long jump… Set a PR of 22-9 earlier in the season…Had finished second at state in the high jump and 13th in the triple jump as a sophomore in 2019 before his junior season was thwarted by COVID-19…Won both league titles that year as well, earning all-state honors following his season season…Was also the league and Boulder County high jump champion as a freshman in 2017 before finishing 13th at that year’s state meet…Three-time all-conference track & field honoree during his high school career…Was also an all-state and all-conference basketball player for the Trojans…Averaged 18.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and two blocks per game in 2021…Earned first team all-conference and honorable mention all-state honors as a junior in 2019-20, averaging 14.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.8 blocked shots per game for coach Jeff Kloster…Earned all-conference football honors during his junior and senior seasons.
Personal: Born Oct. 9, 2002…Son of Amanda and Emir Kurjak…Has three siblings: Naima, Hazel, and Heidi…Intending to major in Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering.
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