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Nyariek Kur

Hurdles/Jumps
WASHINGTON HS
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st

Class AA State Meet - Long Jump

1st

Class AA State Meet - Triple Jump

1st

Class AA State Meet - 100m Hurdles
“Kur proved she’s an elite jumper on a national level this spring. Her all-conditions long jump put her among the national Top 60 and her high jump was also a Top 100 mark this past season. Her 34 points at the state meet only add to her bona fides.”
Rich Gonzalez
editor of PrepCalTrack.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10 senior hurdler/jumper swept the long jump, the triple jump and the 100-meter hurdles at the Class AA state meet this past season. Kur’s leap of 40 feet, 2.5 inches in the triple represented a personal best in the event. She added a fifth place finish in the high jump at states with a clearance of 5-2, but her PR of 5-7.25 in May ranked No. 92 nationally among girls prep competitors this spring. Her season-best long jump of 19-10 ranked as the nation’s No. 58 all-conditions distance in 2024.

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Academic Achievement

Kur has maintained a 3.8 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to compete on scholarship at North Dakota State University in the fall. 

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Exemplary Character

Kur has volunteered locally as a peer tutor. She has also donated her time by spending 15 minutes a day during the academic year reading to kids whose literacy is less facile. She has also served as an instructor and mentor at multiple youth volleyball camps.