Sofie Kurzawa

Career Honors and Recognition
2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results

2024-25

Indoor

Did not compete during the indoor season.

Outdoor

Took part in four meets during the outdoor season, running the 800m and the 1500m … Opened the outdoor year with a runner-up finish in the 1500m at the Weems Baskin Invitational, running 4:41.10 … Finished bronze in the Gamecock Invite 1500m, running a personal best time of 4:36.26 … Turned in a personal best in the 800m at the Charlotte Invitational, crossing the finish line in 2:12.53.

Cross Country

Ran in a trio of meets during her sophomore campaign … Opened the season with a 24^th place finish at the Covered Bridge Open 5K, clocking 18:43.19 … Ran in one 6K event on the year, doing so at the Furman Invitational with a 32^nd place finish with a time of 22:56.0.

2023-24
Indoor
Did not compete during the indoor season.

Outdoor
Competed in four outdoor meets during her first season with Carolina, running the 800m, 1500m and then two 5K competitions as the pacer … Made her collegiate debut at the Weems Baskin Invitational, running a personal best in the 800m of 2:18.50 to finish fifth overall … Two weeks later she had her best overall finish in the 800m, turning in a fourth-place finish at the Gamecock Invitational when she clocked 2:19.08 … Made her 1500m debut at the USC Outdoor Open, finishing fourth overall after running 4:46.11 … Ran a 1500m PR at the Charlotte Invitational, crossing the line at 4:43.09.

Cross Country
Competed in five meets during her freshman campaign for the Gamecocks … Made her collegiate debut in the Eye Opener in Spartanburg, clocking a time of 18:30.9 to finish 31^st overall … Recorded her 5K collegiate PR two weeks later in the Gamecock Challenge when she ran 17:39.4 to place 16^th with the 15^th fastest 5K in Gamecock history … Recorded her collegiate 6K personal best in her first 6K of the season at the Paul Short Run, clocking 22:35.2 … Also competed in the 2023 NCAA Southeast Regional when she finished with a time of 22:58.0.

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Lettered in cross country, track & field and also earned one letter in soccer at J.L. Mann Academy in Greenville, S.C. … Ran the 800m, 1600m, 5K, 4x400m relay and the 4x800m relay … Holds the school record in both the 800m (2:14.10) and the 4x800m relay (9:27) … Is a three-time SCHSL 5A Cross Country State Champion … Also earned 5A Track & Field State Championship in 2022 … Was an All-State Individual in cross country for four years and in track for three seasons.

Personal
Born to her Andrew and Mary Kurzawa on Sept. 23, 2005 … Has one sibling, Phoebe … Graduated Summa Cum Laude and with Science Magnet Distinction … Plans to major in journalism with aspirations on becoming a political journalist … Awarded the Palmetto Life Scholarship at South Carolina.

Personal Records

Outdoor

Cross Country