Mayo Spartans sprinter Taylor Kurtz is back from injury, and then some
Apr. 20—ROCHESTER — That was a brilliant start for Taylor Kurtz. Then an eighth grader and running for Dover-Eyota, she took the 2023 Class 1A state track meet by stunning storm, winning the 200 meters and finishing second in the 100.
"I remember I was like, 'wow, I did not expect to do that,'" Kurtz said. "Honestly, I was just so new to everything then. " It seemed to set the table for a ...
Apr. 20—ROCHESTER — That was a brilliant start for Taylor Kurtz. Then an eighth grader and running for Dover-Eyota, she took the 2023 Class 1A state track meet by stunning storm, winning the 200 meters and finishing second in the 100.
"I remember I was like, 'wow, I did not expect to do that,'" Kurtz said. "Honestly, I was just so new to everything then. " It seemed to set the table for a massive future.
It's not often that eighth-graders win the short sprints at state. Sprinters' bodies normally take time and age to develop. Kurtz, who transferred to Rochester Mayo following that eighth grade year, is an all-around athletic star — soccer in the summer and fall, hockey in the winter and track and field in the spring.
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