USF Athletics

2010
Outdoor
• Cleared 6-7 to finish in a tie for 33rd at the NCAA East Prelim (5/28)
• Competed at the South Florida Invitational (5/14), leaping 6-6.75
• Place fifth in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships (5/1) with a leap of 6-9.5
• Jumped 6-9.75 at the Penn Relays (4/23), 6-8.25 at the LSU Alumni Gold meet (4/17) and at the Sea Ray Relays (4/10)
• Posted a new personal best of 6-11 at the Spike's Classic (4/3) to take first
• Tied his PR by leaping 6-10.75 at the FSU Relays (3/27) to take first after winning in a jump-off
• Cleared the 6-9.75 mark at the Bulls Invitational (3/19)
• Jumped 6-7.5 in the USF Open (3/5) to start the season
Indoor
• Ended up taking fourth at the BIG EAST Championships (2/21) with a leap of 6-9
• Finished sixth in the high jump at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge (Feb. 6) with a height of 6-8.25
• Leapt 6-8.25 at the Minnesota Invitational (Jan. 23) to clear the BIG EAST mark

2009
Outdoor
• Finished sixth at the NCAA East Regional with a jump of 6-10.25
• Earned seventh at the BIG EAST Championships with a leap of 6-8.25
• Won the high jump event title at the Tailwind Invitational (April 11), clearing the bar at 6-8.75
• Matched his personal-best with an NCAA-qualifying 6-10.75 in the high jump at the USF Open (March 6)
• Matched his personal-best for the third time and second time this season with a high jump of 6-10.75 at the Georgia Tech Invitational (May 15-16)
Indoor
• Finished sixth overall in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 21-22) with a 6-7 leap
• Cleared the bar at a personal-best 6-10.25 to capture the bronze at the New Balance Invitational (Feb. 6-7)

2008
Outdoor
• NCAA Regional Qualifier in the high jump for the second straight year with a jump of 6-10.75
• Earned All-Conference honors with a fifth place finish in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships (May 2-4)
• Won the USF Open (March 7), Bulls Invitational (March 21) and UCLA Invitational (April 10), all at the regional qualifying height of 6-10.75.

2007
• Won team award for Outstanding Freshman Male Athlete of the Year
Outdoor
• Cleared a personal-best height of 6-10.75, which was the then fifth all-time highest jump at USF
• Earned All-Conference honors with a fifth place finish at the BIG EAST Championships (May 4-6)
• Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the triple jump with a personal-best jump of 46-4.25, fifth all-time at USF
• NCAA Regional Qualifier in the high jump.

Nature Coast High School
• Earned four letters in track, three in basketball, two in football and one in swimming
• Florida State Champion in the high jump as a senior
• Holds school records in the high, long and triple jumps
• Earned gold medals at the 2005 and 2006 AAU Nationals
• Jumped a personal-best of 6-10 at the Nike Outdoor Nationals
• Garnered All-American honors as a senior

Personal:
• Born December 19, 1987
• Son of John and Candy Kursteiner
• Trained with Olympic track and field gold medalist Dennis Mitchell
• Majoring in criminology