Career-Best XC Times
6,000-meter race: 20:03.2 (9/3/16)
8,000-meter race: 25:58.5 (10/16/15)
10,000-meter race: 33:13.7 (11/11/16)
Career-Best Outdoor Times
800-meter run: 2:06.81 (4/29/17)
1500-meter run: 4:14.43 (4/29/17)
3000-meter run: 8:54.18 (3/19/16)
5000-meter run: 15:26.80 (4/18/15)
10,000-meter run: 32:19.00 (5/7/17)
Career-Best Indoor Times
Mile: 4:29.57 (2/18/17)
3000-meter run: 9:03.32 (2/28/15)
5000-meter run: 15:24.52 (3/1/16)
Kurdieh Records
2017 Outdoor: Took tenth place in the 10,000 meters at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships, setting a personal record of 32:19.00...achieved a personal best in the 1500 (4:14.43) at the Crusader Open, good for tenth place in the race.
2017 Indoor: Was on the winning 4x400 relay team at the Panther Tuneup...took fifth place in the mile race at the same meet...shaved nearly seven seconds off his personal best with a time of 4:29.57.
2016 XC: Took eighth place at the Rosa Invitational in the 8k...finished the 6k at the Flyers/Flames Challenge in 20:03.2 to set a personal record...logged a personal best of 33:13.7 in the 10k at the NCAA Midwest Regionals.
2016 Outdoor: Finished tenth in the 10,000m run with a time of 32:26.15 at the Horizon League Championships … notched a personal best time of 8:54.18 in the 3000m run at the Stan Lyons Invitational.
2016 Indoor: Claimed a personal best time of 15:24.52 in the 5000m run at the Horizon League Championships.
2015 XC: Placed sixth at the UIC Home Opener (9/5), completing the 6K race with a time of 20:07.3… Placed 50th overall at the Illinois State Invitational (9/11), crossing the finish line at the 26:14.9 mark in the 8K race… Took home 10th place at the College of DuPage Invitational (9/25) in the 8K race with a time of 26:12.30… Completed the five-mile run at the Notre Dame Invitational (10/2) at the 26:08.9 mark… Competed in the 8K race at the Bradley Classic (10/16) with a final time of 25:58.5… Placed 38th overall at the Horizon League Championships (10/31), finishing the 8K race with a time of 26:30.2… Completed the 10K race at the NCAA Midwest Regional at the 33:14.3 mark.
2015 Outdoor: Recorded a career best mark in the 1500m run at the Big Blue Classic finishing with a time of 4:17.02 ... Finished the 5000m in a career best time of 15:26.80 at the Illinois Twilight.
2015 Indoor: Competed in the one-mile run at the Panter Tuneup crossing finish line in a career best time of 4:36.39 ... Recorded a time of 9:03.32 in the 3000m run at the Horizon League Championships.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Two-time letterwinner in track and two-time letterwinner in cross country at Mather High School in Chicago... placed third at the Chicago Public Schools City Cross Country Meet his senior season ... member of the state qualifying cross country team in 2012 and helped his team place second at the Chicago Public School City Cross Country Meet in 2013 ... earned most improved runner his junior season and was his high school team's MVP his senior year ... set the fourth fastest three-mile time in school history with a time of 15:18 ... son of Tom Kurdieh and Fatina Qaisi ... has one younger brother, Omar ... major currently undeclared.
