Kellen Curry

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Midwest City, Okla.
High School:
Carl Albert
Position:
110m Hurdles, 1200m

JUNIOR (2008): Conference runner-up during both the indoor (60-meter hurdles) and outdoor (110-meter hurdles) championships...all-conference honoree in both events...clocked a career-best time of 8.00 at the Mountain West Conference Championships...that time is ranked ninth in Academy history...won the hurdles at the Air Force Invitational...clocked the season[apos]s third-fastest 60-meter dash time (6.91) at the conference[apos]s indoor meet...NCAA Regional Qualifier...posted a time of 14.18 in the 110-meter hurdles at the outdoor MWC championships...that is the seventh-best time in Academy history...also ran the last leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that recorded the ninth-best time in program history at 40.96...that relay squad finished third at the conference meet...won the 110-meter hurdles at the first-ever Front Range Invitational...also competed in the 200-meter dash...posted the season[apos]s second-best time (21.73) at the Willie Williams Classic...earned the team[apos]s Track Athlete of the Week award twice during the indoor season and once during the outdoor season... SOPHOMORE (2007): Shared the team[apos]s Laura Piper Ironman Award...member of the sprint medley relay team that shattered 41-year-old record at the Drake Relays...all-conference honoree in the 60- and 110-meter hurdles...finished second in both the 60-meter hurdles (8.06) and the 110-meter hurdles (14.23) at the Mountain West Conference championships...that time was a NCAA Regional Qualifying Mark...also earned all-conference honors as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished third...won the 60-meter hurdles title at the Air Force Invitational...claimed first-place honors in the 110-meter hurdles at the Military Classic and Air Force Twilight Invitational...earned the team[apos]s Track Athlete of the Week award twice, while sharing the honor once with the sprint medley relay team...led the team in the 60-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 8.06 at the MWC Championships...also led the squad in the 110-meter hurdles after clocking 14.44 at the Drake Relays...ran the final leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that clocked a season-best 40.70 at the Air Force Twilight Invitational...that time is the fourth-best mark in Academy history...finished second in the 100-meter dash at the Military Classic with a season-best time of 10.79...that time was the second-best mark on the team...also competed in the 60-meter dash during the indoor season, posting a time of 7.11 at the Air Force All-Comers Meet. FRESHMAN (2006): Spent freshman year as a member of the Air Force football team. HIGH SCHOOL: Oklahoma 5A state champion in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles...posted season-best times of 13.87 in the 110-meter high hurdles and 38.71 in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles PERSONAL: Son of John Curry and Celeste Burden...has four sisters - Michelle, Chelsea, Shareen and Erin...majoring in legal studies...hopes to become a JAG officer in the future...hobbies include politics and working out...attended the Academy[apos]s Prep School...member of the 2009 track and field leadership council.