The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2026-27 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Gia Kurp
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- The Woodlands HS
- Major:
- Civil Engineering
Personal Bests & Results via TFRRS
- 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2025, Spring 2026)
- 2024-25 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2026-27 (Junior)
Cross Country: Opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the Floyd Farms Invitational, running 20:53.4 on the 3.11-mile course.
2025-26 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Finished seventh in the 800 meters at the UTSA Invitational in 2:14.21 … Placed 10th in the 800 meters at the Texas Relays with a personal best of 2:12.06 and helped Texas finish second in the 4x800-meter relay in 8:45.97 … Finished fifth in the 800 meters at the Texas Invitational with a personal best of 2:11.56.
Indoor: Finished fifth in the 800 meters at the Leonard Hilton Memorial in 2:15.85 … Ran 2:17.29 in the 800 meters at the Razorback Invitational … Ran 2:12.68 in the 800 meters at the Tyson Invitational.
Cross Country: Opened the season at the Stormy Seas Opener in 18:53.30 … Finished the UIW Invitational in 18:35.2 … Set a personal best of 17:44.9 at the Chile Pepper Invitational.
2024-25 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Competed in the 800 meters at the Texas Relays … Finished 10th in the 800 meters at the Tom Jones Invitational with a personal best of 2:13.12 … Set a personal best of 2:12.61 in the 800 meters at the Cameron Burrell Invitational.
Indoor: Finished fourth in the 600 meters at the Louisville Opener in 1:36.11 … Ran 2:15.09 in the 800 meters at the Arkansas Invitational and competed on Texas’ B 4x400-meter relay … Set a personal best of 2:13.24 in the 800 meters at the Razorback Invitational … Ran 2:13.36 in the 800 meters at the Tiger Paw Invitational.
Cross Country: Made her collegiate debut at the Stormy Seas Opener, finishing the 5K in 19:18.6.
PRIOR TO TEXASFour-year letterwinner in track and field and three-year letterwinner in cross country … UIL 6A state meet finalist in the 800 meters as a junior and senior, placing 11th both years … UIL 6A state meet finalist in the 4x400-meter relay as a senior … Won the 800 meters at the 2024 Texas Distance Festival … 2024 UIL 6A Region 2 champion in the 800 meters … 2023 UIL 6A Region 2 runner-up in the 800 meters … Three-time UIL 6A District 13-14 Area champion in the 800 meters … Four-time UIL 6A District 13-14 Area champion in the 4x400-meter relay … Four-time UIL 6A District 13 champion in the 4x400-meter relay … Two-time UIL 6A District 13 champion in the 800 meters … Helped her team finish third at the UIL State Cross Country Championships in 2020 and 2021 … Helped her team win the UIL 6A Region 2 Cross Country Championships in 2020 and 2021 … Helped her team finish runner-up at the UIL 6A Region 2 Cross Country Championships in 2022 … Helped her team win three UIL 6A District 13 cross country championships … Recipient of the 2022 Robert Sloan Award for Team Player … Entered Texas with personal bests of 25.10 in the 200 meters, 57.25 in the 400 meters, 2:09.81 in the 800 meters, 5:14.24 in the 1,600 meters and 19:10.81 in the 5K.
PERSONAL
Daughter of James and Claudine Kurp … Sister of Ava Kurp … Father played football at Brown University … Graduated summa cum laude … AP Scholar with Distinction … National Merit Commended Scholar … Member of the National Honor Society … Bluebonnet Girls State representative … Earned a 4.0 GPA or higher all four years of high school.
