Anthony Schurz

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
South Bend, IN
High School:
Deerfield Academy

2010 Outdoor Track & Field: Won the 1,500 at the first Brown Meet and a PR in the same event at the next Brown Meet ... Schurz capped off the season by making the finals of the 1500 at Outdoor Heps and splitting 1:51 on the school record 4 by 800 meter team at Outdoor IC4A's.

2009-10 Indoor Track & Field: Season highlights include a 1:53 800 meter showing at Yale, a victory in the Harvard USATF 800, and a point-scoring performance in the DMR at Indoor Heps ... Part of the "All New England" DMR that placed fifth at IC4A's splitting 3:01 on the 1200 leg in the prelims and 1:51.8 on the 800 leg in the finals.

2008 Cross Country: Competed for Brown at the Dartmouth Invitational as well as the New England Championships at Franklin Park ...Finished the season as Brown's top finisher at the CCSU 5k meet.

2008-2009: Qualified for IC4A's in the 1000 meters ... Took 3rd in the 800 at the Yale Geigengack Invitational with a PR of 1:55.28 ... Helped Brown take 3rd in the 4 by 800 relay at the indoor Heptagonal Championships, splitting 1:54 ... Also competed in the mile at the indoor Heptagonal Championship at Harvard.

Before Br own: Attended Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Top finishes include: 4th place league finish in NEPSTA cross country, NEPSTA division I champion in the 1500 and 2nd place in the 800. Won a record of 3 athletic awards in the Spring of his senior year at Deerfield.
Concentration: Undecided

Personal: Anthony is the son of Todd (Brown '83) and Stephanie Schurz ... Sister Caroline also competes in cross country/track and will graduate from Deerfield in the Spring of 2010 ... Concentrating in Economics

Indoor Personal Bests:
Open 800: 1:53
800 Split: 1:51
1000: 2:29
1200 split: 3:01

Outdoor Personal Bests:
800: 1:53
800 split: 1:51
1500: 3:52