Kurt Ruegg (Harvard)

Kurt Ruegg
Year: Senior
Hometown: Yountville, Calif.
High School: Napa
Major: Neurobiology
House Affiliation: Eliot

2012-13
Was the top Harvard finisher in his first race of the season, crossing the finish line with a time of 24:37 at the Paul Short Invitational Sept. 28 ... Crossed the finish line at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational as the fourth Crimson finisher posting a time of 24:48 Oct. 12 ... Posted a time of 24:35.3 and crossed the line as the fourth Harvard scorer at the Heptagonal Championships Oct. 27 ... Lead the Crimson at the IC4A Championships with a top-20 finish with a time of 25.44.7 Nov. 17

2011-12
Placed fifth at the HY(P) Meet Sept. 17 with a time of 24:41 …

2010-11
Placed 24th overall at the Iona Meet of Champions Sept. 18 with a time of 25:59 ... Finished sixth at the Harvard-Yale Meet in a time of 25:45.16 ... Placed third on the team and 66th overall at the NCAA Regional meet with a time of 31:32.9.

Before Harvard
Member of the Napa track and cross country teams all four years of high school … Named cross country MVP as a freshman and a sophomore … Received all-league cross country honors all four years and all-league track honors as a junior and a senior … Named to the all-state freshman and sophomore teams and was the Monticello Empire League (MEL) cross country champion his final three years … Named to the All-West cross country third team as a junior and second team as a senior … Section runner of the year as a senior and San-Joaquin section champion … 2009 National Footlocker Cross Country finalist … Ran fastest 5k time, 15:34, at the Stanford Cross Country Invitational … Napa high school athlete of the year as a senior and selected to the Napa high school Hall of Fame … School record holder in the 3,200 meter run (8:57.86) … National Merit Scholar and AP Scholar with distinction … Enjoys music, backpacking and sports.

Courtesy Harvard

His father Roger Ruegg is the cross country coach at Napa High School.