Matt Kurtz
Matt Kurtz, Midfielder
Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Position:
Midfielder
Year in School:
Freshman
Hometown:
Las Vegas, NV
High School:
Centennial
Mission:
January 2011
Why choose BYU:
The great atmosphere and high caliber of soccer.
Soccer Experience:
High School 4 year varsity starter
Captain Junior and Senior Year
Freshmen all-division
Sophomore- all division, all-region
Junior- all division, all-region, all- Southern Nevada, Team MVP
Senior- all division, all-region, all- Southern Nevada, Team MVP
Club: Northwest United: State Runner-up 2004, 2005, State Champions 2006
Club: Las Vegas Premier 92: State Champions 2009
Hobbies:
Play Xbox, play basketball and volleyball
Who has influenced you:
Parents
Other Facts:
Attended the same high school as BYU midfielder, Connor Bassett...Four year starter...Captain his junior and senior seasons...Named All-Southern Nevada as a junior and senior...Won the club state championship in 2009 with Las Vegas Premier 92...Born October 4, 1991...Started playing at age 3...Plans on serving an LDS mission in January 2011...A Las Vegas Review Journal “Player to Watch” prior to his senior season in the fall of 2009...Will join the team after graduating from high school...Has two uncles in the Hockey Hall of Fame (Max Bentley & Doug Bentley) and the three other Bentley brothers played pro hockey....