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Makenzie Kurre

  • Position Free/Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • High School Savannah High School
  • Hometown Savannah, Mo.

Biography

Event  Personal Best Time at MSU   2024-25 Best Time 
50-yard free 23.68 (2/22/24) 23.69 (11/1/24)
100-yard free 49.44 (3/1/25) 49.44 (3/1/25)
  200-yard free   1:49.38 (1/24/25) 1:49.38 (1/24/25)
500-yard free 4:59.63 (2/27/25) 4:59.63 (2/27/25)

Top Achievements
  • 2024-25 MVC bronze medalist in 800 freestyle relay and 100 freestyle
  • 2024 House of Champions Invitational silver medalist in 400 free relay
  • 2024 House of Champions Invitational bronze medalist in 800 free relay
Honors & Awards
  • All-MVC First Team: 2025
  • MVC Honor Roll: 2023-24
  • MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2024, Fall 2024
2024-25 Season (Sophomore)
Appeared in all nine swim meets…Placed third in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:19.49), third in the 100-yard freestyle (49.44), fourth in the 400-yard medley relay (3:39.84), fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.81), fifth in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:21.12), eighth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.21) and 18th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:59.63) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 26-March 1)...Placed second in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:21.66), third in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:25.54), fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (50.19), fifth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:32.34), 14th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.64) and 18th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:59.85) at the House of Champions Invitational (Nov. 21-23)...Won three individual events all at different freestyle distances…Team fastest time in 100-yard freestyle (49.44) was third-fastest individual time in MVC…Named All-MVC First Team.

2023-24 Season (Freshman)
Swam in all 10 meets…Placed 11th in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:34.85), 12th in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:26.88), 13th in the 400-yard medley relay (3:46.62), 13th in the 200-yard medley relay (1:44.28), 24th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.71), 25th in the 100-yard freestyle (51.36) and 27th in the 50-yard freestyle (23.81) at the Purdue Invitational (Nov. 16-18)...Recorded nine top-five individual finishes.

Background
As a senior, Kurre won the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle at the high school state meet…In the 100-yard freestyle she broke the state record in prelims and then reset the state record in finals...Kurre placed first in state in the 100-yard freestyle, setting the Class 1 record (51.38) as a junior...She also grabbed first place in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.79) at state in her junior season...As a sophomore, Kurre placed second in the 100 free and third in the 200 free at state, while winning the 100 free and recording third place in the 200 free as a freshman.

Personal
Makenzie Ashton Kurre was born on 12/11/2004 in Springfield, Missouri…Daughter of Eric and Victoria Kurre…Has two brothers, Brighton and Chancellor...Majoring in Entertainment Management.

UPDATED: 5/22/2025

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Free/Back
    6'0"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Free/Back
    6'0"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Free/Back
    6'0"

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