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Personal Bests Discus: 162-1 Shot Put: 51- ¾
2009: Competed exclusively in the shot put during the indoor season ... set personal best mark of 51- ¾ to complete 1-2 sweep of Navy ... opened indoor season with mark of 47-10 ¾ to place third at the Crowell Open ... placed fifth (49-7) at the Great Dane Classic ... opened outdoor season at the USF Bulls Invitational with discus throw of 155-8 to place third ... won discus with personal best throw of 161-9 and placed second in shot put (49-1 ¾) at the Dick Shea Invitational ... placed third in discus throw at Navy with throw of 160-2 ... also took third to complete 1-2-3 Army sweep of the shot put 48-1 ¼ ... set new personal best of 162-1 at Larry Ellis Invitational to place second ... won discus at Yale Springtime Invitational with throw of 157-6 ... placed third in the discus at Patriots (156-2).
2008: Competed exclusively in shot put during indoor season ... opened with throw of 42-10 ¼ in the Crowell Open ... improved to 45-9 ¾ to take first at Army Open ... had best indoor throw at Navy, measuring 48-4 ¾ ... competed in both discus and shot put during outdoor season ... took fifth at USF Bulls Invite with discus throw of 142-11 ... placed third at same meet in the shot put with a mark of 44-1 ¼ ... improved discus throw at Army Open with mark of 153-0 ½ to place first ... placed third (44-8) in the shot put at same meet ... posted mark of 44-5 ¼ at Auburn Classic ... scored in shot put (fourth, 49-0 ¼) and posted IC4A qualifier with personal best throw of 158-10 in the discus vs. Navy... placed third at the Patriot League Championships in the discus ... threw personal best 49-3 ¾ in shot put at the league meet.
2007: Debuted in shot put during indoor season ... placed seventh with throw of 39-11 ½ at Army Open ... competed in shot put, discus and javelin events at Dick Shea Open and Penn State Invitational ... posted top-10s in all three events at Penn State ... had shot put throw of 38-6 (10th) ... placed seventh in discus (135-9) ...placed ninth in javelin (139-11) ... posted top shot put throw of 40-1 ½ at Princeton.
High School: Graduated from La Cueva High School in 2006 ... three-year varsity letterwinner in track and field ... specialized in the shot put, discus and javelin events ... two-time state qualifier in the discus and javelin ... earned three additional varsity letters in football ... named all-state at offensive guard ... helped lead team to two state championships ... member of the National Honor Society ... student body president ... named “Student-Athlete of the Year”.
Personal: Given name is Kurt M. Bujewski ... son of Grace Thompson ... has one sister ... USMA academic honors include Superintendent’s Award for Achievement, Dean’s List and Distinguished Cadet Award ... enjoys snowboarding and fly fishing ... lists Pat Tillman as favorite athlete ... major is Systems Engineering.
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