2015 (Senior): Named to Preseason All-Mountain West first team by Phil Steele…appeared in nine games at quarterback for UH, starting eight contests before a season-ending injury cut his final season short…completed 128-of-271 passes for 1,542 yards, averaging 171.3 yards per contest…logged seven passing touchdowns with 15 interceptions on the year, also scoring once on the ground…recorded his best game of the season at Nevada (Oct. 24), completing 27-of-40 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns…also passed for 272 yards on 17-of-24 passing versus UC Davis (Sept. 19), scoring two touchdowns and scrambling for a season-best 20-yard rush against the Aggies…scored his lone rushing touchdown against San Diego State (Oct. 10) on a 1-yard run…recorded his longest pass of the season, a 79-yarder on a seam down the middle to Marcus Kemp for the score against Colorado (Sept. 3) in the season opener…tossed a season-high three passing touchdowns against Colorado, becoming the first UH quarterback to pass for three scores in his debut in 30 seasons…served as a team captain until his injury.
2014 (Junior): Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.
Prior To UH: Attended the University of Southern California for three seasons…appeared in 13 career games during the 2012 and ’13 seasons…played in five games in 2013, completing 14-of-26 passes for 212 yards and one interception….appeared in eight games in 2012, starting two games for an injured Matt Barkley…completed 36-of-69 passes for 388 yards and three touchdowns on the year…played twice against Hawai`i…completed all three of his passes for 22 yards in his collegiate debut against Hawai`i in the 2012 season opener…completed 5-of-10 passes for 77 yards against UH in the 2013 season opener…redshirted the 2011 season.
Prep: A 2010 graduate of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif…earned three varsity letters in football…as a senior, completed 153-of-282 passes (54.3%) for 2,252 yards with 24 TDs…also ran for 175 yards and 6 TDs… was tabbed All-American by UnderArmour, Super Prep and Prep Star…other honors included ESPNU 150, Rivals 100, Prep Star Dream Team, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Orange County Register Fab 15 second team, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West honorable mention, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports all-state third team and all-Trinity League first team…as a junior, named to the all-Trinity League second team….completed 136-of-230 passes (59.1%) for 2,158 yards and 15 TDs with 9 interceptions and ran for 189 yards with 2 TDs.
Personal: Born in San Ramon, Calif…graduated with his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology in December 2015…has two brothers—one older and one younger…parents are Kurt Wittek of Danville, Calif., and Karen Kurensky of Norwalk, Conn.
