Kurelic, a second baseman/outfielder from Powell, Ohio, batted .514 as a senior at Worthington Christian High School as she went 37-for-72 at the plate. She also added two doubles, one triple, one home run, seven RBI, and 22 runs scored, and she stole 20 bases in 21 games. In each of her four seasons, she led WCHS in batting average, on-base percentage, stolen bases, hits, and runs scored. For her efforts, Kurelic was named to the All-Central District Team all four years and was named to the Central Catholic League Team in 2007.

"We are very excited to add Kristin to our team,” said MVNU head coach Jeana Howald. "We are losing our lead-off hitter and second baseman, Laura Kot, to graduation after an incredible four-year career, and we feel that Kristin has the ability to compete right away for both of those spots for us following an outstanding high school career. She is also a great fit for both our school and our softball program as she is a good student in the classroom and values her Christian faith.”

In addition to playing softball at Worthington Christian, Kurelic was a two-year member of the varsity basketball team. She was inducted into National Honor Society and participated in the Internship Academy. She was also honored with the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Scholar-Athlete Award, the Agonis Club Scholar-Athlete Award, and the ACSI Distinguished Christian High School Student Award in Academics. In addition, Kurelic participated on several summer league softball teams: Westerville Stars, Westerville Ice, Worthington Heat (Pierce), Buckeye Heat (Abraham), and Buckeye Heat (Blackburn).

"There were several reasons why I chose MVNU,” said Kurelic of her college choice. "The school has a good academic reputation, a nice campus, and an established softball program. It is close to home, and it is also a place where I can grow in my faith.”

MVNU is an NAIA school that competes in the American Mideast Conference South Division. The Lady Cougars posted a 22-14 overall record in 2007, and the program has an all-time mark of 525-350-2 in the 23 years of the program’s history.