She is the French indoor record holder over 200 m. Her first major success came at the 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships in Annecy, France, where she won the 200 m gold medal.

She made her first senior global appearance at age 20 at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and, after running a personal best of 22.31 seconds in the qualifiers, she finished fifth in the 200 m semi-finals.

She ran with the women's 4×100 metres relay team and scored a silver medal alongside Sylviane Félix, Frédérique Bangué, and Odiah Sidibé.

The 2002 season marked a significant career progression for Hurtis, beginning with the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships.

She ran a 100 metres personal best that summer, recording a time of 10.96 seconds, making her the joint second-fastest French woman over the distance alongside Marie-José Pérec.