Amanda
Kautzer

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'10"

Age

Hometown

Plymouth, MN

Education

Benilde-St. Margaret's School (St. Louis Park, Minnesota) '16 Michigan Technological University

Career Highlights

Under 23 World Championship, Oberwiesenthal, 2020 (Sprint Freestyle - Women, 10km Classic Style - Women)
World Youth/Junior Championships, Osrblie, 2017 (3 x 6km Relay - Women, 7.5km Pursuit - Women, 10km Individual - Women)

World Championship Experience

2017 Youth World Championships (Brezno-Osrblie, SVK) - 42nd in pursuit / 53rd in individual / 59th in sprint / 13th in relay
2016 Youth World Championships (Cheile Gradistei, ROU) - 52nd in sprint / 55th in pursuit / 59th in individual / 16th in relay
2015 Youth World Championships (Minsk-Raubichi, BLR) - 39th in sprint / 46th in pursuit / 54th in individual / 12th in relay

Daughter of Bradley and Julienne Kautzer with one older sister, Jess. She started skiing in seventh grade when she intended to join her school’s alpine ski team, but accidentally went to the Nordic meeting instead and loved it. Three years later she qualified for Junior Nationals and started biathlon, going to World Juniors her second season in the sport. She is the only skier in her family; her parents, sister, cousins, aunts and uncles all competed in swimming. She raced collegiately for Michigan Technological University in both Nordic and Cross Country running, representing Tech at 4 NCAA championships. She was also recognized with the Elite-90 award as the top student athlete at NCAAs. She graduated at the top of her class from Tech with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and works remotely for Medtronic in their Neuromodulation division. Outside of race season you can find her participating in just about any other type of skiing: slalom, back country, park, and occasionally ski jumping. She also enjoys kayaking of both the flat and white water varieties, climbing, and mountain biking.

WORLD CUP TOP RESULTS (INCL. OWG AND WCH.)