Nebraska Wesleyan University Athletics

2014: Battled some injury issues but still added one more All-Conference award … now has seven All-GPAC career awards … ran on the 4x800 team that placed 6^th at the GPAC Outdoor Championships … also qualified for the GPAC championships in the 1,500 and placed 23^rd … ran at just one indoor meet due to injury … a Daktronics/NAIA Scholar Athlete … also a GPAC Pflieger-Olson Scholar Athlete.

2013: Added four All-Conference awards to her career total with a successful sophomore season … was the GPAC runner-up in the Mile at the Indoor Championships … also placed third in the 800 at GPAC Indoor … had two All-GPAC awards at the Conference Outdoor Championships … was eighth in the 1,500 and was on the 4x400 team that placed seventh … won the 800 at the Prairie Wolf Outdoor Invite … won two indoor races in the 800 at the NWU Quad and the 5000 at the Concordia Classic … a Pflieger-Olson Scholar Athlete.

2012: Was a two-time All-Conference winner in her first season of track & field … part of the 4x800 relay team that took home sixth place at the GPAC Outdoor Championships … also qualified for the GPAC Outdoor meet in the 800 and was 14^th … ran a season-best time of 2:25.01 in the 800 at the Nebraska Mini Meet … earned her first All-Conference award by placing seventh in the mile at the GPAC Indoor Championships … ran a season-best time of 5:17.03 in the event.

Academic: Business Administration major.

In High School: A four-year letterwinner in track & field at Gering H.S. … a three-year State Track participant … placed 10^th in the 4x800 as a senior … earned four letters in cross country … a two-time state qualifier … named female cross country runner of the year at Gering … a member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Born 9/16/92, daughter of Chris and Rebecca Kautz … also a member of NWU cross country team … mother Rebecca is a former NWU women’s basketball player.
 
Career Bests, Indoor:
800                     2:21.72           2013 (8^th All-Time)
1,000                  3:21.04           2014
Mile                    5:08.87           2013 (5^th All-Time)
3,000                  10:53.76         2013
5,000                  19:24.41         2013
4x400                 4:06.99           2013
 
Career Bests, Outdoor:
800                    2:19.85            2013
1,500                 4:51.66            2013
5,000                 19:24.00          2014
4x400                 4:06.33           2013
4x800                 9:52.37           2014 (9^th All-Time)