Amanda Kautzer of Michigan Technological University's Nordic Ski Team will represent the United States at the Youth World Championships in February.
Kautzer recently competed at the youth biathlon trials conducted by the United States
Biathlon Association (USBA). The trials were held in Jericho, Vermont, December 28-30,
2016.
Kautzer qualified by placing first in the sprints, crossing the line with a time of
30:10.1. She outlasted Hannah Streinz, who turned in a time of 30:52.3.
Kautzer is a youth but also topped the junior field. She is one of four athletes
who will represent the US at the World Championships.
"We are excited to have Amanda competing on a high level and having a great opportunity
to represent Team USA and Michigan Tech at the World Junior Championships," Michigan
Tech Head Coach Joe Haggenmiller said. "She has worked hard over many years to earn
her spot on the team. We are very proud of her accomplishments and look forward to
more top-level racing this season."
Kautzer is a first-year biomedical engineering major. During high school, she was national champion in Classic Sprint. A three-time All American, she won Conference and Sectional Champ in 2015.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university founded in 1885 in Houghton, Michigan, and is home to more than 7,000 students from 55 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan’s flagship technological university offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, computing, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and the arts. The rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, offering year-round opportunities for outdoor adventure.
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