Career Bests
2022-23
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Most Outstanding Performer of the Championships … Summit League champion in the 60 meters (6.68 seconds) and 200 meters (21.56 seconds) … broke Summit League Championships meet record in the 60 meter preliminary, dropping a time of 6.64 seconds … the time also set the DakotaDome record for 60 meters (6.64) … member of the Coyotes’ Summit League Championship title-winning team … broke the South Dakota school record in the 60 meters (6.64 seconds) and the 4x200-meter relay (1:20.48) … his 200-meter title time of 21.56 seconds was a season best … victorious in the 60 meters at the USD Alumni Meet in 6.78 seconds … also took first in the 60 meters at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational, the South Dakota Kickoff and the SDSU Holiday Open … notched 14 top-10 finishes indoors … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League champion in the 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay … won the 100 meters in 10.40 seconds … broke the South Dakota school record in the 4x100-meter relay (39.94 seconds) at the Summit meet … took the tape in the 100 meters in 10.44 seconds at the USD Tune-Up … clocked 21.71 seconds for 200 meters at the Aztec Invitational … tallied five top-10 finishes during an injury-limited season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2021-22
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the 60 meters … earned all-Summit League honors in the 200 meters … broke the Summit League Championship meet record, the South Dakota school record and the state of South Dakota collegiate record by clocking 6.68 seconds in the preliminaries of the 60 meters at the league meet … finished runner-up in the 200 meters at the Summit League Championships with a season best time of 21.39 seconds … moved to second on the Coyote Top 10 in the 200 meters with that clocking of 21.39 seconds … also ran on the fifth place 4x400-meter relay at the Summit League Championships … member of the South Dakota school record breaking 4x200-meter relay with a combined clocking of 1:29.60 at the USD Alumni Meet … won the 60 meters at the USD Alumni Meet in 6.78 seconds … crossed the finish line in first at the Ichabod Mid-Week Challenge with a time of 6.79 seconds for 60 meters … also snagged first place in the 60 meters at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet and SDSU Holiday Open … tallied 13 top-10 finishes during the season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic …
Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the 100 meters and the 4x100-meter relay … earned all-Summit League honors in the 200 meters … won the 100 meters in 10.50 seconds and placed third in the 200 meters in a season best 21.24 seconds at the Summit League Championships … moved to eighth on the Coyote Top 10 in the 200 meters with a clocking of 21.24 seconds … moved to second on the Coyote Top 10 as a member of South Dakota’s 4x100-meter relay with a clocking of 40.02 at the league meet … won the 100 meters at the South Dakota Challenge in a wind-aided 10.27 seconds … also took first in the 100 meters at the USD Twilight … moved to fourth on the Coyote Top 10 as a member of South Dakota’s 4x200-meter relay with a clocking of 1:26.12 from the Drake Relays … notched 14 top-10 finishes in the spring … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2020-21
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the 60 meters … clocked 6.86 seconds to finish runner-up in the event … placed fourth in the 200 meters at the Summit League Championships with a season-best time of 21.73 seconds … ranks fifth in USD program history for the 200 meters with the time … won the 60 meters at the SDSU Last Chance meet in a season-best time of 6.84 seconds … also crossed the line first in the 60 meters at the Dakota Quad Classic … ran on the Coyotes’ victorious 4x200-meter relay at the USD Invitational … the relay clocked 1:33.17 for the ninth-fastest time in USD program history … notched a time of 6.85 seconds for runner-up in the 60 meters at the SDSU Holiday Invitational … captured four event titles and tallied 13 top-10 finishes during the indoor season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the 4x100-meter relay … earned all-Summit League honors in 100 meters with a runner-up finish in 10.54 seconds … placed fifth in the 200 meters at the Summit League Championships in a season-best 21.34 seconds ... the Coyotes’ championship 4x100-meter relay clocked 39.94 seconds to break the school record, meet record and Lillibridge Track Complex record … it also set state of South Dakota collegiate record for the 4x100-meter relay … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the 100 meters and as a part of the 4x100-meter relay … clocked a personal best time of 10.37 seconds in the 100 preliminary at the Summit meet … the time ranks fourth in USD program history … also moved to ninth in USD program history for the 200 meters with the 21.34 second clocking at the Summit meet … won the 100 meters at the South Dakota Tune-Up in 10.45 seconds … finished runner-up in the 200 meters at the South Dakota Challenge in 21.79 seconds … placed sixth in the 100 meters at the Drake Relays with a clocking of 10.52 seconds ... won four event titles and notched 15 top-10 finishes during the season … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2019-20
Indoor Track & Field
Placed fifth in the 60 meters at the Summit League Championships in 6.94 seconds … also took 10th in the 200 meters with a time of 22.36 at the league meet … tallied a season-best time of 6.83 seconds for 60 meters to win the SDSU Holiday Invitational … moved to sixth on the Coyote top-10 list for the 60 meters with his time of 6.83 seconds … won the 60 meters at the Iowa State Classic in 6.85 seconds … also captured the 60-meter dash at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet with a 6.88 clocking … placed fourth in the 200 meters at the Iowa State Classic with a season-best time of 22.07 seconds … took third in 6.84 seconds for 60 meters at the Adidas Classic … tallied 10 top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Prep
A four-time Nebraska state champion in the 100 and 200 meters ... holds personal bests of 10.53 for 100 meters and 21.63 for 200 meters ... also a three-time all-state running back for the Knights' football team ... completed his career as the all-time career rusher in the state of Nebraska ... an academic all-state honoree.
Personal
Son of Chris and Kelli Kautz ... accounting major.
