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Amanda Kautzer of Michigan Tech Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division II Women's At-Large Team
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Amanda Kautzer
AUSTIN, Texas – Michigan Tech senior Nordic skier
Amanda Kautzer (Plymouth, Minn.) headlines the 2020 Academic All-America® Division II Women’s At-Large teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Kautzer is the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year.
The Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
The at-large program for the CoSIDA Academic All-America® program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo for both men and women; bowling, crew and field hockey for women; and volleyball and wrestling for men.
Kautzer, who is from Plymouth, Minnesota, earns first team CoSIDA Academic All-America® laurels for the second consecutive season. She possesses a spotless 4.00 GPA with her biomedical engineering major. Kautzer won the Elite 90 award as a senior, given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at the NCAA skiing championships. She is also an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
A three-time NCAA skiing championships qualifier, Kautzer was the 2019 Central Regional champion in the classic and placed 17th in the same discipline at the 2019 NCAA championships. She is a three-time All-CCSA selection and a three-time All-Central Region finisher.
Kautzer has also performed on the world stage at the 2020 U23 World Ski Championships in Germany. She competed at the Junior World Championships three times (2015-17) as a biathlete.
Kautzer also ran cross country for the Huskies. She raced at the 2019 NCAA championships. She finished one spot outside of All-GLIAC honors at the 2019 league XC meet. Kautzer was a captain on both teams. She is only the third Michigan Tech female student-athlete to compete at the NCAA championships in both cross country and Nordic skiing.
Sixteen women are repeat performers on this year’s at-large teams. Twenty student-athletes on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II At-Large Women's Team have a 4.00 GPA. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Women’s At-Large First Team had an overall 3.94 GPA.
Cal State San Marcos senior golfer
Jaime Jacob earned back-to-back first team honors after a third-team nod in 2018. Carson-Newman senior swimmer
Mary Northcutt jumped to the first team this year after consecutive third team laurels. Colorado Mesa University senior tennis standout
Kristen Kirby was third team in 2018, first team in 2019 and second team in 2020.
2019-20 Academic All-America® Women's At-Large Teams – NCAA Division II
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Lacrosse |
Allison Conn (3) |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Sr. |
4 |
Finance |
| Lacrosse |
Julia Couch |
Florida Southern College |
Sr. |
4 |
Communication: Advertising, PR & Film Studies |
| Swimming |
Becca Cubbler (1) |
Bloomsburg University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Early Childhood Education / Special Education |
| Ice Hockey |
Kendall Fitzgerald |
Post University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Field Hockey |
Mackenzie Fuhrman (3) |
Kutztown University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Communication Design |
| Golf |
Jaime Jacob (1, !) |
Cal State San Marcos |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Business Administration |
| Lacrosse |
Alison Johnson (2) |
Adelphi University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Sociology |
| Tennis |
Kendra Kappes (3) |
Winona State University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Skiing |
Amanda Kautzer (2) |
Michigan Technological University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Tennis |
Annie McCullough |
Tusculum University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Chemistry |
| Gymnastics |
Jessica Meakim |
West Chester University |
Jr. |
4 |
Business Management |
| Tennis |
Karla Miletic (1, @) |
University of the Sciences |
Sr. |
4 |
Physics |
| Swimming |
Mary Northcutt (3, !) |
Carson-Newman University |
Sr. |
4 |
Exercise Science |
| Crew |
Bailee Thomas |
University of Central Oklahoma |
Sr. |
4 |
Forensic Science / Psychology |
| Swimming |
Mia Wood |
Colorado School of Mines |
Gr. |
3.47 |
Engineering Physics |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Lacrosse |
Hannah Baird |
Coker University |
Sr. |
4 |
Physical Education |
| Swimming |
Taylor Beagle |
Augustana University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Biology |
| Lacrosse |
Kenzie Blackwell |
Colorado Mesa University |
Jr. |
4 |
Nursing |
| Beach Volleyball |
Ally Bottenfield |
Palm Beach Atlantic University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Journalism |
| Swimming |
Erica Dahlgren |
Drury University |
Sr. |
3.72 |
International Business |
| Golf |
Pilar Echeverria |
University of Indianapolis |
Sr. |
3.31 |
Industrial & System Engineering |
| Beach Volleyball |
Payton Gidney (%) |
Spring Hill College |
Sr. |
4 |
Psychology |
| Golf |
Jennifer Hankins |
Metropolitan State University of Denver |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Lacrosse |
Maddie Hentges |
Concordia-St. Paul |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Biology |
| Golf |
Lizzie Karston |
University of Charleston |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
MBA (G) |
| Tennis |
Kristen Kirby (1, !) |
Colorado Mesa University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Exercise Science |
| Swimming |
Maggie Knier (2) |
Minnesota State University, Mankato |
Sr. |
4 |
Mass Media & Marketing |
| Golf |
Helen Kreuzer (1) |
Lynn University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Sports Management |
| Golf |
Elizabeth Leath (!) |
University of Central Missouri |
Sr. |
4 |
Accountancy |
| Swimming |
Ester Rizzetto |
University of West Florida |
So. |
4 |
Political Science |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Water Polo |
Auriel Bill |
Cal State East Bay |
Sr. |
3.42 |
Criminal Justice |
| Tennis |
Berta Bonardi |
University of West Florida |
Jr. |
3.64 |
Exercise Science |
| Swimming |
Hanna Cederholm |
University of Findlay |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Animal Science / Pre-Vet |
| Swimming |
Brittany Dixon (2) |
Colorado Mesa University |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Political Science |
| Lacrosse |
Carly Fedorowski |
Lindenwood University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Therapeutic Recreation |
| Golf |
Josefina Foa Torres |
Barry University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Finance |
| Golf |
Sofia Garcia Austt (!) |
Nova Southeastern University |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Business Management |
| Golf |
Hannah Hankinson |
Augustana University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Nursing |
| Swimming |
Mikayla Karasek |
Grand Valley State University |
Sr. |
3.47 |
Psychology |
| Swimming |
Rachel Massaro |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Business |
| Swimming |
Paige Mikesell |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
So. |
4 |
Health & Physical Education |
| Tennis |
Joanna Nowakowska |
Southern Arkansas University |
Sr. |
4 |
Engineering / Physics |
| Golf |
Ainee O'Connor |
Lenoir-Rhyne University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
German / International Economics |
| Golf |
Noemie Paré |
Barry University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Management |
| Swimming |
Colleen Quaglia |
The College of Saint Rose |
Jr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| Crew |
Svetlana Ristin |
Florida Tech |
Gr. |
3.6 |
Biochemistry |
| Field Hockey |
Brittany Ryan |
Mansfield University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Environmental Biology |
| Swimming |
Gracee Tothero |
Shippensburg University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology / Pre-Med |
| Golf |
Hannah Walker |
Young Harris College |
Sr. |
4 |
Environmental Science |
| Tennis |
Kiersten Waugh |
Lincoln Memorial University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology / Pre-Med |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Amanda Kautzer, Michigan Technological University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II first-team selection in 2018-19
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second-team selection in 2018-19
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II third-team selection in 2018-19
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II first-team selection in 2017-18
(@) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second-team selection in 2017-18
(!) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II third-team selection in 2017-18
(%) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Volleyball first-team selection in 2019
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
David Sherwood, Wingate University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
dsherwod@wingate.edu | (704) 233-8186