Kate Kutzer

Duke Track and Field takes on Headshots in Kennedy Tower in Durham, NC on September 17, 2019.

Position:
Multi-Events
Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
South Pasadena, Calif.

Honors: 2019 All-ACC Second Team (Heptathlon, Outdoor), 2019 All-ACC Academic Recipient (Outdoor), 2019 All-ACC Academic Recipient (Indoor)

2020-21 T&F: Opened the season with an eighth place finish in the long jump, with a mark of 5.45m (17-10.75 feet), while taking ninth in the 60m hurdles (9.57) and throwing a length of 10.98m (36-0.25 feet) for a ninth place finish in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/15) ... Placed seventh in the pentathlon with 3,373 points, earning a fourth place finish in the 800m to lead individual performances at the Hokie Invitational (1/22) ... Wrapped up the indoor season with a 3,434 point showing and a 14th place finish in the pentathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/25) ... Opened the outdoor season with a personal best in the 800m, taking seventh place with a mark of 2:18.73, while finishing 13th in the long jump with a mark of 5.55m (18-2.5 feet) at the Virginia Invitational (4/3) ... Finished eighth in the heptathlon with a mark of 4,922 points, earning top five finishes in the 800m (second, 2:21.38) and the javelin (fourth, 34.43m) at the Tobacco Road Challenge (4/9 - 4/10) ... Earned ninth place finishes in the high jump and 100m hurdles with marks of 1.53m (5-0.25 feet) and 15.05 seconds, respectively, while adding a 13th place finish in the 200m with a run of 26.25 seconds at the Charlotte Invitational (4/23) ... Competed in three events at Duke Twilight (5/3), finishing 11th in the 200m with a time of 26.41 seconds, 12th in the 100m hurdles (15.04 seconds) and 12th in the long jump (5.49m) ... Finished ninth overall in the heptathlon, recording 4,909 points and highlighted by a third place finish in the javelin with a throw of 35.26m (115-8 feet) at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/13 - 5/14).

2019-20 T&F: Appeared in six meets during the 2020 indoor season ... had two top-10 results at the season-opening Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (1/11), placing sixth in the long jump with a distance of 5.62m (18-5.25 feet) and seventh in the high jump with a clearance of 1.56m (5-1.25 feet) ... helped the women's 4x400m relay team take fifth at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/17) before placing seventh in the long jump (5.68m) ... placed fourth in the pentathlon at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (1/23), with her top performance coming in the long jump (third, 5.70m) ... wrapped up the indoor season at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/27), where she placed 12th in the pentathlon with 2,985 points ... her top pentathlon result came in the long jump, as she placed third with a distance of 5.66m (18-7.0 feet) ... did not compete in any outdoor events due to the season being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19 T&F: Competed in 19 total meets over the course of the season … at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/21), finished fourth in the pentathlon with a personal record 3,738 points … at the Battle of the Blues (4/6), finished third in the Javelin with a PR throw of 36.03m … at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/9), notched a new personal best in the heptathlon, totaling 5,106 points and earned fifth place ... named All-ACC Second Team in the heptathlon for the outdoor track & field season ... earned All-ACC Academic honors for both the indoor and outdoor campaigns.

2017-18 T&F: Participated in five competitions during the outdoor campaign … earning two top five finishes at the Battle of the Blues (4/6) … placed third in the javelin throw, marking a throw of 118-2, while also placing fifth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.18 … finished 10^th in the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/19), accumulating 4,613 points to secure a top 10 finish … qualified for the ACC Outdoor Championships in the javelin throw, finishing 10^th with a throw of 104-1.

Prior to Duke: Lettered for four years under the guidance of Chris Brown Richards at South Pasadena High School…Finished in fourth place in the 2016 Arcadia Heptathlon International competition, ranking her third in the US…Set South Pasadena school records in the Heptathlon, long jump, 300m hurdles, and javelin throw as well as being named the Team Captain and MVP…San Gabriel Valley All-Area Team in 2015 and 2016…San Gabriel Valley Champion and Meet Record Holder in 2015…Participated in the California interscholastic Federation meet in the long jump, high jump, 100m hurdles, and 300m hurdles…Also lettered in volleyball, where she received a bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Junior Olympics…High School Class Valedictorian…Member of the California Scholastic Federation, National Honors Society, National Society for High School Scholars and the One Step Club…Kiwanis Club Scholarship Recipient and named to the Principal’s List for academic excellence…President of the Beach Volleyball Club as well as volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena…Elected by her classmates to serve on the Weldon Award Committee and received award with recognition by Judy Chu for photography in 2015…Participated in the Eligibility in Local Context Program.

Personal: Daughter of Pete and Rebecca Kutzer…Born January 1, 1999…Has two brothers, Jordan and Thomas, and one twin sister, Ellie…Brother Jordan played baseball at Stanford University.

Duke Indoor PR
Shot Put – 11.17m (1/24/2019)
60m Hurdles – 8.92 (2/8/2019)
Pentathlon – 3,738 pts (2/21/2019)
High Jump – 1.61m (2/21/2019)
Long Jump – 5.75m (1/18/2019)
800m – 2:22.20 (2/21/2019)

Duke Outdoor PR
Javelin – 39.70m (4/6/2019)
Shot Put – 11.06m (3/28/2019)
Long Jump – 5.92 (4/6/2019)
High Jump – 1.54m (4/19/2018)
100m Hurdles – 14.60 (5/9/2019)
200m – 26.08 (5/9/2019)
800m – 2:18.73 (4/3/2021)
Heptathlon – 5106 pts (5/9/2019)

Last Updated on May 22, 2021