Feature: Sun Devil XCTF: The Austin Kratz Story
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2020-21 Indoor
*Season didn’t start due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 Indoor
2018-19 Indoor
High School:
Personal: Austin Kratz was born on August 20, 1999 to parents Carissa and Rodney Kratz . . . Austin has one sister (Bailey) who plays soccer at Bridgewater College . . . Austin will pursue a degree in business while at ASU.
Austin Kratz Top Times | ||
OUTDOOR | MARK | YEAR |
100 Meters | 10.34 | 2018 Arcadia Invitational |
200 Meters | 20.74 | 2018 Arcadia Invitational |
400 Meters | 49.32 | 2018 Bicentennial Athletic League Championships |
Long Jump | 22-9.25 | 2016 PIAA Class AA State Championships |
INDOOR | MARK | YEAR |
60 Meters | 6.73 | 2018 PTFCA Indoor State Championships |
200 Meters | 21.01 | 2018 New Balance Nationals Indoor |
300 Meters | 33.93 | 2018 Bishop Loughlin Games |
400 Meters | 50.42 | 2017 Ursinus HS Open |
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2020-21 Indoor
- Took fourth in the 200m at the Championships at the Peak in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Finished 10th with a season best 6.85 in the 60m at the Championships at the Peak in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Competed in two meets.
*Season didn’t start due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 Indoor
- Earned 2020 MPSF All-Academic honors
- Competed in five meets as a sophomore.
- Placed in the top-20 in each 60m race with a season best 6.84 at the New Mexico Team Open.
- Ran a season best 21.46 in his final 200m race of the season at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships.
2018-19 Indoor
- Made his individual MPSF debut placing 2nd in the 60m with a time of 6.81 at the Lumberjack Team Challenge.
- Ran a collegiate best 21.44 in the 200m at the Texas Tech Classic.
High School:
- Won a gold medal with the U.S. U-20 world champion 4x100m relay team at the 2018 U20 World Championships.
- 2018 Indoor 200m national champion and 60m dash All-American.
- Set the Pennsylvania high school state record in the 60- and 200m dashes on his way to sweeping the events at the indoor championships.
- Was named indoor and outdoor PIAA Track Athlete of the Year as a senior.
- Earned his second 200m state title outdoor as a senior (his first came in 2016).
- Also won the 100 and 4x100m titles for Dock Mennonite in 2018.
- Arcadia Invitational 100- and 200m champion in 2018.
- Finished his high school career with 11 state medals.
- Graduated Cum Laude as a member of NHS.
Personal: Austin Kratz was born on August 20, 1999 to parents Carissa and Rodney Kratz . . . Austin has one sister (Bailey) who plays soccer at Bridgewater College . . . Austin will pursue a degree in business while at ASU.