 Competing at their first ISU Championship, they placed 14th in the short program, 13th in the free skate, and 13th overall.The pair finished 16th at the 1999 World Championships, held in March in Helsinki, Finland, after ranking 19th in the short and 16th in the free.Kautz/Jeschke placed 9th (8th in the short, 11th in the free) at the 2000 European Championships in Vienna, Austria.