Kyle Kraus

Kyle Kraus

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Kingsville, Ontario

High School:
Kingsville District

Event:
High Jump

2005-06: MAC Field Athlete of the Week (April 22) ... scored at the MAC Championships for the fourth consecutive season, finishing in the top eight in three events ... was one of two Miami athletes to score in three events ... scored in two jumps, placing fifth in the high jump (6-6 3/4) and eighth in the triple jump (44-5 1/4) ... followed with a third-place and career-best javelin toss (188-1), which ranks as the eighth-best toss in program history ... notched individual wins in three different events during the season ... won the high jump at the Indy Relays ... added a pair of victories in the javelin and triple jump at the Southern Ohio Cup ... notched a pair of season-best marks in the high jump (6-8 3/4) and the triple jump (44-7) at the Southern Ohio Cup.

2004-05: Competed in the high jump, triple jump and javelin ... both high-jump bests came in the last two meets, when he leapt 6-8 3/4 both at Indiana's Billy Hayes Invitational and at the MAC meet ... the height was good for second at the Indiana meet and fourth at MACs ... peaked in the triple jump at the conference meet, jumping 43-6 1/2 and finishing 10th ... took fourth in the javelin at the MAC meet with his best throw of the year, 184-5.

2003-04: Miami's No. 2 high jumper for most of the season, took fourth in the event at the MAC Championships ... highest finish of the year was a tie for second at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Took fourth at the Ohio State Invitational and added three more top-10 finishes on the year.

2002-03: Tied his personal-best, NCAA Regional-qualifying mark of 6-9 1/2 at the MAC Championships ... first achieved his personal-best mark at the Miami Invitational where he took second ... finished third at the Ball State Invitational ... placed second at the Wake Forest Invitational.

High School: Was the track MVP during his senior year at Kingsville District High School ... competed in the Pan Am Junior Competition in Argentina for Team Canada during 2001.

Personal: Son of Mike and Mary Kraus ... born January 31, 1983 ... majoring in finance.

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