Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Missouri

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BOYS SOCCER

Christian Kraus

Forward
ROCKWOOD SUMMIT HS
FENTON, MISSOURI
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

45

2019 goals

21

2019 assists

77

Career goals

49

Career assists
“Kraus was a nightmare for us. He was the focus of every team in the area and nobody was able to come up with a real solution for him. He was the key piece and leader of that team.”
Michael Hanna
Head Coach - Head coach of Eureka High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 190-pound senior forward led the Falcons to a 29-0-1 record and the Class 3 state championship this past season. Kraus amassed 45 goals and 21 assists, including one of each in Rockwood’s 2-1 win over Platte County High in the state final. The Missouri High School Coaches Association Class 3 Player of the Year, Kraus was also the St. Louis Post Dispatch Metro Player of the Year. He concluded his prep soccer career with 77 goals and 49 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Kraus has maintained a weighted 4.0 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of South Carolina.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Rockwood Summit Captain’s Council, Kraus has volunteered locally with the Special Olympics and as a youth soccer coach.