2014 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Peter Kraus
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- A
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 198
- Hometown:
- New Canaan, Conn.
- High School:
- New Canaan
At Michigan
• Unsung Hero Award (2016)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2015-16)
Senior (2016)
• Started 12 games on attack, and finished second on the team in goals (21), including three hat-tricks
• Finished season second on the team in shooting percentage (55 percent)
• Scored three goals and scooped up one ground ball in a loss against Penn State (April 30)
• Marked three goals in a loss against Maryland (April 2)
• Scooped up three ground balls and a caused turnover in a loss against Marist (March 23)
• Notched three goals, one assist and scooped up three ground balls in a loss against Dartmouth (March 19)
• Had a hat-trick and tallied one assist and added two ground balls in a win against Delaware (Feb. 27)
Junior (2015)
• Recorded two goals in a loss against Penn (Feb. 20)
• Scored one goal on three shots and picked up one ground ball against Maryland (March 29)
• Buried two goals and had two assists while adding a ground ball pick up and one turnover against Drexel (March 21)
• Scored one goal and had two assists and one ground ball against Saint Joseph's (March 14)
• Tallied three goals on seven shots and added two assists and two ground balls against Brown (March 8)
Sophomore (2014)
• Started four games on attack
• Had three shots, one of which was on goal, against Robert Morris (April 26)
• Tallied three shots, one on goal, three ground ball pickups, and one caused turnover against Yale (April 19)
• Recorded two shots, one on goal, and also added one ground ball pickup and one forced turnover against Air Force (March 29)
• Had two shots, one on goal, and picked up two ground balls against Saint Joe's (March 22)
• Tallied one shot and picked up two ground balls against Maryland (March 18)
• Gave Michigan its biggest lead of the game (11-7) with his fourth quarter goal against Furman (March 8)
• Scored one goal on three shots, all on goal, and also picked up two ground balls against High Point (March 5)
• Recorded a hat trick against Cornell, including two goals in the second half as the Wolverines rallied to force overtime (March 1)
• Had one assist and one ground ball pickup against Johns Hopkins (Feb. 22).
Freshman (2013)
• Started eight contests on the attack unit
• Closed season with five shots in the last five games
• Fifth on the team in goals with eight
• Scored a goal and two shots on goal vs Loyola (March 23)
• Registered a goal vs Colgate (March 17)
• Registered two goals vs Fairfield (March 14)
• Also tallied two ground balls
• Registered two ground balls against Hobart (March 9)
• Tallied one ground ball versus High Point (March 6)
• Also registered a shot on goal and an assist on a David McCormack tally at 12:59 of the first
• Registered a goal against Army, as well as five shots on goal and one ground ball (March 2)
• Scored a pair of goals, one assisted by Will Meter and the other unassisted, one five shots (three on goal) in the loss against No. 4 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 23)
• Scored first collegiate goal at the 1:50 mark of the second quarter against Bellarmine (Feb. 16)
• Also had three shots against the Knights.
Prep
• New Canaan High School (2012)
• Three-year varsity lacrosse letterwinner
• All-State senior year
• All-FCIAC as a senior
• Played four years of football, including two years of varsity
• Earned All-FCIAC honors as well as All-State accolades in football as a senior, hauling in 51 passes and 10 touchdowns
• Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference Honorable Mention in football.
Personal
• Son of Kelly and Steve Kraus
• Father was a lacrosse All-American at the University of Virginia
• Brother Jack played lacrosse at St. Lawrence University (2012)
• Has another brother, Michael
• Born June 7, 1994 in New York City
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts