Spotlight Athlete: Ryan Kraus

10/7/2010

School: Maumee

Year: Senior

Sport: Cross country, track

Notes: Cross country — won Norm Bray Invitational and Cardinal Invitational; second at Clay Invitational; ninth atTiffin Carnival with a career best 15:54; All-NLL first team as a junior; track — won NLL title in 3200 meters (9:50.63); 3.60 grade-point average; hopes to run at University of Colorado and major in biology

FAVORITES & MORE

School subject: Calculus

Car/vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Facebook

Video game: Halo

Place to shop: None

Musical artist: JackJohnson

Song: “At or With Me,”by Jack Johnson

TV show: MythBusters

Movie: Ferris Bueller'sDay Off

Actor: Brad Pitt

Actress: Jessica Alba

Magazine: Running Times

Radio station: 100.7 FM

Food: Lasagna

Beverage: Water

Fast food: Burger King

Can't-resist snack:Bananas

Place to visit: Colorado

Athlete: Dathan Ritzenhein

Baseball team: White Sox

NFL team: Vikings

NBA team: None

Person I most admire: Dad, Allen

Person I'd like to meet:Alberto Salazar

It really bothers me when ... people say ‘like' all the time

In 10 years I hope to be ... a doctor

My No. 1 goal this year is … to place high at state

My top sports moment: Finishing ninth at TiffinCarnival

Ohio State or Michigan? Ohio State