Omaha Athletics

Honors
* 2001 academic all-NCC
* 2000 all-NCC, honorable mention

2001 Junior Season
Started in 20 of 21 games as a junior as a forward...scored a team second-best 15 goals and notched five assists for a total of 35 points, which was second best on the squad...scored three goals in back-to-back games on September 30 and October 5 against Morningside and Augustana, respectively...recorded seven points against Augustana (three goals and one assist)...scored four game-winning goals during her junior season...named to the NCC all-Academic team with a 3.746 GPA in marketing.

2000 Sophomore Season
Started in all 21 games as a sophomore as a forward...scored five goals and recorded a team second-best 11 assists for 21 points...recorded 48 shots, 22 on goal...her nine assists in conference games was second in the NCC...fourth in assists in overall games in the NCC...recorded four points (one goal and two assists) against Morningside College on 10-1-00...recorded three points in two separate games this season...recorded two four-match point streaks...from 9-29 to 10-8, she recorded two goals and six assists for 10 points...from 10-17 to 11-4, she scored one goal and tallied three assists...earned all-NCC honorable mention honors.

1999 Freshman Season
Started 19 games at central defender, scoring a goal and an assist for three points...played an instrumental role in helping the Mavericks to a third-best goals against average in the North Central Conference.

Columbus Scotus High School
A 1999 graduate of Scotus Central Catholic High School...lettered four years of varsity soccer for head coach Teri Schuller, playing in the midfield position...as a senior scoring 20 goals, she led the Shamrocks to an 18-1 record and a second-place finish at the state tournament...named to the first-team Class B all-state and second-team all-Nebraska teams as a senior selected by the Omaha World-Herald...the Lincoln Journal-Star voted her to the Super-State first-team and named her honorary captain of the Class B all-state team...a team captain and MVP as a senior, she was selected to participate in the Shrine Soccer Classic...as a junior, she led her team to the Class B state championship and was named to the Class B all-state second-team and underclassmen team MVP for her third-straight season...in her freshman and sophomore seasons, she was named all-state honorable mention...scored 48 goals in her career...in her four seasons, her team amassed a 71-9 record...also lettered in volleyball and basketball...selected to play on the Nebraska Basketball North All-Star Team and was named first-team all-state in volleyball as a senior...led her volleyball team to four-straight state titles...named Homecoming Queen, Elks Student of the Month, KLIR Student of the Week, and Sertoma Athlete of the Year.

Club Soccer
Competed for the Columbus Sting for eight seasons for coach Takis Politis and the Tidalwave for two seasons for coach Clint Nowlin...her squad topped their division in the International USA Cup in 1997.

Personal
Full name is Stephanie Lynn Kruse...parents are Dan and Kathy Kruse...born on September 22, 1980...majoring in marketing.