Timothy Kraics Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Oldfield, NY High School: Ward Melville Height / Weight: 5-10 / 180 Position: Libero

2007: Kraics will be a reserve libero as a sophomore in 2007...

2006: He joined the USC team in early February of 2006 as a redshirt freshman libero, but did not see any action ... 2005: He spent the 2005 first-year freshman season redshirting while serving as a student manager for the Trojans ...
HIGH SCHOOL: He started for 4 seasons at Ward Melville High in Setauket (N.Y.), where he earned All-Suffolk County honors as both a libero and setter ... He was a 3-time recipient of his league's top libero award ... He also played lacrosse and volleyball at Ward Melville ...
PERSONAL: He was the top-rated libero at the 2004 USA Volleyball High Performance Camp ... He was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2003 Empire State Games ... His father, Donald, played baseball at Colgate (1972-75) ... His sister, Jennifer, ran track at Gettysburg College (2001-03) and another sister, Michelle, played lacrosse at Columbia (2002-05) ... He is majoring in business at USC ... Birthdate is Feb. 20, 1986.