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Kristin Graves

Class: Senior Hometown: Stilwell, Kan. High School: Blue Valley West

Height: 5-8 Position: Midfielder Birthdate: 07/30/1986

2007 (Junior): Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Appeared in all 21 matches, making 15 starts ... Split time at outside midfield and defender ... Started 15 of KU's final 16 matches of the season, including nine Big 12 matches ... Tallied a season-high two shots at No. 3 Texas A&M (9/30) ... Played season high 90 minutes against Colorado (10/19) and Iowa State (10/28) ... Doubled her career total in minutes played with 1,238 as a junior.

2006 (Sophomore): Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Appeared in 16 matches, making five starts ... Started contests against Texas (10/6), Texas A&M (10/8), Missouri (10/15), Baylor (10/20) and Texas Tech (10/22) ... Recorded season-high two shots at Nebraska (10/1), vs. Baylor (10/20) and vs. Colorado (11/1).

2005 (Freshman): Made four starts (UC Irvine, Baylor, at Nebraska, at Iowa State) and saw action in 15 matches total ... Played all 110 minutes at #25 Nebraska (9/30) ... Made her first career start against UC-Irvine (9/16) ... Recorded three shots on the year, two on goal.

Blue Valley West HS: Was a four-year starter for Blue Valley West HS ... Led her high school team to its first ever state championship by leading the team in scoring, including seven goals during the postseason ... Garnered all-conference, all-sun, all-state and all-metro honors during her prep career ... Maintained a 4.0 grade point average ... Played softball, basketball, swimming, track, cross-country and volleyball.

Club: Captain of her club team ... Played for the KCFC Dynamos.

ODP: Kansas State Team captain ... Alternate for Region II team ... Spent six years in the Kansas ODP program, including three seasons as a captain.

Personal: Parents are Deanna and Greg Graves ... Has two siblings, Jessica and Greg Jr. ... Nicknamed "Gravie."