Coach Kraus coached at Clackamas High School where he spent 9 of his 19 seasons coaching. He has also coached at Rex Putnam (1 year), La Salle High School (2 Years), and Portland Luther High School (1 year). He graduated from La Salle High School (2000) where he was a 2 year lettermen and collected Honorable Mention and 2nd Team All-League Honors and was selected as an alternate for the East/West Shrine Game. He walked on at Western Oregon (spring of 2001). He currently is the customer service representative at Assured Dental Lab.