A successful fish out of water Though he lives close to the water, Krause rarely goes in it now. The communications graduate has plunged into the retail arena, running Quiet Storm, a surf and clothing store he owns in Hilton Head, S.C. Much like his swimming career, Krause’s entry into the business world was a bit uncon- ventional. “All through college I wanted to be a lifeguard at the beach,” he says. So after gradua- tion, he moved to Ocean City, Md., eventually working at the Quiet Storm location there during the off-season. Several moves to other states and a succession of jobs with increasing responsibility in the retail industry followed. “Then,” Krause says, “the opportunity was there to buy the store in Hilton Head.” That was three years ago. “I enjoy the business,” says Krause, who spends
almost as much time in the store as
he used spend in the pool. “I’m there
most days from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.,” he
adds, “but that is nothing compared
to when I had swimming practice,
meets and classes.”
Those long hours as a D-I athlete
have left Krause well prepared to
deal with the demands of his business
and last year’s dour economy.
“Athletics,” he says simply, “teaches
perseverance.”
When word reached Krause of the
CAA award, “it was an honor, to
be honest,” he says. But he’s quick
to point out that the real honor was
being able to swim for Towson, for
Mead and with his teammates.
“The award is a tribute to all of
them,” Krause says. “I never would
have made it, if not for them.” n
Ginny cook is the editor of towson.
A TWO-TIME CAA
KRAUSE QUALIFIED FOR THE
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
AS A JUNIOR AND SENIOR.
swimmer of
the year,
best in the league
TWENTY TIGER ATHLETES NAMED TO THE CAA’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY TEAMS
Get out the confetti.
As the Colonial Athletic Association
celebrates 25 years of collegiate competition, it asked current and former coaches
to select athletes in 21 sports for its 25th
Anniversary Teams.
The task was huge.
According to the CAA, their rosters have
been filled with more than 50,000 athletes
over the last two and
a half decades. Towson University
has been part of the CAA for a mere nine
years, but 20 TU athletes made the cut,
earning spots on the 25th Anniversary
Teams.
• Men’s Golf: Jeff Castle ’07 and Billy
Wingerd ’07
• Men’s Lacrosse: Casey Cittadino ’06,
Danny Cocchi ’03, Ben DeFelice ’04, Jonathan Engelke ’08 and Reed Sothoron ’05
• Women’s Lacrosse: Becky Trumbo ’06
and senior Hillary Fratzke
• Softball: Jeanne Bosch ’05, Brooke Clyde
’02, Katie Mumbauer ’06, Nina Navarro
’08 (?) and Jessica Wides ’06
• Men’s Swimming: Aaron Krause ’05
• Women’s Swimming: Jen Irby ’05, Liz
Lebherz ’07 and junior Meredith Budner
• Volleyball: Mary Clare Coghlan ’05 and
Liz Goubeaux ’05
to find out more about their record-setting accomplishments visit, http://
www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.
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