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Hawk-Item - - One of three seniors named to 2008 Leadership Group . . . One of three juniors named to 2007 Leadership Group . . . one of four sophomores selected to 2006 Leadership Group . . . one of two redshirt freshmen selected to 2005 Leadership Group. 2008 - - Listed as first team defensive tackle following spring practice. 2007 Honors - - Named honorable mention all-Big Ten by league media . . . Academic all-Big Ten . . . Hustle Team Award, defense . . . 2007 - - Listed as first team defensive tackle following spring practice . . . started at defensive tackle in opening win over Northern Illinois as defense allowed just 21 rushing yards and 235 yards total offense . . . recorded two solo tackles and one assist vs. Northern Illinois . . . started at defensive tackle in win over Syracuse as defense allowed just 24 rushing yards and 103 yards total offense . . . collected five tackles vs. Syracuse, including four assisted tackles . . . started at defensive tackle and played every defensive down in loss at Iowa State . . . recorded seven tackles at Iowa State, including two solo stops and five assists . . . started at defensive tackle in loss at Wisconsin, recording six tackles . . . started at defensive tackle in loss to Indiana, recording nine assisted tackles . . . started at defensive tackle in loss at Penn State . . . matched career-best with 10 tackles at Penn State, including five solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in win over 18th-ranked Illinois as defense allowed top rushing team in the conference just 137 net rushing yards and 287 yards total offense . . . recorded six tackles vs. Illinois, including five assists . . . started at defensive tackle in loss at Purdue, recording two solo tackles, two assists and one pass beak-up . . . started at defensive tackle in double OT win over Michigan State, three solo tackles and six assists . . . started at defensive tackle in win at Northwestern, recording three assisted tackles as defense allowed just three points, seven rushing yards and 124 yards total offense in second half . . . started at defensive tackle in win over Minnesota . . . collected one solo tackle and four assists vs. Minnesota, including a shared tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in loss to Western Michigan, recording three solo tackles and four assists. 2006 pre-season Honors - - Pre-season third team all-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . 2006 - - listed as first team defensive tackle following spring practice . . . started at defensive tackle in opening win over Montana as defense allowed just 144 yards total offense . . . recorded one assisted tackle vs. Montana . . . started at defensive tackle in double overtime win at Syracuse . . . recorded one solo tackle and one assisted stop vs. Syracuse and played a key role in stopping Syracuse on eight straight plays inside the five-yardline in second overtime . . . started at defensive tackle in win over Iowa State . . . record one solo stop and six assisted tackles vs. Iowa State, including one tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in win at Illinois . . . recorded two solo tackles and three assists vs. Illinois, along with a QB sack and one QB pressure . . . started at defensive tackle in loss to top-ranked Ohio State . . . recorded two solo tackles and five assisted tackles vs. OSU, including two tackles for loss and one QB sack . . . started at defensive tackle in win over Purdue . . . recorded two solo tackles and one assisted tackle vs. Purdue, with one tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in loss at Indiana . . . recorded season-high eight tackles vs. Indiana, including five solo stops, and had one forced fumble . . . started at defensive tackle in loss at Michigan, recording two solo tackles and a pass break-up . . . started at defensive tackle in win over Northern Illinois as defense allowed just 196 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle vs. Northern Illinois . . . started at defensive tackle in loss to Northwestern, recording six assisted tackles . . . started at defensive tackle in loss to Wisconsin . . . recorded career-high 10 tackles vs. Wisconsin, including five solo stops . . . started at defensive tackle in loss at Minnesota . . . recorded three solo tackles and three assists vs. Minnesota, including one QB sack and also had one pass break-up . . . started at defensive tackle vs. Texas in Alamo Bowl, recording one assisted tackle. 2005 Honors - - Academic all-Big Ten . . . Hawkeye Hustle Award, defense . . . 2005 - - started at tackle in opening win over Ball State, recording one solo tackle . . . started at tackle at Iowa State, recording two solo tackles and one assist . . . started at tackle in win over Northern Iowa, but had no statistics . . . started at tackle at Ohio State, recording one solo tackle and two assists . . . started at tackle in win over Illinois, three solo tackles and three assists, including one tackle for loss . . . started at tackle in win at Purdue, recording three solo tackles, one assist, one QB sack and a pass breakup . . . started at defensive tackle in win over Indiana . . . recorded a career-high nine tackles vs. the Hoosiers, including seven solo stops, two tackles for loss and one QB sack . . . started at defensive tackle vs. Michigan, recording four solo tackles and four assisted tackles . . . started at defensive tackle at Northwestern . . . collected first career interception and five yard return vs. Wildcats, along with recording one solo tackle, four assisted tackles and one tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in win at Wisconsin as defense held Badgers to 276 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle, one assisted tackle and one QB pressure . . . started at defensive tackle in win over Minnesota, recording four assisted tackles and one QB pressure as defense held top rushing team in the nation to 129 net rushing yards . . . started at defensive tackle in Outback Bowl vs. Florida, recording one solo tackle and two assists. 2004 - - Redshirted. High School honors - - Named an Elite and first team all-state selection by the Des Moines Register as a senior . . . first team all-state as a junior and second team as a sophomore . . . three-time first team all-conference selection . . . Career - - ended prep career with 212 unassisted tackles, 123 assisted tackles, seven tackles for loss, three interceptions and three blocked kicks . . . recorded 116 total tackles (77 unassisted) as a senior . . . as a running back, totaled 2,019 rushing yards and 36 touchdowns in two seasons. Personal - - Born 2/25/86 . . . Health and Sport Studies major . . . academic all-state honoree . . . member of Mount Vernon Honor Society and National Honor Society . . . parents are Kaylene and John Kroul . . . high school coach was Jim Bellamy. Career Bests Tackles: 10, twice, last at Penn State, 10/6/07 Solos: 7 vs. Indiana, 9/15/05 Assists: 9 vs. Indiana, 9/29/07 TFLs: 2, twice, last at Indiana, 10/14/06 INT: 1 at Northwestern, 11/5/05 FF: 1 at Indiana, 10/14/06 PBU: 1, 4 times, last at Purdue, 10/20/07 Kroul's Collegiate Stats
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