Hall of Fame
George W. Kraft is a three-time state champion in the pole vault. Over 40 years later, Kraft's vaults are still among the best in the history of Macalester College. Kraft was a four-year track and field letter winner, competing in the high jump and long jump. In 1953 Kraft was the co-captain of the MIAC championship track and field team. For these accomplishments he was selected to Sigma Delta Psi, the national athletic fraternity. Kraft also served Macalester as director of intramural sports.
He has worked in the business sector for over 20 years as personnel manager and training director at the McCulloch Corporation, Jostens, and the Mayo Clinic. Kraft also served 14 years in the public sector as an English teacher and track coach. An active community volunteer in Owatonna, Red Wing, and Rochester, Kraft is also an elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Red Wing.
