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Kris Knapstein

  • Class
    1996
  • Induction
    2021
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Soccer
Knapstein was a four-year letterman in men's soccer from 1993-96 and in his four seasons as a Gorlok, he was a two-time All-SLIAC selection, including earning First-Team honors as a senior in 1996. He was a member of Webster's first-ever men's soccer team to win a SLIAC title in 1995 and he scored the game winning goal in Webster's SLIAC Tournament semifinal win over MacMurray. As a senior in 1996, Knapstein was named the Team MVP and Webster's Student-Athlete of the Year. He stands tied for sixth in career goals scored (21), tied for seventh in career points (57), tied for seventh in career assists (15) and 11th in career shots attempted (104). One of 10 players in Webster men's soccer history to score at least 20 goals and record at least 50 points. Along with his standing on the school's career charts, he is 10th on the school's single season charts in both points per game (1.65 in 1996) and goals per game (0.65 in 1996) and his 11 goals scored in 1996 is tied for 11th on the single season chart. He graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Business Management with an emphasis in Marketing and in Media Communications with an emphasis in Public Communications from Webster in 3.5 years with a GPA of 3.70. Along with bachelor's degree, he earned his MBA from St. Louis University in 2004 with a GPA of 3.70. He served as the President of Webster University's Alumni Association from 2011-13 and was an Outstanding Alumnus from the George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology in 2013 and was a founder and Vice President of the Alumni Athletes Chapter. Currently, he is a Senior Portfolio Account Manager with Savills North America (a global commercial real estate firm) in Dallas, Texas and was a past member of the Board of Directors for the ALS Association of St. Louis Regional Chapter from 2010-12 and since 2016, he has been on the Board of Directors of the ALS Association of Texas Chapter. In 2012, was named to the St. Louis Business Journal's 40 Under 40 List. Knapstein is the ninth men's soccer player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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