| Michael Cross |
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 | Class: Sophomore
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 | Hometown: Bloomington, Ill.
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 | High School: Normal Community
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 | Height / Weight: 6-5 / 290
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 | Position: OL
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 | Experience: 1L
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2007: A reserve who saw action in one game (Indiana State).
2006: Redshirted.
Normal Community HS: A four-year letterwinner ... the Ironmen finished as runner-up for the 2005 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 6A State Championship with a 12-2 record ... team won the Big 12 Conference championship for the first time in 21 years ... named to the All-Big 12 Conference Second Team ... named first-team all-area by the Bloomington Pantagraph ... team captain his senior season ... coached by Hud Venerable.
Data: Born 1-26-88 in Austin, Texas ... son of Mike and Monna Cross ... has a younger sister, Michelle ... his father, Mike, volunteers on the stat crew for the Illinois State men's and women's basketball games ... former prep teammate of ISU's Jake Detmers and Marcus King ... major: political science.