 While at Mandeville, he was also a standout performer for the Baton Rouge United Jags, a U-19 Select team that finished as national runner-up in 1991 and won the prestigious Capital Cup tournament in Washington, D.C.He played collegiately at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.In 1993, Kreis played during the summer for the Raleigh Flyers of the USISL.