American Olympic shot putter in 1928. Krenz was one of the leading stars of coach Dink Templeton's Stanford University track and field team, specializing in the shot put and discus throw. He was captain of the 1930 Stanford team. He won the discus throw at the 1927 US national championships. Krenz won both of his events at the 1928 IC4A Championships, leading Stanford to their second straight team championship. He also won the discus at the 1928 NCAA Championships and placed second in the shot put, helping Stanford win the team title as well with a record 72 points. He qualified for the 1928 US Olympic team in the shot put event. Krenz was also heavily favored to make the US Olympic team in the discus, but did not qualify in this event. Krenz placed fourth in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic shot put final, behind teammates Johnny Kuck and Herman Brix and Germany's Emil Hirschfeld. Krenz officially broke the discus world record in March 1929, adding more than five feet to Bud Houser's record. He repeated as IC4A discus champion, helping Stanford win the team title by the largest margin in 30 years. He also regained his national discus title, throwing a new meeting record. Krenz became the first man to break 50 meters in the discus in 1930, throwing 51.03 m (167 ft 5 3⁄8 in) at an intercollegiate meet in Palo Alto, California. An earlier throw in the same series also broke the previous world record but was not officially ratified. Two weeks later he won his third IC4A discus title, with a new meet record. Krenz continued his throwing career after graduating from Stanford, joining the San Francisco Olympic Club. He went to work for an accounting firm in San Francisco. He was considered a favorite for the approaching 1932 Los Angeles summer Olympics in Los Angeles. However, he tragically drowned in a boating accident at Lake Tahoe before the games. He had been rowing in Emerald Bay at the lake with a girl when he decided to take a swim; he was stricken by either cramps or a heart attack and drowned, the girl unable to help him.(Contributed by THR Findagrave #48277533)