Hannah Hood-Blaxill

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Position:
High Jump
High School:
Novi HS
Hometown:
Banbury, Oxfordshire

PRONUNCIATION

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Competed in high jump at three meets • cleared a season-best 1.60m (5-03.00) at the Hawkeye Border Battle and the Larry Wieczorek Invitational.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • competed in high jump at four meets • made B1G debut in high jump but did not record a mark • cleared a career-best 1.70m (5-07.00) to win high jump at the M City Classic.

2020 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten • competed in high jump at four meets • cleared a season-best 1.58m (5-02.25) at the UST Showcase • indoor season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2019 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed unattached in high jump at three meets.

2019 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed unattached in high jump at four meets.

High School: A 2018 graduate of Novi High School in Novi, Michigan where she competed for coach Marsha Reid • track & field and cross country letterwinner • four-time all-region, three-time all-county, three-time all-conference, and two-time all-state honoree in track & field • three-time high jump conference champion as a sophomore, junior, and senior • two-time Michigan Division 1 Track & Field State Championship qualifier in high jump, placing fifth as a junior and winning the high jump state title as a senior by clearing 5-06.00 • two-time qualifier for New Balance Nationals in high jump, competing as a junior in 2017 and a senior in 2018 • 2017 Junior Olympics qualifier • served as two-year cross country team captain and three-year track & field team captain • owns high school personal bests of 5-06.00 in high jump.

Personal: Daughter of Elizabeth Hood and Hugh Blaxill • has one sibling, Jonah • full name is Hannah Rhiannon Hood-Blaxill • Chemical Engineering major • enjoys photography and dancing • graduated summa cum laude • also played two years of basketball and four years of ice hockey in high school.

Hood-Blaxill's Indoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
High Jump	1.63m, 5-04.25 (UA)	Jack Johnson Classic (1/26/19)
Hood-Blaxill's Outdoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
High Jump	1.70m, 5-07.00	M City Classic (5/1/21)