University of Minnesota Athletics
Gymnastics
Hansen, Jenny
Jenny Hansen
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- alfx0001@umn.edu
- Phone:
- 612-624-7848
In her fifth season as head coach, Jenny Hansen led the Gophers to their 24th straight NCAA Regional, where Minnesota advanced to the final day of competition at the Baton Rouge Regional. The Maroon and Gold finished their season ranked No. 13 overall, as well as in the top-15 in every event: No. 11 on vault, No.9 on bars, No. 12 on beam and No. 13 on floor. Minnesota also remained undefeated at home for the second season in a row. The Maroon and Gold ended the season with an 8-1 record and a second-place finish in the Big Ten regular season. At the Big Five/Elevate the Stage meet, the team finished second with a score of 196.700. Overall, the Gophers finished the season 18-4-0 and led the Big Ten with a 81.8 winning percentage. After the team's success, it was no surprise that Hansen earned her second Big Ten Coach of the Year award in 2019.
Under Hansen’s guidance, sophomore Lexy Ramler advanced to the 2019 NCAA Championships for the second time in here career. As an individual all-arounder, the sophomore finished as the NCAA runner-up in both the all-around competition and on the uneven bars, marking the best individual finishes of any Gopher gymnast since 1990. Ramler also became the first gymnast in program history to earn First Team All-American Honors in four events (V, UB, BB, AA) in the same year.
Jenny (Alf) Hansen, a Gopher gymnast from 2000-2003 and a former volunteer assistant coach, finished her third season at the helm for the Gopher women's gymnastics program in 2017.
Under her tenure, the Gophers advanced to the 2016 NCAA Championships as a full team - the first time since 2013. Hansen was named the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year as the team finished with a 9-0 Big Ten record, a feat the program has never done. The Maroon and Gold also were named the Big Ten Regular-Season Champions. In her time with the Gophers as a full-time coach since 2007, Minnesota has gone 167-102-3 and has been selected for an NCAA Regional every season.Â
The 2017 season boasted the largest team in program history with 18 gymnasts, including nine returners and nine newcomers. 11 new routines were included in lineups at the Big Ten Championships and nearly half of the routines were from first time competitors.Â
During the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Minnesota repeated as the Big Ten regular season champions and achieved its highest national finish ever, placing eighth. Hansen has coached Big Ten individual champions Carmelina Carabajal and Lindsay Mable and helped lead Mable and Hanna Nordquist achieve All-American status. Mable also earned a place at the NCAA Qualifier, was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year in 2015 and 2016, Big Ten Champion on floor exercise and vault, NCAA Regional Champion, regular season All-American, North Central Gymnast of the year and was a Honda Award Nominee.
Hansen spent the 2006 season as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois before returning to the Minnesota program. At Illinois, Hansen primarily dealt with the floor exercise, music selection compilation and choreography. In addition to coaching the floor exercise competitors, she also played an important role in on-campus recruiting and alumni relations. Illinois recorded a record of 11-12 in 2006, and finished seventh at the Big Ten Championship with a team score of 192.500. At the NCAA South Central Region Championship, Illinois came in fourth with a score of 193.125, and finished the season with a No. 25 national ranking.
As a volunteer assistant coach in 2005, Hansen helped coach the Golden Gophers to a third-place showing at the Big Ten Championships, which was the team's highest finish at the conference championships since 2002. As a student assistant coach in 2004, she helped lead Minnesota to record-breaking performances, including the program's best team score, a 197.700, and the best uneven bars and balance beam scores in team history.
As a gymnast, Hansen competed as a Golden Gopher from 2000-2003. In 2003, she finished fifth in the vault at the NCAA Regional Championships with a career-best score of 9.850. At the completion of her career, she ranked third on Minnesota's all-time top performers list on the balance beam (9.925), was tied for seventh on the floor exercise list (9.925), and was tied for ninth all-time on the vault (9.850).
Hansen, a native of Ripon, Wis., served as a team captain in her senior season with the Maroon and Gold. She was a four-year letterwinner and a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. She completed her bachelor's degree in kinesiology in at the University of Minnesota in May of 2004.
Hansen, her husband Justin and two sons reside in Rosemount, Minn.
Under Hansen’s guidance, sophomore Lexy Ramler advanced to the 2019 NCAA Championships for the second time in here career. As an individual all-arounder, the sophomore finished as the NCAA runner-up in both the all-around competition and on the uneven bars, marking the best individual finishes of any Gopher gymnast since 1990. Ramler also became the first gymnast in program history to earn First Team All-American Honors in four events (V, UB, BB, AA) in the same year.
Hasnen also boasted five All-Big Ten honors on her team. Ramler, Ivy Lu, Paige Williams and Ona Loper all earned First-Team honors, while Tiarre Sales was named to the Second-Team
With Hansen's guidance, Ivy Lu competed on bars and beam at the National Semifinals, advancing to the Regional Finals on bars. Earned Second Team All-American honors on the uneven bars after being ranked No. 10 in the country and No.1 in the Big Ten on the uneven bars. Williams earned a second place finish on floor at the Big Ten Championships and competed on floor and vault at the NCAA Regionals. Hansen helped Ona Loper battle through injuries to earn All-Big Ten honors for the first time. Loper scored a career-high on the vault at the NCAA Regional Semifinals, becoming the Baton Rouge Regional Vault Champion.
Jenny (Alf) Hansen, a Gopher gymnast from 2000-2003 and a former volunteer assistant coach, finished her third season at the helm for the Gopher women's gymnastics program in 2017.
Under her tenure, the Gophers advanced to the 2016 NCAA Championships as a full team - the first time since 2013. Hansen was named the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year as the team finished with a 9-0 Big Ten record, a feat the program has never done. The Maroon and Gold also were named the Big Ten Regular-Season Champions. In her time with the Gophers as a full-time coach since 2007, Minnesota has gone 167-102-3 and has been selected for an NCAA Regional every season.Â
The 2017 season boasted the largest team in program history with 18 gymnasts, including nine returners and nine newcomers. 11 new routines were included in lineups at the Big Ten Championships and nearly half of the routines were from first time competitors.Â
During the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Minnesota repeated as the Big Ten regular season champions and achieved its highest national finish ever, placing eighth. Hansen has coached Big Ten individual champions Carmelina Carabajal and Lindsay Mable and helped lead Mable and Hanna Nordquist achieve All-American status. Mable also earned a place at the NCAA Qualifier, was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year in 2015 and 2016, Big Ten Champion on floor exercise and vault, NCAA Regional Champion, regular season All-American, North Central Gymnast of the year and was a Honda Award Nominee.
Hansen spent the 2006 season as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois before returning to the Minnesota program. At Illinois, Hansen primarily dealt with the floor exercise, music selection compilation and choreography. In addition to coaching the floor exercise competitors, she also played an important role in on-campus recruiting and alumni relations. Illinois recorded a record of 11-12 in 2006, and finished seventh at the Big Ten Championship with a team score of 192.500. At the NCAA South Central Region Championship, Illinois came in fourth with a score of 193.125, and finished the season with a No. 25 national ranking.
As a volunteer assistant coach in 2005, Hansen helped coach the Golden Gophers to a third-place showing at the Big Ten Championships, which was the team's highest finish at the conference championships since 2002. As a student assistant coach in 2004, she helped lead Minnesota to record-breaking performances, including the program's best team score, a 197.700, and the best uneven bars and balance beam scores in team history.
As a gymnast, Hansen competed as a Golden Gopher from 2000-2003. In 2003, she finished fifth in the vault at the NCAA Regional Championships with a career-best score of 9.850. At the completion of her career, she ranked third on Minnesota's all-time top performers list on the balance beam (9.925), was tied for seventh on the floor exercise list (9.925), and was tied for ninth all-time on the vault (9.850).
Hansen, a native of Ripon, Wis., served as a team captain in her senior season with the Maroon and Gold. She was a four-year letterwinner and a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. She completed her bachelor's degree in kinesiology in at the University of Minnesota in May of 2004.
Hansen, her husband Justin and two sons reside in Rosemount, Minn.
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