Lauren Hansen

Photo by: Becky Miller

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Position:
Sprints/Triple Jump
High School:
Orono HS
Hometown:
Orono, Minn.

PRONUNCIATION

2022 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Junior Season: Ran in three meets for the Gophers during the indoor season • Finished 17th in the 200m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in a time of 24.63 • Won the Snowshoe Open in the 200m in 24.52 and the 60m in a lifetime best of 7.58 • Was the runner-up at the Minnesota Open in the 200m.

2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Junior Season: Became an All-American as a part of the Gophers 4x100m relay team that reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., finishing 17th overall in a school-record time of 44.08 • Also helped post a program top 10 time in the 4x100m relay at the ASU invitational in a time of 44.58, which was No. 5 in program history • Finished 17th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Minneapolis in the 100m, posting 11.76 in the prelims • Dropped a lifetime best of 11.70 in the 100m at the Tennessee Relays, the No. 10 time in program history • Won a silver medal at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships as a member of the 4x100m relay, dropping a 44.38 in the final • Qualified the Gophers for the NCAA Outdoor Championships by finishing 11th at the NCAA West Regional in a time of 44.37.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Competed at three meets • placed sixth in the 200m in 24.61 and finished 12th in the 400m in a season-best 56.19 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships • ran a career-best 24.36 during the B1G 200m prelims to tie for 10th among all-time Gophers • ran on the runner-up distance medley relay at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational • ended the season tied for 10th in Minnesota history in the 200m (24.36).

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named All-Big Ten Second Team honoree after a runner-up finish in the 4x100m relay • named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • competed at seven meets with appearances in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay • placed 15th in the 4x100m relay (44.99) at the NCAA West Prelim • finished as B1G runner-up in the 4x100m relay in a season-best 44.55 to rank third in Minnesota history and finished 17th in the 200m (24.54) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships • ran a career-best 24.29 in the 200m and a season-best 57.34 in the 400m at the B1G Florida Invite • ran a season-best 12.11 in the 100m at the Illini B1G Relays.

2020 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten • letterwinner • competed at eight meets with appearances in the 200m, 400m, 4x400m relay, and distance medley relay • ran a career-best 24.83 to win the 200m at the Minnesota Cold Classic • ran a career-best 55.99 in the 400m at the Meyo Invitational • made Big Ten debut, placing seventh in the distance medley relay and 21st in the 400m in 56.11 at the Big Ten Championships • 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: Ran eight races while competing unattached.

2019 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Ran eight races while competing unattached.

High School: A 2018 graduate of Orono High School where she competed for coaches Nate Porter, Justin McCoy, and Bobby Crofutt • four-time letterwinner in track & field who also played soccer all four years of high school • two-time all-state honoree in track & field (2017, 2018) • 11-time all-section honoree in the 100m (2017, 2018), 200m (2017, 2018), 4x100m relay (2016, 2017, 2018), 4x200m relay (2016), 4x400m relay (2016), and triple jump (2017, 2018) • two-time all-conference (2016, 2018) and two-time all-conference honorable mention selection (2015, 2017) • five-time state qualifier at the Minnesota Class AA State Track & Field Championship in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay • placed fourth in the 100m at the state meet as both a junior and a senior • made two state meet appearances in the 4x100m relay, placing third as a junior and finishing as state runner-up as a senior • finished fifth in the 200m at the state meet as a senior • six-time Wright County Conference champion, winning the 100m, 200m, 4x100m, and triple jump in 2018 and winning the 4x200m and 4x400m in 2016 • named Athena Award winner, two-time Team MVP (2017, 2018), Lakeville Mega-Meet MVP, six-time Hamline Elite Meet participant (2016, 2017, and 2018) • holds Orono school records in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay, 4x400m relay, and triple jump • owns high school personal bests of 12.20 in the 100m, 25.05 in the 200m, 59.54 in the 400m, and 37-04.50 in triple jump • three-time academic all-state scholar in track & field.

Personal: Daughter of Stewart and Gina Hansen • has two siblings, Alex and Jordan • grandfather, Ray Zitzloff, played football for the University of Minnesota (1960-62) • father, Stewart, played tennis (1985) and ice hockey (1988-89) for Bethel University • uncle, Brian Hansen, played ice hockey for Augsburg University (1983-84) and Bethel University (1985-88) • Finance major • graduated high school with honors and was a two-time academic letterwinner • named a Presidential Scholar • finished seventh in DECA state competition • enjoys water sports.

Hansen's Indoor Career Bests
Event	Mark (All-Time Rank)	Meet (Date)
60m	7.58	Snowshoe Open (2/19/22)
200m	24.36 (AT-T10th)	Big Ten Championships (2/25/21)
400m	55.99	Meyo Invitational (2/8/20)
Hansen's Outdoor Career Bests
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
100m	11.70 (AT - 10th)	Tennessee Relays (4/9/22)
200m	24.29	B1G Florida Invite (4/3/21)
400m	56.38 (UA)	Minnesota Twilight (4/24/19)