2008-09 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
2008-09: Finished eighth in the 200 freestyle, 10th in the 200 backstroke and 15th in the 100 back at the Horizon League Championships ... set career-best times in the 200 free and back at the meet ... claimed wins in the 100 free in both of her attempts on the season, topping the field against Wheaton Nov. 1 and in a career-best time against the University of Chicago Jan. 23 ... also touched the wall first in the 200 free and placed second in the 50 free against Wheaton ... second in the 50 free against Chicago ... won the 100 back at Valparaiso Nov. 22.
2007-08: Placed ninth in the 100 backstroke and 10th in both the 200 back and 200 freestyle at the Horizon League Championships ... established a career-best time in the 200 free at the meet ... 20 top-five showings on the season ... swept victories in the backstroke events against Valparaiso Dec. 8 ... second in both the 200 free and 200 back versus Wheaton Nov. 2 ... second in the 200 back and third in the 200 free in win over South Dakota State Dec. 7.
2006-07: Won a league championship as a member of the 400 medley relay team at the Horizon League Championships ... also placed third in the 100 backstroke, 10th in the 200 back and 11th in the 200 freestyle at the championships, establishing career-best times in each ... had the lowest times on the team in both backstroke events ... placed second in the 200 back against Green Bay Feb. 3 ... placed first in the 100 back and second in the 200 back against Butler/UIC Nov. 12 ... also placed second in the 100 back against Valparaiso Nov. 11 and at the Bill Ritter Invitational Jan. 20 ... was second in the 200 free against Wheaton Oct. 27.
2005-06: Won the 200 IM against Valparaiso Nov. 13 ... also was victorious in her first attempt of the season in the 100 backstroke against Valpo ... recorded a win in the 200 backstroke and a third-place effort in the 200 freestyle versus Wheaton Oct. 28 ... earned a win in the 200 free against UIC Nov. 5 ... second in the 200 free against North Dakota Nov. 12.
High School: A first-team all-state swimmer as a senior, helping her team to a second-place finish at the state meet ... finished second in the 100 back at state for the third straight season ... also placed third in the 200 free at state as a senior ... school record holder in the 100 back and as part of the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay.
Personal: Parents are William and Karen Hansen ... is majoring in business ... club team is the Lake Country Swim Team ... lists most memorable sports experience as contributing to winning relays at the state championship, where she anchored the first-place 400 free relay team ... volunteered at her high school and taught swim lessons at Lake Country ... part of relay teams at Lake Country to set SCY records in the 200 and 800 free relay, as well as the 200 and 400 medley relay.