Crystal Hanson

Crystal Hanson

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Roland, Iowa

High School:
Roland-Story

Event:
High Jump

Honors:
2x MVC Champion, 4x All-MVC, Regional Qualifier

2007: OUTDOOR - Took second-place in the high jump at the Musco Invite with a personal-best leap of 5-8.75 ... Finished third at the Missouri Relays with a jump of 5-7... MVC Champion in the high jump (5-7), earning all-MVC honors... Named MVC Outdoor Female Field Athlete of the Week, 4/24. INDOOR - Captured the high jump title at MVC Championships with a season-best jump of 5-8, earning all-MVC honors ... Won ISU Last Chance Meet (5-8) and UNI-Dome Open (5-07.25) ... Jumped 5-05.00 to take second place honors at ISU Open and UNI Invite.

2006: OUTDOOR - Took first place at the Simpson College Invite with a personal-best jump of 5-7.75 ... Took eighth in the high jump at the Drake Relays (5-7) ... Placed fifth at the UNI Messersmith and third at the UNI Twilight with a leap of 5-3.75. INDOOR - Placed third at the MVC Championships, earning all-MVC honors with a jump of 5-5.75 ... Won the high jump at the Panther Open with a jump of 5-6.50 ... Took second at the UNI-Dome Open in the high jump with a season-best jump of 5-7.25.

2005: OUTDOOR - Placed fourth in the high jump at the Ole Miss Invitational, reaching 5-7... Runner-up in the high jump at the Mark Messersmith Invitational with her 5-7 mark ... Earned all-conference honors at the MVC Championships when she placed third in the high jump with a 5-7 mark. INDOOR - Earned second place, reaching 5-8.75, at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed fourth at the UNI Invitational with a jump of 5-5 ... Took first place in the high jump at the Panther Classic, jumping 56.50 ... Placed ninth at the ISU Classic with a jump of 5-7... Jumped a height of 5-5.75 at the MVC Championships to earn fifth place ... Earned 10th place at the Last Chance meet with her jump of 5-5.25. 2004: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time state track qualifier ... Won state in the high jump as a junior and senior ... Broke the Dickinson Relays high jump record at the UNI-Dome with a jump of 5-7 as a sophomore and tied that record as a senior ... Broke the Iowa State University High School Classic high jump record as a junior and broke her own record at the same meet as a senior ... First team all-state and an Elite All-State member as a junior and senior ... Three-time state qualifier and four-year varsity starter in volleyball ... Second team all-state as a junior in volleyball and named first team all-state and all-district as a senior ... Mid Iowa Player of the Year as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Crystal Lea Hanson ... Daughter of Steve and Mary Hanson ... Born Sept. 25, 1984 in Ames, Iowa ... Has three siblings, Justin, Sally and Eric ... Majoring in health promotion.

INDOOR High Jump 5-8

OUTDOOR High Jump 5-8.75

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