The 5-foot-8 sophomore won her third straight Class B state meet this past season with a time of 19:42.5, breaking the tape seven seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor. Hanson won six of the seven races she entered this fall, including a victory in the competitive ND/MN/SD/Canada Border Battle. A First Team All-State selection as a member of the Minot High co-op varsity girls hockey team, she is also a four-time state champion with the Des Lacs-Burlington High track and field team.
Hanson has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.
A member of the Future Farmers of America, Hanson received the silver medal in a national FFA competition in the nursery/landscape division. She is a member of her school’s student council and has volunteered locally as part of multiple community service initiatives through her church.
