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Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Football - Minnesota

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FOOTBALL

Carson Hansen

Running back
LAKEVILLE SOUTH HS
LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

1727

Rushing Yards

21

Rushing Touchdowns

11

Passes Caught

181

Receiving Yards
“Carson has been a nightmare for teams the past three years. He is one of the better players I have ever coached against. He has it all—vision, speed, power and he can out-run you or run you over.”
Matt Gegenheimer
Head Coach - head coach of Prior Lake High
excellence star

Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 6-foot-1, 205-pound senior running back rushed for 1,727 yards and 21 touchdowns this past season, leading the Cougars (9-3) to the Class 6A state semifinals. Hansen also caught 11 passes for 181 yards and four scores. A two-time First Team All-State selection, he concluded his prep football career with 4,532 yards and 57 touchdowns on the ground.

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Academic Achievement

Hansen has maintained a 3.68 GPA in the classroom. At the time of his selection, he’d made a verbal commitment to play football on scholarship at Iowa State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of Young Life, Hansen has volunteered locally with Feed My Starving Children. He has also donated his time organizing and running a youth football camp.