Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Boys Track & Field - North Carolina

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Rocky Hansen

Distance
CHRIST SCHOOL
ARDEN, NORTH CAROLINA
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 4:12.5

North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association state meet - 1600m

1st - 1:54.79

North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association state meet - 800m

1st - 98:46.97

New Balance Nationals Outdoor - 2-mile
“Simply put, Rocky excels at whatever he puts his mind towards. I’ve been his coach since he was 10 years old and he has, unequivocally, been the most sincere, dedicated athlete I’ve had in that time.”
Randy Ashley
Head Coach - Christ School coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 140-pound junior won three individual events at the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association state meet this past season, leading the Greenies to second place as a team. Hansen won the 1600-meter run in a meet-record 4:12.50, while taking the 800 in 1:54.79 and the 3200 in 9:14.36. He won a national championship in the 2-mile at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor with a time of 8:46.97, which ranked as the nation’s No. 2 performance among prep competitors in 2022, also placing second in the mile. At the RunningLane Track Championships, he set a state record of 4:00.76 in the mile, and his end-route time of 3:59.27 was the fastest 1600-meter rime ever clocked by a North Carolina high school runner.

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Academic Achievement

Hansen has maintained a weighted 4.51 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of his school’s Environmental Conservation Club, Hansen has volunteered locally on behalf of a food pantry and trail maintenance projects.