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2018-19 Track & Field Roster

Simon Hansen

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Herning, Denmark
  • Highschool Herning Gymnasium

Biography

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2019 Outdoor: Did not compete

2019 Indoor: Did not compete

2018 Outdoor: Finished eighth in the 1600m Sprint Medley Relay (3:27.79) at the Florida Relays

Before Maryland: Ran club track for Aarhus 1900…was the 2016 Danish National senior 200 meter champion…took ninth at the 2015 U18 World Championships in the 100m…ten-time national junior champion…double National Senior 100m bronze medalist (2015 & 2016)…national senior 4xq00m champion…Denmark’s fastest junior sprinter of all time…seventh fastest Dane ever (10.39)…2017 Team Denmark Honor Student.   

Personal: Son of Ove Hansen and Helle Henriksen…father Ove played for Denmark soccer in the 90s…hobbies include traveling and gaining new experiences every day…craziest ambition is winning an Olympic medal…career plans include becoming a professional track athlete and becoming an entrepreneur…watches the same movie before starting every season…majoring in communication.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sprints