Hannah Nielsen
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Michigan |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 54–39 (.581) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1987 (age 36–37) Adelaide,Australia |
| Playing career | |
| 2006–2009 | Northwestern |
| Position(s) | Midfield |
| Coaching career (HCunless noted) | |
| 2010 | Penn State(asst.) |
| 2011–2012 | Towson(asst.) |
| 2014–2015 | Colorado(asst.) |
| 2017 | Northwestern(asst.) |
| 2018 – present | Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–39 (.581) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAAWomen's LacrosseNational Champions, (2006–2009) | |
| Awards | |
| Tewaaraton Trophy(2008–2009)
Big Ten Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year2008 Honda Sports Award(2008–2009) | |
Hannah Nielsen(born 28 November 1987 inAdelaide,Australia) is the current head coach of theUniversity of Michiganwomen’s lacrosse team. She was formerly the first women's lacrosse assistant coach at theUniversity of Colorado.Originally from the Brighton Lacrosse Club in Adelaide (also the home club ofJen Adams), Nielsen played for theNorthwestern University Wildcats,and won four national championships as a player. She was a three-timeAll-American,and is a winner of both theTewaaraton TrophyandHonda Sports Awardin her junior and senior seasons.[1][2][3]She holds NCAA records for career assists, assists in a season, and assists in single game.[4]
Also a member of theAustralia women's national lacrosse team,Nielsen was a member of the AustralianU19team (2003 & 2007) as well as the 2005World Cup-winning senior team, and was selected as an All-Star player in both the2009and2013World Cups.[citation needed]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Wolverines(Big Ten Conference)(2018–Present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Michigan | 7–10 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2019 | Michigan | 16–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2020 | Michigan | 5–1 | 0–0 | † | † | ||||
| 2021 | Michigan | 3–9 | 3–8 | 7th | |||||
| 2022 | Michigan | 11–7 | 2–4 | T–4th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2023 | Michigan | 12–8 | 3–3 | T–3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| Michigan: | 54–39 (.581) | 14–21 (.400) | |||||||
| Total: | 54–39 (.581) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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† NCAA cancelled 2020 collegiate activities due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
References
[edit]- ^"Elliott Adds Nielsen To Coaching Staff".cubuffs.com.Archived fromthe originalon 5 April 2013.Retrieved7 December2012.
- ^"Northwestern's Nielsen tops in women's lacrosse".ESPN.com.3 June 2009.Retrieved19 March2020.
- ^"Lacrosse".CWSA.Retrieved21 March2020.
- ^"Hannah Nielsen Profile - NUSPORTS.COM - the Northwestern Official Athletic Site".Archived fromthe originalon 26 December 2012.Retrieved7 December2012.
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