Hannah Nielsen
Hannah Nielsen (born 28 November 1987 in Adelaide, Australia) is the current head coach of the University of Michigan women’s lacrosse team. She was formerly the first women's lacrosse assistant coach at the University of Colorado. Originally from the Brighton Lacrosse Club in Adelaide (also the home club of Jen Adams), Nielsen played for the Northwestern University Wildcats, and won four national championships as a player. She was a three-time All-American, and is a winner of both the Tewaaraton Trophy and Honda Sports Award in 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]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Michigan |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 23–14 (.622) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1987 (age 33–34) Adelaide, Australia |
| Playing career | |
| 2006–2009 | Northwestern |
| Position(s) | Midfield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010 | Penn State (asst.) |
| 2011–2012 | Towson (asst.) |
| 2014–2015 | Colorado (asst.) |
| 2017 | Northwestern (asst.) |
| 2018 – present | Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–14 (.622) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Women's Lacrosse National Champions, (2006–2009) | |
| Awards | |
| Tewaaraton Trophy (2008–2009)
Big Ten Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year 2008 Honda Sports Award (2008–2009) | |
Also a member of the Australia women's national lacrosse team, Nielsen was a member of the Australian U19 team (2003 & 2007) as well as the 2005 World Cup-winning senior team, and was selected as an All-Star player in both the 2009 and 2013 World Cups.
Head coaching record
College
| 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 | ||||
| Michigan: | 23–14 (.622) | 6–6 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 23–14 (.622) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Elliott Adds Nielsen To Coaching Staff". cubuffs.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- "Northwestern's Nielsen tops in women's lacrosse". ESPN.com. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- "Lacrosse". CWSA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)