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Hanson, Drake
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Drake Hanson
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pleasant Hill, Iowa
- High School:
- Southeast Polk HS
Bio
2025 OUTDOOR: MVC Track Athlete of the Week (4/22/25) ... All-MVC Team ... Finished seventh place in the 800m with a time of 1:50.02 at the WashU Distance Carnival ... Finished first in the 800-meter with a time of 1:49.79 at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 800-meter with a time of 1:47.90 and one-hundred and fifteenth in the 1,500m open with a time of 3:56.94 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Placed fourth inthe 400-meter in 48.02 seconds at the Musco Twilight ... Finished third in the 800 meters (1:49.15), as well as the 4x400-meter relay (3:11.22) at the MVC Championships ... Placed 19th in the 4x400-meter relay (3:08.36) and 32nd in the 800 meters (1:49.35) at the NCAA West Prelims.
2025 INDOOR: All-MVC Team ... Finishing second in the 1000m with a time of 2:25.93 at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Placed second in the 800-meter premier ina time of 1:50.73 and sixth in the 4x400 meter relay premier in a time of 3:17.95 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... First in the 800-meter in a time of 1:50.15 and fourth in the 1000-meter with a time of 2:24.17 at the Deloss Dodds Invitational ... Finished twelfth in the 800m with a time of 1:51.03 at the Iowa State Classic ... Finished ninth in the 800m invite with a time of 1:50.78 at the Wisconsin Windy City Invitational ... Finished first in the 600 meter with a time of 1:17.31 at the Iowa Open ... Finished third in the 800-meter finals with a time of 1:51.34 at the Missouri Valley Indoor Championships ...
2023 OUTDOOR: Placed 2nd in the 4x400 meter relay (3:20.99) at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Finished in 52nd place in a time of 1:50.20 in the 800 meter, and 132nd place in the 1500 meter in a career-best time of 3:53.24 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 800 meter in a time of 1:53.07 at the Meet of Champions ... Won the 800 meter in a career-best time of 1:48.19 at the KIp Janvrin Open, third fastest time in the 800 meter since 2009 ... Placed 13th in the 800 meter in a time of 1:51.30 and 9th in the distance medley (10.25.33) at Drake Relays ... Took 8th in the 800-meter finals in a time of 1:54.46 and third in the 4x400-meter relay (3:18.27) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Placed 48th in the men's 800 meters with a time of 2:01.37 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
2023 INDOOR: MVC Male Track Athlete of the Week (2/22/23) ... Placed 5th in the 1 mile run with a time of 4:12.66 and placed 8th in the 4x400 with a time of 3:21.84 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 2nd in the Hawkeye Pro 800-meters with a career-best time of 1:53.33 and placed 2nd in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:16.75 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Finished 10th place in the 800-meter (1:51.34) at the ISU Classic ... Won the 800-meter (1:50.47), and placed 6th in the mile with a career-best time of 4:11.43 at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Won the 800-meter in a career-best time of 1:49.88 at the Iowa Open ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, individual champion in the 800-meter with a time of 1:55.04, first place in the 4x400 (3:12.63), and 5th place finish in the DMR (10:10.95).
2022 OUTDOOR: Earned all-conference honors with a second-place finish in the 800-meter run (1:53.46) at the MVC Championships ... placed fifth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:01.09 and placed sixth in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:53.95 at South Dakota ... seventh in the 800-meter run at KT Woodman Classic with a time of 1:55:01.
2022 INDOOR: Finished sixth in the 800-meter run at the MVC Championships (1:52.14) ... part of the fourth-place 4x400 relay team that ran 3:19.29 at the MVC Championships ... was runner-up in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:55.50 at the Badger St. Valentines Invitational.
2021 OUTDOOR: Clocked a personal-best of 1:50.57 to place second in the preliminary heat and a time of 1:51.25 in to finish fifth in the final of the 800 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … Stopped the clock at 3:59.52 for a personal best in the 1500 meters at the Gibson Invitational (April 16-17) … Placed third in the 800 meters with a time of 1:51.23 at the South Dakota Tune-Up (May 7).
2021 INDOOR: Clocked a personal-best in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.60 at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … Stopped the clock at 4:16.35 for a personal-best in the mile at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12-13) … Clinched first in the mile with a time of 4:23.40 at the Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) … Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed third with a time of 3:28.82 at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 22).
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-time all-conference finisher in cross country for Southeast Polk High School ... earned all-state honors his senior year of cross country ... a three-time track and field medalist at the Iowa high school championships ... earned 156 silver cord hours volunteering at a local homeless shelter, concession stands and Salvation Army Camp and Kids Cafe and cleaned up leaves and did yard work.
PERSONAL: From Pleasant Hill, Iowa ... son of Michelle and Josh Hanson ... has three younger siblings, Nash, Cecel and Cooper ... majoring in business.
2025 INDOOR: All-MVC Team ... Finishing second in the 1000m with a time of 2:25.93 at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Placed second in the 800-meter premier ina time of 1:50.73 and sixth in the 4x400 meter relay premier in a time of 3:17.95 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... First in the 800-meter in a time of 1:50.15 and fourth in the 1000-meter with a time of 2:24.17 at the Deloss Dodds Invitational ... Finished twelfth in the 800m with a time of 1:51.03 at the Iowa State Classic ... Finished ninth in the 800m invite with a time of 1:50.78 at the Wisconsin Windy City Invitational ... Finished first in the 600 meter with a time of 1:17.31 at the Iowa Open ... Finished third in the 800-meter finals with a time of 1:51.34 at the Missouri Valley Indoor Championships ...
2023 OUTDOOR: Placed 2nd in the 4x400 meter relay (3:20.99) at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Finished in 52nd place in a time of 1:50.20 in the 800 meter, and 132nd place in the 1500 meter in a career-best time of 3:53.24 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 800 meter in a time of 1:53.07 at the Meet of Champions ... Won the 800 meter in a career-best time of 1:48.19 at the KIp Janvrin Open, third fastest time in the 800 meter since 2009 ... Placed 13th in the 800 meter in a time of 1:51.30 and 9th in the distance medley (10.25.33) at Drake Relays ... Took 8th in the 800-meter finals in a time of 1:54.46 and third in the 4x400-meter relay (3:18.27) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Placed 48th in the men's 800 meters with a time of 2:01.37 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
2023 INDOOR: MVC Male Track Athlete of the Week (2/22/23) ... Placed 5th in the 1 mile run with a time of 4:12.66 and placed 8th in the 4x400 with a time of 3:21.84 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 2nd in the Hawkeye Pro 800-meters with a career-best time of 1:53.33 and placed 2nd in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:16.75 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Finished 10th place in the 800-meter (1:51.34) at the ISU Classic ... Won the 800-meter (1:50.47), and placed 6th in the mile with a career-best time of 4:11.43 at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Won the 800-meter in a career-best time of 1:49.88 at the Iowa Open ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, individual champion in the 800-meter with a time of 1:55.04, first place in the 4x400 (3:12.63), and 5th place finish in the DMR (10:10.95).
2022 OUTDOOR: Earned all-conference honors with a second-place finish in the 800-meter run (1:53.46) at the MVC Championships ... placed fifth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:01.09 and placed sixth in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:53.95 at South Dakota ... seventh in the 800-meter run at KT Woodman Classic with a time of 1:55:01.
2022 INDOOR: Finished sixth in the 800-meter run at the MVC Championships (1:52.14) ... part of the fourth-place 4x400 relay team that ran 3:19.29 at the MVC Championships ... was runner-up in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:55.50 at the Badger St. Valentines Invitational.
2021 OUTDOOR: Clocked a personal-best of 1:50.57 to place second in the preliminary heat and a time of 1:51.25 in to finish fifth in the final of the 800 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … Stopped the clock at 3:59.52 for a personal best in the 1500 meters at the Gibson Invitational (April 16-17) … Placed third in the 800 meters with a time of 1:51.23 at the South Dakota Tune-Up (May 7).
2021 INDOOR: Clocked a personal-best in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.60 at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … Stopped the clock at 4:16.35 for a personal-best in the mile at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12-13) … Clinched first in the mile with a time of 4:23.40 at the Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) … Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed third with a time of 3:28.82 at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 22).
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-time all-conference finisher in cross country for Southeast Polk High School ... earned all-state honors his senior year of cross country ... a three-time track and field medalist at the Iowa high school championships ... earned 156 silver cord hours volunteering at a local homeless shelter, concession stands and Salvation Army Camp and Kids Cafe and cleaned up leaves and did yard work.
PERSONAL: From Pleasant Hill, Iowa ... son of Michelle and Josh Hanson ... has three younger siblings, Nash, Cecel and Cooper ... majoring in business.
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