Justin Hansen                  Class: Junior Hometown: Green Oaks, Ill. High School: Libertyville Height / Weight: 5-11 / 154 Event: 800

Major-Arts & Sciences.

2008 Outdoor-Opened the season with a ninth-place, 1:56.21 showing in the 800 at the Baldy Castillo Invitational (March 22) ... Recorded a time of 1:56.87 in the 800 at the Tiger Track Classic (April 5) ... Lowered his personal-best time in consecutive weeks, clocking 1:54.56 at the Sea Ray Relays (April 12) before running his current personal-best time of 1:54.09 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (April 19) ... Finished fifth in the 800 with a time of 1:54.85 and led off Tennessee's second-place 4x400 relay in front of the home crowd at the Smoky Mountain Twilight (May 6) ... Also at the Sea Ray Relays, took the baton for the third leg on Tennessee's second-place 4x800 relay team ... Ran his only 400 of the season, a 51.72 clocking, at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (March 29).

2008 Indoor-Opened his season with a 1:06.98 run in the 500 at the Virginia Tech Invitational (Jan. 11) ... Stepped up to his more familiar distance and finished sixth in the 800 at the Big Ten-SEC Challenge (Jan. 19) ... Recorded his season-best time of 1:54.69 while finishing 10th in the 800 at the Penn State National Invitational (Jan. 26) ... Finished the 800 in 1:57.33 at the Virginia Tech Challenge (Feb. 23).

2007 Outdoor-Finished 18th in the 800 at the Alabama Relays with a time of 1:57.64 in his first collegiate competition (March 24) ... Crossed the finish line in a personal-best time of 1:56.71 to take 19th in the 800 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (March 31).

2007 Indoor-Squad member.

High School-Holds the Libertyville High School record in the 800 with his time of 1:55 ... Also ran a leg on three school record relays (4x400, 4x800 and distance medley) ... The 4x800 time of 7:46.57 also stands as a conference and county record ... Earned All-State honors as a member of the 4x800 relay team ... Qualified for the Illinois state championship meet in the 800, 4x400 and 4x800 as a senior ... Finished 11th in the Nike Outdoor National Qualifier as a member of the 4x800 relay team ... His team won the 2005 and 2006 Sectional championship ... In 2005, his team also won the North Suburban Conference.

Personal-Full name is Justin Alexander Hansen ... Born June 20, 1987 in Chicago ... Parents are Paula and David Hansen ... Family also includes brother Jeff and sisters Jennifer and Johanna.