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UCSC Track and Field

Hanna Hekkanen

Hanna Hekkanen

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    El Dorado Hills, CA
  • Highschool:
    St. Francis HS
  • Position:
    Middle Distance
  • Major:
    Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology

Summary

Biography

UC Santa Cruz Success:

Track and Field

2025 Season - Senior

Earned the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field All-Region student-athletes Honors …  Competed in the 800 (2:17.82), 1500 (4:41.33), Mile (5:02.08) … Ran a personal best of 5:02.08 in the mile, placing third at the 2025 Portland Indoor #2 … Ran a 2:22.08 in the 800, placing first and a 5:05.54 in the mile, placing third at the 2025 Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Championships.

2024 Season - Junior
  • Champion in the 800 (2:20.78) at the C2C Outdoor Conference Championships
  • Champion in the 1500 (4:42.21) at the C2C Outdoor Conference Championships
  • PR in the 800 (2:17.82) and placed 2nd at the Chico Invitational 
  • PR in the 1500 (4:41.33) and placed 6th at the Chico Invitational 
  • 1 mile PR (5:03.93) at the 2024 Wartburg Qualifier 
  • Champion in the 800 (2:21.49) at the C2C Indoor Championships
  • Champion in the 1500 (5:07.89) at the C2C Indoor Championships
2023 Season - Sophomore
  • Coast-to-Coast Conference T&F Champion in the Indoor DMR (2022 & 2023), Indoor and Outdoor 800m (2023), and 3rd place finisher in the Outdoor 800m in 2022.
  • All-Region in the West for the Indoor 800 and DMR
  • Logged milestone PRs in the 800m (2:18), and 1500m (4:42) during her sophomore T&F season, 2023.
2022 Season - First Year
  • Coast-to-Coast Conference T&F Champion in the Indoor DMR (2022 & 2023), Indoor and Outdoor 800m (2023), and 3rd place finisher in the Outdoor 800m in 2022.
Cross Country

2024 Season - Senior

Earned the USTFCCCA 2024 NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country All-Academic Athletes … Competed in the 6k (21:53.4) … Ran a personal best of 21:53.4 in the 6k at the 2024 43rd Annual UCR Cross Country Invitational … Ran a 22:41.3 in the 6k at the 2024 D3 Pre-Nationals … Ran a 22:46.6 in the 6k, placing fourth at the 2024 Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships … Ran a 21:56.7 in the 6k at the 2014 NCAA Division lll West Region Cross Country Championships … Ran a 23:35.5 in the 6k at the 2024 NCAA Division lll Cross Country Championships.

2023 Season - Junior
  • 6K PR (21:55.0) at the 42nd Annual UCR Cross Country Invitational
2022 Season - Sophomore
  • 6k PR of 22:39 at 2022 UCR XC Invite
  • Part of the first women’s team in Banana Slug Cross Country history to qualify for NCAA DIII XC Nationals, where they placed 22nd in the nation.
2021 Season - First Year
  • Ran a 23:24.1 at the C2C Cross Country Championships in Sunnyvale, placing 14th
  • Placed 62nd at the 2021 NCAA West Region Championships
High School/Club Success:
  • Competed in Cross Country and Track & Field for the St. Francis High School Troubadours.
  • 3x All Delta League Cross Country
  • 3x CIF State Championships Qualifier
  • Arcadia Qualifier in the 4x800m and 4x1600m Relays
  • 4x Sections Champions in Cross Country and Track & Field
  • Top 10 California State Championships
Personal:
  • Rachel Carson College
  • Favorite thing about UCSC: All the trees on campus.
  • Graduation Goals: Become a Clinical Laboratory Scientist.
  • Favorite Athlete: Megan Rapinoe
  • Favorite Superhero: Black Widow
  • Favorite Color: Green
  • Hobbies: Reading, crocheting, and drawing.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022First Year

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

    Middle Distance
  • 2025Senior

    Middle Distance