Prior to UNCG: Spent her four undergraduate years running at Seattle University for coach Trisha Steidl ... has one year of eligibility left in indoor and outdoor track and field ... holds numerous schools records, including the mile, 3,000-meters and 5,000-meters in indoor track and the 3,000-meters in outdoor track ... earned 2009 Seattle University Female Student-Athlete of the Year honors after her senior season for her efforts in the classroom and in competition ... named Third-team Academic All-Ameican by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) as a senior ... named first-team Academic All-District VIII by CoSIDA as a junior and senior ... advanced to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships as a senior in the 3,000-meters, finishing 11^th in the finals ... was an all-conference honoree in the mile in indoor track as a junior ... ran a personal-best of 17:33.84 in the 5k at the Cascade Conference Preview as a senior and a 21:10 in the 6k at the Beaver Classic during her final season, both of which would have been school records at UNCG ... was an all-conference performer in cross country as a junior.

High School: Ran four seasons of track and two years of cross country for coach Paul Quirke at Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, Ore., earning a varsity letter in each year ... she was an all-conference performer in both cross country and track ... she was the team MVP and advanced to the state championship as a junior in cross country ... advanced to the state championship in the 800-meter and 4x400 relay team as a sophomore in track and in the 800-meters as a freshman ... also was an all-conference performer on the ski team that went to the state tournament.

Personal: Katie Hansen ... born August 9, 1987 in St. Mary's, Calif. ... daughter of Scott Hansen and Janene Thomas ... has three siblings, Lachelle, Natalie and Kyle ... is a graduate student in biology at UNCG.