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lauren HANSON
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH • SECOND SEASON • PORTLAND, ‘03 Lauren Hanson is in her second season with the University of Oregon women’s soccer program as Associate Head Coach. Hanson assists in player development, specifically with the defense, while serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator. She also handles soccer operations for the Ducks. Hanson came to UO after having spent nine seasons as both a player and coach with the University of Portland women’s soccer program. Hanson spent the five seasons as an assistant coach at her alma mater, where she won NCAA National Championships as both a player (2002) and a coach (2005) with the Pilots. Hanson was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Assistant Coach of the Year in 2006. She was part of the coaching staff that led the Pilots to a 23-0-2 record en route to winning the 2005 championship. The Pilots reached at least the third round of the playoffs in each of her seasons as an assistant. During the summer of 2006, Hanson worked as an assistant coach with the 91 girls regional team in the Olympic Development Program. She also assisted at the U-14 girls National Team camp that year. She served on the coaching staff for the 92 girls regional squad in both 2007 and 2008. Hanson, who has her “A” coaching license, has worked extensively with club teams in the Portland area. As a member of the FC Portland coaching staff, she assisted the U-16 girls Maroon team to both the 2005 and 2006 state championship, and then to the regional finals. Hanson was the head coach of the girls U-14 FC Portland Sage team. She also mentored the FC
Portland Purple team at the U-15 and U-16 levels, leading the squad to the state cup final as U-16s. A native of Newport Beach, Calif., she is replacing the departed Mike Smith who spent four seasons with Oregon women’s soccer. Smith left for a position with the Oregon Youth Soccer Association where he now serves as State Technical Director for Oregon. Hanson was a four-year starter for the Pilots at center back. She was a Hermann Trophy nominee in her senior season, a year she capped by winning a national title. She was named to Soccer America’s 11-player MVP team as a senior, while also earning first team NSCAA and Soccer Buzz AllAmerican accolades that year. Hanson, who was a three-time All-West Coast Conference pick, was the WCC Defender of the Year in 2002. She was also a first team Soccer Buzz All-American and a NSCAA second team pick as a junior in 2001. Following her career at UP, Hanson was selected ninth overall in the 2003 WUSA Draft by the New York Power. She also played at the highest level competitively as a member of the U.S. National Team (2001-02). She was with the U.S. U-21 National Team from 1999-00 and participated in the full-team camp in 2000. She played on the U-18 National Team (1998), in the U-16 National Team pool (1996) and on the Far West Region Team (1995-98). Hanson, formerly Lauren Orlandos, graduated from UP in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary. She is married to Travis Hanson and the couple have a son, Cole.
HANSON FILE Coaching Career • Oregon assistant coach (2009-present) • Portland assistant coach (2003-08) • ‘92 Girls Regional ODP asst. (2007-08) • U-14 National Team Camp asst. (2006) • ‘91 Girls Regional ODP asst. (2006) • “A” coaching license Personal • Husband Travis Hanson and son Cole • B.A. in Interdisciplinary, Portland, 2003
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