2019-20 Track and Field Roster
Hansson, Amanda
Amanda Hansson
- Position:
- Multi-Event
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Blackebergs Gymnasium
- Hometown:
- Stockholm, Sweden
Bio
Season and Career Results
2020: Indoor - Competed in four meets...Opened the season at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational, placed sixth in long jump (5.42m/17-9.5) and eighth in the 60m hurdles (8.89)...Recorded a season best long jump mark of 5.78m/18-11.75 at the Ted Nelson Invitational...Finished third in the long jump (5.67m/18-7.25) at the Texas A&M Invitational. Outdoor - Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
High School: 2018 graduate of Blackebergs Gymnasium … Competed in 100m, 200m, 100m hurdles, and long jump … Established best marks of 11.87 (100m), 24.42 (200m), 13.42 (100H), 20-9 ¾ indoors (long jump) … Set an outdoor long jump best of 20-7 ¾ in 2019 … Placed eighth in long jump at 2018 World Junior Championships … Finished fifth in the 100m hurdles at the 2016 European Youth Championships … In 2018, won six Swedish junior titles in 60m, 60m hurdles, 100m, 200m, 100m hurdles and long jump … Won 100m hurdle title at 2018 Nordic Junior Championships, placed fifth in the 100m and ran on winning 4x100 relay … Competing at 2018 Swedish Championships, placed second in 60m hurdles, second in long jump (indoor), third in 100m hurdles, and fifth in long jump (outdoor) … In 2017, claimed four Swedish junior titles in 60m, 60m hurdles, 100m, and long jump, while placing second in 200m … Competing in 2017 Swedish Championships, finished second in 100m hurdles and third in 60m hurdles … Won 100m hurdles at 2017 Nordic Junior Championships … Competed with Hasselby SK track club, coached by Lech Nikitin.
Personal: Amanda Magdalena Astrid Hansson is the daughter of Robert Nilsson and Martina Hansson, born October 19, 1999 in Stockholm, Sweden … Has a younger sibling, Edvard … Chose Texas A&M since she immediately fell in love when visiting, and the school spirit is strong … Started competing in track and field at age 11 … Majoring in Business.
Tidbits:
Favorite city I have visited: Rome, Italy
Track & Field venue I want to visit: Michael Johnson Track, Beaverton, Oregon
Favorite TV Show: The Office
Favorite Pre-Meet song: Upper Echelon
Favorite Musical Artist of All-Time: Rae Sremmurd
2020: Indoor - Competed in four meets...Opened the season at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational, placed sixth in long jump (5.42m/17-9.5) and eighth in the 60m hurdles (8.89)...Recorded a season best long jump mark of 5.78m/18-11.75 at the Ted Nelson Invitational...Finished third in the long jump (5.67m/18-7.25) at the Texas A&M Invitational. Outdoor - Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
High School: 2018 graduate of Blackebergs Gymnasium … Competed in 100m, 200m, 100m hurdles, and long jump … Established best marks of 11.87 (100m), 24.42 (200m), 13.42 (100H), 20-9 ¾ indoors (long jump) … Set an outdoor long jump best of 20-7 ¾ in 2019 … Placed eighth in long jump at 2018 World Junior Championships … Finished fifth in the 100m hurdles at the 2016 European Youth Championships … In 2018, won six Swedish junior titles in 60m, 60m hurdles, 100m, 200m, 100m hurdles and long jump … Won 100m hurdle title at 2018 Nordic Junior Championships, placed fifth in the 100m and ran on winning 4x100 relay … Competing at 2018 Swedish Championships, placed second in 60m hurdles, second in long jump (indoor), third in 100m hurdles, and fifth in long jump (outdoor) … In 2017, claimed four Swedish junior titles in 60m, 60m hurdles, 100m, and long jump, while placing second in 200m … Competing in 2017 Swedish Championships, finished second in 100m hurdles and third in 60m hurdles … Won 100m hurdles at 2017 Nordic Junior Championships … Competed with Hasselby SK track club, coached by Lech Nikitin.
Personal: Amanda Magdalena Astrid Hansson is the daughter of Robert Nilsson and Martina Hansson, born October 19, 1999 in Stockholm, Sweden … Has a younger sibling, Edvard … Chose Texas A&M since she immediately fell in love when visiting, and the school spirit is strong … Started competing in track and field at age 11 … Majoring in Business.
Tidbits:
Favorite city I have visited: Rome, Italy
Track & Field venue I want to visit: Michael Johnson Track, Beaverton, Oregon
Favorite TV Show: The Office
Favorite Pre-Meet song: Upper Echelon
Favorite Musical Artist of All-Time: Rae Sremmurd
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