| Andrew Hanko |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Montville, N.J.
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| High School:
Trinity Christian School
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| Height:
6-1
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Hanko's Career Honors:
• All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team (2008)
• First-Team All-Patriot League (2008)
• Patriot League Rookie of the Year (2007)
• Patriot League Runner of the Week (9/23/08)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2007)
Cantello on Hanko:
"Andrew has the potential to become Navy Cross Country's newest nationally ranking star - joining the likes of Ronnie Harris, Greg Keller and Jon Clemens."
2008:
• Ran in eight races during his sophomore campaign
• Delivered Navy's fastest time in four meets and the team's second-best time in the other four races
• Produced a total of five top-10 finishes - three of which landed him among the field's top-five runners
• Led Navy across the finish line with a second-place time of 24:32.2 against Army in the Star Meet (10/18)
• Followed with a second-place finish out of 88 runners with a 24:37.0 clocking at the Patriot League Championship (11/1)
• Completed the year with the team's best 10k time - a 33:08 showing - to place 24th out of 171 runners at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship (11/15)
• Opened the season with a fourth-place time of 26:55.74 among 176 runners at the Fordham Invitational (9/6)
• Covered the Navy Invitational course in 25:25.4 to finish 10th out of 117 runners (9/13)
• One week later, he led the Mids across the finish line with a 25:03.6 showing to place 10th out of 277 runners at the Iona Meet of Champions (9/20)
2007:
• Saw action in five meets
• Battled back from an early season ankle injury to finish among the team's top-seven runners in each of the final-three meets of the year
• Placed ninth overall in the Star Meet at Army with an 8k time of 27:39.0
• Rounded out the scoring five at the Patriot League Championship with the fastest time among all freshmen at the meet - a 26:44.9 clocking
• produced team's sixth-best time at the 10k NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship with a 10k time of 32:00
Navy Track Career Bests:
• 1,500m - 3:52.02
• Mile - 4:09.99
• 3,000m - 8:15.58
• 5,000m - 14:27.86
High School:
• Attended Trinity Christian School, where he lettered in cross country, track and soccer
• Earned track All-America honors in the 5,000-meter run
• Recognized as an all-state member in the outdoor 3,200-meter run
• Was a three-time state champion in the 1,600-meter run
• He twice claimed the state title in the 3,200-meter run
• Named an all-county indoor and outdoor track runner in 2006 and `07
• Selected all-county in cross country during his senior year
• Finished second in the 3,000-meter run at the 2007 Penn Relays with a time of 8:29.02
Personal:
• Son of Steven and Beverly Hanko
• Born Oct. 7, 1988, in Englewood, N.J.
• Majoring in systems engineering
11/10: FB Practice Report
