Born in Oakland, California, Hanks moved to Hawaii at age five.[2][3] She grew up in Kailua-Kona.[4] She began playing soccer in the footsteps of her older sister, Jadyn, who later played college soccer at Idaho.[2] Their father, Steve, who played college football at Kansas State, sometimes had them wake up early to practice running track.[3]
Hanks attended Konawaena High School, where she was an all-state member of the soccer team, winning multiple BIIF titles.[4][5] She also starred on the Konawaena track team, winning the state 200 meters race in her senior year.[6] She played club soccer for Kona Crush.[4] Being from Hawaii limited her exposure to college scouts, but she eventually committed to Wake Forest in her senior year.[3][7] While in college, Hanks played during the summer for Tampa Bay United and Racing Louisville in the USL W League.[8][9]
College career
Hanks started all 22 games and scored 1 goal with 3 assists in her freshman season with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in 2022.[4] She led the team with 6 goals and added 4 assists in 17 games (15 starts) in her sophomore season in 2023, earning second-team All-ACC honors.[4]
Hanks led the Demon Deacons to one of their best seasons ever as a junior the 2024 campaign. One week in September, she scored twice in a 3–0 win against No. 2–ranked Virginia and days later assisted Emily Colton in a 1–0 win against No. 1 Stanford, which made Wake Forest the first team to defeat the top two ranked teams consecutively. She also scored in a 4–1 win against defending national champions Florida State, which ended the latter's 32–game unbeaten streak.[4][10] Wake Forest went into the NCAA tournament as a two seed. Hanks recorded three goals and five assists in six games during the tournament, including one of each in a 2–2 draw against USC in the quarterfinals (advancing on penalties). She provided the winning assist in a 1–0 semifinal win against Stanford before losing to North Carolina 1–0 in Wake Forest's first national title game.[4] She finished the season with 11 goals and 12 assists in 24 games and was named first-team All-ACC, first-team All-American, and one of three finalists for the Hermann Trophy.[11][12]
Club career
Portland Thorns FC announced on March 12, 2025, that the club had signed Hanks to a four-year contract with a club option for an additional year.[13] Three days later, Hanks made her professional debut as a second-half substitute for Hina Sugita in the season opener against the Kansas City Current.[14] On April 22, she assisted Mimi Alidou and scored her first professional goal as the Thorns won 4–1 at home against Gotham FC.[15] On June 15, Hanks sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury during the first half against the Washington Spirit, ruling her out for the remainder of the season.[16] She had 2 goals and 1 assist in 11 regular-season games as a rookie.[16]
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