Hannah Nielsen

Hannah Nielsen

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Michigan
Conference	Big Ten
Record	83–50 (.624)
Biographical details
Born	1987 (age 37–38) Adelaide, Australia
Playing career
2006–2009	Northwestern
Position	Midfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010	Penn State (asst.)
2011–2012	Towson (asst.)
2014–2015	Colorado (asst.)
2017	Northwestern (asst.)
2018 – present	Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall	83–50 (.624)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Women's Lacrosse National Champions, (2006–2009)
Awards
Tewaaraton Trophy (2008–2009) Big Ten Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year 2008 Honda Sports Award (2008–2009)
Medal record Representing Australia Lacrosse sixes World Games 2025 Chengdu Team

Hannah Nielsen (born 28 November 1987 in Adelaide, Australia) is the current head coach of the University of Michigan women's lacrosse team. She was formerly the first women's lacrosse assistant coach at the University of Colorado. Originally from the Brighton Lacrosse Club in Adelaide (also the home club of Jen Adams), Nielsen played for the Northwestern University Wildcats, and won four national championships as a player. She was a three-time All-American, and is a winner of both the Tewaaraton Trophy and Honda Sports Award in her junior and senior seasons. ^{[1] [2] [3]} She holds NCAA records for career assists, assists in a season, and assists in single game. ^[4]

Also a member of the Australia women's national lacrosse team, Nielsen was a member of the Australian U19 team (2003 & 2007) as well as the 2005 World Cup-winning senior team, and was selected as an All-Star player in each of the 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2022 World Cups.^{[ citation needed ]}

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference)(2018–Present)
2018	Michigan	7–10	2–4	5th
2019	Michigan	16–4	4–2	3rd	NCAA Second Round
2020	Michigan	5–1	0–0	†	†
2021	Michigan	3–9	3–8	7th
2022	Michigan	11–7	2–4	T–4th	NCAA Second Round
2023	Michigan	12–8	3–3	T–3rd	NCAA Second Round
2024	Michigan	16–4	4–2	T–2nd	NCAA Quarterfinals
2025	Michigan	13–7	5–3	T–3rd	NCAA Second Round
Michigan:		83–50 (.624)	23–26 (.469)
Total:		83–50 (.624)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

† NCAA cancelled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References

1. "Elliott Adds Nielsen To Coaching Staff". cubuffs.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
2. "Northwestern's Nielsen tops in women's lacrosse". ESPN.com. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
3. "Lacrosse". CWSA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
4. "Hannah Nielsen Profile - NUSPORTS.COM - the Northwestern Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.