Matt Hanna

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Matt Hanna
Born (1979-01-29) January 29, 1979 (age 45)
Geneva, New York, USA
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight220 pounds (100 kg)
PositionForward
MLL team
Former teams
Denver Outlaws [1]
Heaton Mersey LC, Manchester, England
Pro career 20032008

Matt Hanna (born January 29, 1979) is an American lacrosse player who played for the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse. Hanna served as captain of the 2002 Johns Hopkins University lacrosse program in Baltimore, Maryland. [2] Hanna was selected as an MLL All-Star in 2008, [3] and retired at the end of the '08 season. [4] Matt Hanna is the founder and director of Next One Up, an inner city mentoring program for at-risk student-athletes in Baltimore City. [5] [6] He is also the head lacrosse coach at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore. [7] [8]

MLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPtsLBPIMGPG2ptGAPtsLBPIM
2006Denver6507121100000000
2007Denver9151117301100101
2008Denver916201862.50000000
MLL Totals24363847202.51100101

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References

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  2. "Matt Hanna". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. Stars out at Invesco
  4. "Matt Hanna Announces His Retirement". oursportscentral.com. October 2, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  5. "MISSION: TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF YOUNG MEN IN BALTIMORE CITY BY SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING THEIR ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT". Next One Up. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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  7. "Varsity Lacrosse: Cristo Rey gets it right". Baltimore Post Examiner. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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