Hanna joined the Tigers' coachingstaff prior to the start of the 2014 season as the undergranduateassistant after medically retiring due to injury.
2013(Redshirt-Sophomore):
Hanna continued to recover from her injury and sat out the 2013season.
2012(Redshirt):
Due to a knee injury suffered on the second day of preseason camp,Hanna missed the entire 2012 season.
2011(Freshman):
Jumping immediately into the starting lineup for the Tigers tobegin the season, Levanen made an immediate impact for Pacific asshe earned all-tournament honors at the Thunderbird Invitational tobegin the year. At the tournament, Levanen finished with adouble-double (15 kills, 10 digs) against Boise State while justmissing out on two more double-doubles finishing one dig and onekill short in the final two matches. For the year, Levanen posted71 kills on 225 attacks while adding 56 digs and 20 blocks.
HighSchool/Club:
A 2011 graduate of Granada Hills High School in Granada Hills,Calif., Levanen excelled for four seasons as a Highlander.Currently in the midst of a playoff run, Levanen and herHighlanders finished her senior season with an impressive 33-4overall record while capturing the West Valley Volleyball Leaguetitle with a perfect 10-0 record. Hanna led her team to theCIF section championship and a berth into the state championshipsafter recording a 23 kills and 18 dig performance in the sectionchampionship match. For the year, Levanen accumulated a team-best414 kills as she averaged 4.3 kills per game while hitting animpressive .430. As a junior, Levanen was just as dominant as sheled Granada Hills to the Division I CIF championship on her way toall-city and all-league honors. In addition to her high schoolaccolades, Levanen is a member of the powerhouse Legacy Volleyballclub. In 2011, Hanna and her Legacy teammates qualified for theJunior Olympics held in Reno, Nevada to become the first girl'steam in Legacy Volleyball history to qualify for thetournament.
Personal:
Hanna Levanen was born in Northridge, Calif. and is thedaughter of Sirpa and Jouni Levanen. She has one sister,Emma. Hanna is majoring in speech language pathology.
