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Hanson was named a second-team Division I-AA All-America linebacker by the Football Gazette in 1998. He was a first-team All-Ivy pick in 1998 as a senior, and was named to the second-team in both 1996 and 1997. As a freshman in 1995, Hanson was an Honorable Mention All-Ivy pick and selected as the runner-up for the Ivy League Rookie of The Year Award. In his senior season, he was named co-captain and received the Pop Warner Most Valuable Player Award. During the 1998 campaign he lead the Big Red in tackles for the third straight year with 135 (100 solo, 35 assists). Hanson finished his Cornell career with 530 tackles (359 solo, 171 assists), becoming the school’s all-time tackle leader. A starter in all 40 games during his career, he had a game-high 22 tackles (14 solo, eight assists) against Colgate on Sept. 27, 1997.