University of Memphis Athletics
2015-16 Men's Track and Field Roster
Hanssler, Luis
Luis Hanssler
- Position:
- Multi-event
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ratingen, Germany
- HS:
- Imaneul-Kant-Gymnasium
- Prev School:
- Imaneul-Kant-Gymnasium
Bio
2014-15 (Junior)
INDOOR: Finished first among the heptathletes for the Tigers at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships in 60m hurdles (PR; 8.24), long jump (6.95m, 22'9.75"), 60m (PR; 7.10) and won the heptathalon with 5,380 points ... Posted a 4th place finish in the long jump (7.15m, 23'5.5") and a 6th place finish in the 60m hurdles (8.45) at the season-opening Vanderbilt Music City Invitational ... Earned a top-5 finish in the long jump (4th; 6.99m, 22'11.25") at the UAB Vulcan Invite ... At the ASU Invitational, recorded two top-10 finishes in the high jump (4th; 1.83m, 6'0") and in the shot put (9th; 12.05m, 39'6.5") ... Notched 2nd and 4th place finish in the long jump (2nd; 6.97m, 22'10.5") and in the 60m hurdles (4th; 8.29) ... Claimed the title at the LSU High Performance Meet in the long jump (7.12m, 23'4.5") and finished 3rd in the 60m hurdles (8.38) ... Posted two top-10 finishes at the 2015 Redhawks Invite in the pole vault (6th; 4.25m, 13'11.25") and in the shot put (9th; 12.75m, 41'10").
2013-14 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Won the decathlon title (7,471 points) at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championships ... Among the 10 decathlon events, posted five first-place finishes in the 400m (49.45), high jump (1.89m, 6’2.25”), 100m (10.81), long jump (7.24m, 23’9”) and 110m hurdles (15.09) ... Placed 18th in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships ... Among his best performances in the NCAA Championships decathlon were three top-10 finishes in the 400m (50.05), 100m (10.94) and 110m hurdles (14.98) ... Member of the 4x400m relay that finished second (3:19.27) at the Memphis Invitational ... Claimed the pole vault title (4.32m, 14’2”) at Joey Haines Invitational ... Member of the first-place 4x400m relay (3:12.51) at the War Eagle Invitational ... Also placed first in the long jump (7.55m, 24’9.25”) at the War Eagle Invitational.
INDOOR: Won the heptathlon title at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championships ... Took the conference heptathlon crown with a school-record score of 5,444 ... Among the heptathlon events, finished first in the 60m hurdles (8.47) and long jump (7.36m, 24’1.75”).
2012-13 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... Advanced to the NCAA Championships in the long jump ... Placed 22nd in the long jump (7.15m, 23’5.5”) at the NCAA Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships with an 11th-place long jump performance (7.36m, 24’1.75”) at the NCAA East Preliminaries ... Earned All-Conference USA second team honors and took silver in the decathlon (7,163 points) at the C-USA Championships ... Set a school record and won the decathlon title (7,365 points) at Ole Miss Invitational ... In his record-setting decathlon at the Ole Miss Invitational, also posted personal bests in the 100m (11.05), 400m (49.38), 1500m (4:36.05), high jump (1.90m, 6’2.75”), long jump (7.49m, 24’7”), pole vault (4.45m, 14’7.25”), shot put (12.11m, 39’8.75”) and discus (36.60m, 120’1”) ... The long jump mark (7.49m, 24’7”) qualified him for the NCAA East Preliminaries ... Member of 4x100m (7th, 44.51) and 4x400m (6th, 3:17.87) relays that posted top-10 finishes at the C-USA Championships.
INDOOR: At the Conference USA Championships, earned All-C-USA second team honors and took silver in the heptathlon (5,371 points) ... During his runner-up heptathlon performance, set personal bests in the 60m (7.12), 60m hurdles (8.42), pole vault (4.14m, 13’7”), and shot put (12.22m, 40’1.25”) and tied his personal best in the high jump (1.90m, 6’2.75”) ... Took the heptathlon title (5,291 points) at the McCravy Invitational ... For his performance at the McCravy Invitational, earned Conference USA Athlete of the Week honors ... Also competed in the long jump and recorded two top-five finishes ... Took fourth at the Redhawks Invitational with a personal-best leap of 7.23m (23’8.75”) ... Placed third (7.08m, 39’11.25) at the Kentucky Invitational.
Prior to Memphis
Specialized in the decathlon for Immanuel-Kant Gymnasium ... Had a third-place decathlon finish at the 2011 German Youth National Championships ... Had personal bests in the decathlon (7,032 points) and long jump (7.38m, 24’2.5”).
Personal
Son of Rita and Michael Hanssler ... Birthday is December 11 ... An international business major.
INDOOR: Finished first among the heptathletes for the Tigers at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships in 60m hurdles (PR; 8.24), long jump (6.95m, 22'9.75"), 60m (PR; 7.10) and won the heptathalon with 5,380 points ... Posted a 4th place finish in the long jump (7.15m, 23'5.5") and a 6th place finish in the 60m hurdles (8.45) at the season-opening Vanderbilt Music City Invitational ... Earned a top-5 finish in the long jump (4th; 6.99m, 22'11.25") at the UAB Vulcan Invite ... At the ASU Invitational, recorded two top-10 finishes in the high jump (4th; 1.83m, 6'0") and in the shot put (9th; 12.05m, 39'6.5") ... Notched 2nd and 4th place finish in the long jump (2nd; 6.97m, 22'10.5") and in the 60m hurdles (4th; 8.29) ... Claimed the title at the LSU High Performance Meet in the long jump (7.12m, 23'4.5") and finished 3rd in the 60m hurdles (8.38) ... Posted two top-10 finishes at the 2015 Redhawks Invite in the pole vault (6th; 4.25m, 13'11.25") and in the shot put (9th; 12.75m, 41'10").
2013-14 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Won the decathlon title (7,471 points) at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championships ... Among the 10 decathlon events, posted five first-place finishes in the 400m (49.45), high jump (1.89m, 6’2.25”), 100m (10.81), long jump (7.24m, 23’9”) and 110m hurdles (15.09) ... Placed 18th in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships ... Among his best performances in the NCAA Championships decathlon were three top-10 finishes in the 400m (50.05), 100m (10.94) and 110m hurdles (14.98) ... Member of the 4x400m relay that finished second (3:19.27) at the Memphis Invitational ... Claimed the pole vault title (4.32m, 14’2”) at Joey Haines Invitational ... Member of the first-place 4x400m relay (3:12.51) at the War Eagle Invitational ... Also placed first in the long jump (7.55m, 24’9.25”) at the War Eagle Invitational.
INDOOR: Won the heptathlon title at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championships ... Took the conference heptathlon crown with a school-record score of 5,444 ... Among the heptathlon events, finished first in the 60m hurdles (8.47) and long jump (7.36m, 24’1.75”).
2012-13 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... Advanced to the NCAA Championships in the long jump ... Placed 22nd in the long jump (7.15m, 23’5.5”) at the NCAA Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships with an 11th-place long jump performance (7.36m, 24’1.75”) at the NCAA East Preliminaries ... Earned All-Conference USA second team honors and took silver in the decathlon (7,163 points) at the C-USA Championships ... Set a school record and won the decathlon title (7,365 points) at Ole Miss Invitational ... In his record-setting decathlon at the Ole Miss Invitational, also posted personal bests in the 100m (11.05), 400m (49.38), 1500m (4:36.05), high jump (1.90m, 6’2.75”), long jump (7.49m, 24’7”), pole vault (4.45m, 14’7.25”), shot put (12.11m, 39’8.75”) and discus (36.60m, 120’1”) ... The long jump mark (7.49m, 24’7”) qualified him for the NCAA East Preliminaries ... Member of 4x100m (7th, 44.51) and 4x400m (6th, 3:17.87) relays that posted top-10 finishes at the C-USA Championships.
INDOOR: At the Conference USA Championships, earned All-C-USA second team honors and took silver in the heptathlon (5,371 points) ... During his runner-up heptathlon performance, set personal bests in the 60m (7.12), 60m hurdles (8.42), pole vault (4.14m, 13’7”), and shot put (12.22m, 40’1.25”) and tied his personal best in the high jump (1.90m, 6’2.75”) ... Took the heptathlon title (5,291 points) at the McCravy Invitational ... For his performance at the McCravy Invitational, earned Conference USA Athlete of the Week honors ... Also competed in the long jump and recorded two top-five finishes ... Took fourth at the Redhawks Invitational with a personal-best leap of 7.23m (23’8.75”) ... Placed third (7.08m, 39’11.25) at the Kentucky Invitational.
Prior to Memphis
Specialized in the decathlon for Immanuel-Kant Gymnasium ... Had a third-place decathlon finish at the 2011 German Youth National Championships ... Had personal bests in the decathlon (7,032 points) and long jump (7.38m, 24’2.5”).
Personal
Son of Rita and Michael Hanssler ... Birthday is December 11 ... An international business major.
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