Cross Country

Shane Hansen
Head Coach

Shane Hansen begins his first year as Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s head cross country coach, while also joining the Ranger athletic staff as the Assistant Men’s Basketball coach, a team in which he was a standout for from 2004-08.

Hansen turns to the coaching ranks after the past four seasons as a starter on the Ranger basketball team. The Calumet native, ranks tenth on Northwestern’s all-time scoring list with 1,149 points and has 217 career three pointers, just two shy of the school record.

During his senior season, Hanson was given the Sooner Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Award. He was twice selected to the honorable mention all-conference squad and was an academic all-conference member during both his junior and senior seasons.

Hansen graduated in May of 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in health and sports science education and is currently pursuing a master’s in education. He resides in Alva with his wife Kaylynn.