Brooke Hanson (beach volleyball)
| Brooke Hanson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Born | March 11, 1981 |
| Hometown | Woodland Hills, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Brooke Hanson (née Niles) (born March 11, 1981) is a professional beach volleyball player from the United States Team Captain of 2012 ksm beach (http://www.ksmsportsmedia.com) who plays on the FIVB World Tour and Top US Pro Tour.[1] Hanson played volleyball at the University of California-Santa Barbara.
Hanson and teammate Lauren Fendrick currently sat 3rd in US qualification (Feb. 2012) for the 2012 London Olympics and ranked 10th in the world after their first full season together playing on the FIVB World Tour and the top US Pro tours. In 2011 the team was one of the hottest, winning the U.S. Open, Miami Pro & AVP Championship & NORCECA Cayman Islands. Hanson was a four-year letter winner at UC-Santa Barbara and a third-team All-American in 2002 while ranking third nationally in assists. As an outside hitter, she was named the Big West Freshman of the Year in 1999, and three times was selected to the all-conference team. Hanson graduated from UCSB ranked fifth in career digs, sixth in assists, and eighth in aces.
Feb. 4, 2012 – Brooke Hanson, through an initiative created by Sports Agent Kevin Kukk, was the 1st Pro Athlete in the world to offer to brand a permanent tattoo with a corporate partner through a social media auction.
Press Release:Pro Beach Volleyball Star To Brand Permanent Tattoo For Life With Corporate Partner – How do you define passion, how do you define loyalty, how do you define determination? KSM's own Pro Beach Star, Brooke Hanson is a good place to start. Kevin Kukk has announced today Hanson has decided to brand herself for life with a permanent tattoo with a brand partners logo for the first time in the history of pro sports through a live social media auction.
Hanson has committed herself for life to a corporate brand & lifetime brand partner. We would say that is passion, loyalty & determination at its best!
'We hope to reveal our lifetime brand partner at our season opener on February 25 in Grand Rapids, Michigan,' said Kukk today. Hanson kicks off the 2012 KSM Pro Beach season in Grand Rapids at the Mikasa Winter Beach Bash alongside her former partner & longtime friend, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Kerri Walsh.[2]