Montana State University Billings Athletics

Career Highs:

2012-13: Appeared in all 27 games, registering 362 minutes on the court … Recorded 73 points, 42 rebounds, 20 assists, 17 steals and two blocks … recorded a season and career high 12 points against Saint Martin’s University (02/02/13) … Earned Academic All-GNAC honors.

Rocky Mountain College: Led the Battlin' Bears with 367 points off 141 made field goals, including a team-high 30 three-pointers … In 30 games, she averaged 12.2 points and shot .396 from the field en route to earning All-Frontier Conference first team honors.
 
Billings Central High School: A standout two-sport athlete playing both basketball and soccer … First team all-state selection for both her senior year and earned academic all-state honors in both sports as well … Claimed Most Valuable Players honors in the State “A” basketball tournament her senior year as she helped guide her team to winning the state basketball championship … Also helped guide her soccer team to the state championship her junior and senior seasons as the starting goalie.

Personal: Daughter to Scott and Janelle Hanser ... Majoring in Secondary Education with a History teaching option; she is minoring in Special Education ... Her high school coach was Jeff Malby.

Coach Woodin's Comments: “I am very excited for Austin’s senior season. I look for her to be more consistent this year and expect her to be a defensive catalyst for our team. She can impact a game with her athleticism and skills on both ends of the court.”

Getting to Know Austin Hanser
Number of Siblings, name and ages: 2- Dylan, 18. Peyton, 15
Favorite place to visit: Canyon Ferry Lake
Favorite home cooked meal: Salsa Chicken
Favorite junk food: Popcorn
Most proud of away from basketball: Family
Favorite hobbies: Basketball, listening to music, hanging with friends
Favorite quote: "Play for more than you can afford to lose and you will learn the game." -Winston Churchill