Gallaudet Track & Field 2024 headshot Hannah Wetzel. The athlete is wearing a white jersey with the word GALLAUDET on it. The athlete is photographed with a gray background in the back.

Hannah Wetzel

  • Award
    Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/2/2024
  • Sport
    Women's Outdoor Track and Field
  • School
    Gallaudet University
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Fremont, Calif.
  • High School
    California School for the Deaf-Fremont
Field Athlete of the Week
Hannah Wetzel / Sr / Gallaudet University / Fremont, Ca. / California School for the Deaf - Fremont

Wetzel improved on her school record in the triple when she lept 11.71 meters (38 feet, 5 inches) last Saturday at the Seahawk Invitational hosted by St. Mary's College of Maryland. Wetzel's previous mark of 11.27 meters, nearly two feet difference, took place last year at the GU Invitational. Wetzel also finished first overall in the high jump with a top leap of 1.55 meters (5 feet, 1 inch). Wetzel finished fourth overall in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.05 seconds. Wetzel was also part of GU's first place 4x100 meter relay team that posted a time of 51.78 seconds.  This is the ninth Athlete of the Week honor for Wetzel, who previously was named the CSAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year award in 2023 and United East Indoor Field Athlete of the Year award for 2024.