Owen Hanson Class: Sophomore Hometown: Redondo Beach, Calif. High School: Redondo Union Height / Weight: 6-2 / 200 Position: OPP

2003:
Hanson, a powerful lefty, will compete for playing time at opposite hitter as a sophomore in 2003 ...

2002:
He did not see action in 2002 ...

2001:
Hanson redshirted as a reserve opposite hitter as a freshman in 2001 ...

HIGH SCHOOL:
He made the 2000 All-CIF Division II first team and was named to the Volleyball Fab 50 team, plus was the South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay MVP and All-Bay League MVP, as a senior at Redondo Union High in Redondo Beach (Calif.) ... He had 356 kills, 63 aces and 112 digs in 2000 while averaging 20.9 kills, 3.7 aces, 6.6 digs and 3.5 blocks per match despite playing most of the season with a strained lower back ... As a junior, he made the 1999 All-Bay League first team and South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay second team while notching 149 kills, 118 digs, 101 blocks and 55 aces ... He once had a school-record tying 37 kills in a match, plus 10 aces, 10 digs and 6 blocks ... Redondo Union was the 1999 CIF Division II runner-up and 1998 CIF Division II semifinalist ... He also played basketball and ran cross country at Redondo Union ...

PERSONAL:
He won the 1998 USA Junior National Beach Volleyball Championship (and finished second in 1997) ... He has a AA rating on the beach ... Birthdate is Feb. 18, 1982 ... He is majoring in public policy, management and planning at USC.