Hall of Fame
Jen (Deines) Hansen, a Cairo native, is one of the most accomplished women's golfers in school history as she is one of three Lopers to individually qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships and earn All-American honors.Â
A member of several nationally-ranked teams, Hansen was a 2002 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) honorable mention All-American. She posted an 80.26 stroke average that season which, at the time, was the second-best mark in school history. The mark still ranks in the UNK Top 10. Hansen also remains among program leaders in career rounds (64), rounds in a season (23), 36-hole score (151) and 18-hole score (70). She was 24th at the 2001 NCAA Championships, 25th the following spring and then went on to play professionally for six years.Â
Also holding a master's degree from UNK, Hansen serves as Chief People Officer for L.O.V.E Restaurant Group. She was married to the late Sgt. Jeff Hansen, also a UNK graduate, and currently resides in Lincoln with her children; Elizabeth, Eldyn and Emmit and her significant other, Tom DeFreece.
