Big Ten Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year 2008 Hannah Nielsen (born 28 November 1987 in Adelaide, Australia) is the current head coach of the University of Michigan women’s lacrosse team.
She was formerly the first women's lacrosse assistant coach at the University of Colorado.
Originally from the Brighton Lacrosse Club in Adelaide (also the home club of Jen Adams), Nielsen played for the Northwestern University Wildcats, and won four national championships as a player.
She was a three-time All-American, and is a winner of both the Tewaaraton Trophy and Honda Sports Award in her junior and senior seasons.
Conference tournament champion † NCAA cancelled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic