16 Facts About Kerri Hanks

Kerri Michel Hanks Petersen is an American soccer forward who last played for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer.

Kerri Hanks is currently the competitive program director for Gainesville Soccer Alliance in Gainesville, Florida.

Kerri Hanks was the fourth player in women's college soccer to win the Hermann Trophy twice, joining Mia Hamm, Cindy Parlow, and Christine Sinclair in sharing that honor.

Kerri Hanks scored 28 goals as a freshman, becoming the third-highest scorer in women's college soccer for that year.

Kerri Hanks is just one of 23 players ever in Division I women's soccer history to earn All-America accolades all four season and the youngest recipient by class year of the Hermann Trophy, which is presented to the top female and male soccer player in NCAA Division I soccer.

Much of Kerri Hanks' success came under the mentorship of Notre Dame teammate and Canadian international Katie Thorlakson, with whom Kerri Hanks shares the NCAA record in career assists.

Kerri Hanks became the youngest recipient, male or female, of the prestigious Hermann Trophy in 2006, selected ahead of the other two finalists, North Carolina's Heather O'Reilly and Yael Averbuch.

Kerri Hanks decided to take one last chance at an NCAA championship title in 2008, scoring 20 goals and receiving the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.

Kerri Hanks ended her career at Notre Dame with 84 goals, 73 assists, and 241 points, joining Mia Hamm and Jenny Streiffer as only the third person to reach 70 goals and 70 assists in her college career.

Kerri Hanks was selected sixth overall in the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer draft, going to the Saint Louis Athletica in the first round.

Halfway through the 2009 season, on June 26,2009, Kerri Hanks was traded to Sky Blue FC and helped lead the team to the 2009 WPS Championship.

Kerri Hanks was a member of the United States U-19 national soccer team that participated in the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Canada; she was one of the youngest players on that squad, which won the inaugural championship title.

Kerri Hanks is currently ranked second behind Ashlyn Harris in all-time appearances for the U-20 national team, as well as third all-time in goals scored for the U-20s, behind Kelly Wilson and current national team star Lindsay Tarpley.

Kerri Hanks competed for the United States U-23 women's national soccer team in 2008, playing in the 2008 Nordic Cup and appearing in all four matches of the tournament.

In 2012, Kerri Hanks left the TCU soccer program, and will be relocating to Florida with husband Nic Petersen.

On July 28,2012, Kerri Hanks married Nic Petersen, Assistant Coach for Jumps at the University of Florida Track program.