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2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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48 Micah Hanson

  • Position Face-Off Specialist
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Black Earth, Wis.
  • High School Wisconsin Heights
  • Instagram ryancfarron

Biography

AWARDS
MAAC FACE-OFF SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR (2024)
ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM (2024)
MAAC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM (2023)
MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2024, 2025)

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 
1-5x, Last: vs Sacred Heart (4/20/24)
Assists: 
1-8x, Last: vs Sacred Heart (4/20/24)
Points: 
2-2x, Last: vs Sacred Heart (4/20/24)
Face-Off Wins: 
22, vs LIU (4/5/24)
GB: 
18, vs LIU (4/5/24)
CT:  
1-7x, Last: vs Mount St. Mary’s (4/10/24) 

2025 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Appeared in all 16 games
• Four-time MAAC Face-off Specialist of the Week (March 10, March 17, April 7, April 14)
• Led team in face-off wins (188) and ground balls (115)
• Ranked second in the MAAC in ground balls per game (7.19) and fifth in face-off winning percentage (.539)
• Posted double-digit face-off wins in 13 contests, winning 14-or-more draws on six occasions
• Scooped up seven-or-more ground balls in 11 games, surpassing double digits on three occasions
• Also pitched in two goals
• Scored a goal and scooped up eight ground balls in season-opening contest at Hobart (Feb. 8)
• Won 13-of-20 faceoffs and added six ground balls at Michigan (Feb. 25)
• Went 15-of-21 at the X in 10-8 triumph against Sacred Heart, becoming the program’s career face-off wins leader during matchup with the Pioneers (March 8)
• Finished 13-of-20 in faceoffs and added nine ground balls in 10-9 victory at Quinnipiac (March 22)
• Won 13-of-18 faceoffs and added 10 ground balls during 8-7 triumph versus Manhattan (March 29). Became program’s all-time leader in ground balls during the contest against the Jaspers, surpassing head coach Mark Miyashita’s previous program standard
• Went 15-of-19 at the X and scooped up 10 ground balls in 9-8 overtime victory at Iona (April 5)
• Posted season-high 17 faceoff wins and added 10 ground balls in regular-season finale versus Siena (April 19) 
 
• Named to MAAC All-Academic Team

2024 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• MAAC Face-off Specialist of the Year
• All-MAAC First Team selection
• Three-time MAAC Face-off Specialist of the Week (March 25, April 8, April 22)
• Led the MAAC in ground balls (120) and ground balls per game (8.00)
• Ranked 10th nationally in ground balls per game
• Finished season third in the league in face-off wins (184) and fifth in face-off winning percentage (.515)
• Also pitched in four goals and three assists for seven points
• Posted double-digit face-off wins in 12 contests
• Recorded eight-or-more ground balls on 10 occasions
• Scored one goal and added 10 face-off wins and eight ground balls in 9-8 overtime victory at Robert Morris (Feb. 24)
• Finished with 12 face-off wins and eight ground balls in home opener against Cleveland State (March 1)
• Won 16-of-20 faceoffs and added 11 ground balls in conference contest against Manhattan (March 23)
• Recorded 14 face-off wins and 10 ground balls in 13-12 triumph at Siena (March 27)
• Matched program record with 22 face-off wins versus LIU (April 5)
• Also pitched in a goal and an assist against the Sharks while also recording a career-high 18 ground balls, the most by a Canisius player since the 2003 season
• Notched a goal and an assist and also recorded 17 face-off wins and 12 ground balls in regular-season finale versus Sacred Heart (April 20)
• Named to MAAC All-Academic Team

2023 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• MAAC All-Rookie Team selection
• Appeared in all 15 games
• Set program single-season record with 194 face-off wins
• Also scooped 131 ground balls, second most by a Canisius player in program history
• Led MAAC and ranked eighth nationally in ground balls per game (8.80)
• Ranked third in the MAAC in face-off wins and seventh in the league in faceoff winning percentage (.486)
• Recorded double-digit face-off wins in 13 of 15 games played
• Scooped up double-digit ground balls on six occasions
• Won 13 face offs and added 10 ground balls in collegiate deubt at Hobart (Feb. 11)
• Finished 14-of-24 at the faceoff X and added nine ground balls against Robert Morris (Feb. 26)
• Went 16-of-21 at the X (.760) and picked up 11 ground balls in 13-5 triumph versus Little Three rival St. Bonaventure (March 14)
• Won 20 face offs and added 12 grounds during 18-16 triumph against Marist (March 18)
• The 20 face-of wins versus the Red Foxes were the most by a Canisius player since the 2013 season
• Claimed 17-of-23 faceoffs contested (.740) and recorded season-high 15 ground balls versus Siena (March 29)
• Went 14-of-24 at the face-off X and chipped in 12 ground balls against VMI
• Was 15-of-25 on faceoffs with eight ground balls against LIU

BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played club lacrosse for Alpha Lacrosse
• Also member of football team at Wisconsin Heights as well as the Sauk Prairie Co-Op hockey team while in high school
• Earned all-conference second team honors at the linebacker position during the 2021 campaign

PERSONAL
• Son of Jamie and Melissa Hanson
• Has one brother, Willy
• Has one sister, Cora
• Father played football at Wisconsin Eau Claire
• Brother is a member of the men’s lacrosse program at Ohio Northern

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Freshman

    Face-Off Specialist
    5'9" 180 lbs
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    2024Sophomore

    Face-Off Specialist
    5'9" 180 lbs
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  • 48

    2025Junior

    Face-Off Specialist
    5'9" 190 lbs
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  • 48

    2026Senior

    Face-Off Specialist
    5'9" 190 lbs
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