Hanson was hired as the cheer and dance head coach in April of 2025. He brings 20-plus years of experience in the sport to the Hill.

He joins Spring Hill from Empire Athletics in Saraland, Ala., where he served as the gym manager. There he oversaw multiple areas of the facility, including customer service, maintenance and staffing. While at Empire, he helped coach the Saraland High School cheer team to two AHSAA 6A Regional Championships, in 2022 and 2024.

Prior to his time at Empire, he was the tumbling director at Geronimo Gymnastics in Florence, Ala., from 2019-2022. Before Geronimo, he worked as a coach at ACE Cheer Company in Huntsville, Ala., from 2018-19. 

Hanson got his competitive coaching career started at Cullman High School, where he led the cheer team to an AHSAA 6A State Championship in 2016. 

As a competitor, he has 11 total years of experience, including eight years of all-star cheer and three years at the collegiate level between his time at Shorter (Ga.) and South Alabama. He earned NCA All-American honors and a national championship with the Hawks in 2012, as well as a runner-up finish in 2011.

Hanson resides in Saraland, Ala., with his wife, Anna, who is a teacher at Theodore High School.