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Tigers Track And Field Senior Salute: Luis Hanssler

Since May 6, University of Memphis Tigers men's and women's track and field has been celebrating the program's 13 seniors with a salute to each.

Today's final senior salute is Luis Hanssler:

Event: Multi-event
Hometown: Ratingen, Germany

Career Highlights

  • Three-time American Athletic Conference outdoor decathlon champion (2014, 2015, 2016)
  • Three-time American Athletic Conference indoor heptathlon champion (2014, 2015, 2016)
  • As a freshman, Conference USA runner-up in both indoor heptathlon and outdoor decathlon in 2013
  • Set school record in heptathlon with 5445 points at the 2016 American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships
  • Posted school record in decathlon with 7471 points at the 2014 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships
  • Placed 18th in the decathlon at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Finished 22nd in the long jump at the 2013 NCAA Championships
  • Also a 2013 NCAA East Preliminaries participant in the long jump
  • First Memphis men's track and field student-athlete named to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District Team in 2015
  • A 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award recipient
  • Three-time U.