Sept. 20, 2012

STANFORD, Calif. - Dan Hanan, the first Stanford men's volleyball player to earn three first-team All-America honors, will be inducted into Stanford University's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Hanan will be joined by Ellen Estes '02 (women's water polo), Ron George '92 (football), Larissa Fontaine '99 (women's gymnastics), Brad Hauser '00 (men's cross country, track and field), Misty Hyman '01 (women's swimming), Meredith McGrath `93 (women's tennis), and Jessica Mendoza '02 (softball).

All of the inductees will be honored at a private reception and dinner at McCaw Hall in the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on Friday, Nov. 9, beginning at 6 p.m. The class will also be introduced at halftime of Stanford's football game against Oregon State on Nov. 10.

Hanan graduated in 1990 as the program's career kills leader. A 6-foot-6 middle blocker from Huntington Beach, Calif., Hanan earned All-America honors from 1988-90 and was a key figure on the first Stanford team to reach an NCAA final, in 1989 under coach Fred Sturm.

Hanan finished with school career records in kills (1,471), blocks per game (1.13), and hitting percentage (.369), and held the single-match mark with 23 digs. Hanan played for the U.S. national team from 1989-92 and spent several more seasons playing the four-man game on the pro beach circuit before focusing on a career as a software engineer.

With the addition of these eight individuals, the Stanford Hall of Fame will number 389. The Hall of Fame was the brainchild of the late Walt Gamage, the longtime sports editor of the Palo Alto Times, and the first class was inducted in 1954.