Caiya Hanks

Position:
Midfielder
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Konawaena HS
Hometown:
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Accolades

2024 All-ACC First Team
2024 MAC Hermann Finalist
2024 First Team All-American
2024 All-Atlantic Region
2023 All-ACC Second Team
2023 ACC All-Academic Team
2022 ACC All-Freshman Team

Program Ranks

T6th single season games started (24)
T6th single season shots (71)
T3rd single season points (32)
T7th single season goals (11)
1st single season assists (12)
1st NCAA Tournament Career/Single Tournament Assists (5)

2024 (Junior)
Became just the second player in Wake Forest history to be tabbed First Team All-America and first to be named a MAC Hermann Finalist… Led the team in goals (11), assists (12) and points (34), all ranking inside the top 10 in program history… Added three goals and five assists in the NCAA Tournament… Her assist against Stanford in the College Cup semifinals broke the record for the most assists in a single-season as a Demon Deacon (12)... The point also moved her to 34 for the year which only trailed Katie Stengel’s 2010 (37 points) and 2011 (46 points) seasons… Also tied for the most total points (11) and led in assists (5) for the NCAA Tournament, while also sitting tied for sixth in goals (3)... With her assist in the second round against Colorado, she became just the sixth player at the D1 level to reach 10 goals and 10 assists, and third to do so in program history, joining Anne Shropshire (1998) and Kaley Fountain (2009).... Started all 24 matches, logging 1,879 minutes… Had at least one goal contribution in 13 matches… Logged braces against No. 2 Virginia (9/15), Syracuse (9/29) and Morehead State (11/15)

2023 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 17 matches, started 15… Earned Second Team All-ACC honors… Led the team and set a career-high with 16 points… Tied for the team-lead and set a career-high with six goals… Set a career-high and finished second on the team with four assists… Tallied 40 shots and 18 on-goal… Went the full 90 in two matches, including the ACC Tournament game against Clemson (10/29)... Scored in consecutive matches against Army (8/20) and Idaho State (8/24)... Had a five-game point streak from Sept. 7-29… Tallied a goal and two assists for a career-high four points in the 3-1 win against Rhode Island (9/7)... Rescued a point with a game-tying goal against NC State in the 83rd minute (9/21)... Had the winner at Virginia Tech (9/29)... Logged 1,075 minutes of action… Helped the team go unbeaten at home for the first time since 2007 (5-0-4)

2022 (Freshman): Earned ACC All-Freshman honors… Started all 19 matches… Finished the season with three assists in 1,351 minutes of action… Logged a team-high 41 shots… Scored her first career goal and assisted another in the 7-0 victory at High Point.

Background: Played high school soccer for Konawaena HS in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii and was named First Team All-BIIF and All-State Second Team ... Led the team to third in the State for back-to-back year ... Played club soccer for Kona Crush Soccer Academy, earning Kona Athlete of the Year 2018 ... Invited to participate in the National ID Training Center ... Ran track as a freshman at Konawaena, running the second fastest 100m and 200m in school history ... Third in state for the 4x100 and ran anchor to the fastest time in school history.