3 CJ Hangartner
CJ Hangartner
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Tucson, Ariz.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Cienega
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    49.0
  • sac
    5.0
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    1

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Two-time D3football.com All-Region Team (2023, 24)
  • Two-time A-R-C All-Conference Team (2023, 24)
  • One–time D3football.com Team of the Week (9/29/25)
  • Four-time A-R-C Defensive Player of the Week (10/2/23, 9/16/24, 9/30/24, 9/29/25)
  • Team Defensive MVP (2023)
  • Three-time letterwinner (2022, 23, 24)
2024 | junior
  • Played in all 10 games
  • Named third team all-region and first-team all-conference
  • Two-time A-R-C Defensive Player of the Week
  • Recorded 57 tackles, 29 solo
  • Tallied six sacks
  • Forced two fumbles with one fumble recovery
  • Intercepted two passes with three pass breakups
  • Blocked one kick
2023 | sophomore
  • Named first team all-conference and second team all-region
  • Registered 60 total tackles, including 40 solo stops and 16 tackles for loss
  • Tallied seven total sacks for a loss of 44 yards
  • Forced two fumbles, blocked one field goal attempt, and had one pass breakup and four quarterback hurries
  • Earned A-R-C Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 2 after recording 10 solo tackles, seven tackles for loss, three sacks, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry against Buena Vista
  • Voted the team's Defensive MVP
2022 | freshman
  • Played in nine games, carving out a regular role for the special teams unit
High School
  • A 2022 graduate of Cienega High School
  • Earned second team and honorable mention all-conference honors in football
  • Named honorable mention all-conference in baseball
Personal
  • Parents are Annie and Joeseph Sullivan
  • Has a younger brother, Conner
  • Majoring in psychology and minoring in coaching

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 35 30
Assists 14 9
Tackles 49.0 39.0
Tackles per game 4.9 4.9
Sacks 5.0 5.0
Sack yards 40 40
Interceptions 1 1
Returned for touchdown 1 1
Fumble recoveries 1 0
Fumble return TDs 1 -
Tackle for loss 10.5 9.5
Tackle for loss yards 51 47

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - 0 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - 0 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 6 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 0 - - - - 1 - - - 0 0 0
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 3 3 6.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 2 2 4.0 0.0 0 1.0 4 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 3 0 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 6 0 6.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 - 1 74 1 1 0 0
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 6 4 10.0 1.0 7 2.5 9 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 0 1 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 7 0 7.0 2.0 12 2.0 12 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 4 0 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 1 2 3.0 0.0 0 1.5 3 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 3 2 5.0 2.0 21 2.5 22 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 39 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 9 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - 0 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 39 - - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 9 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 9 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 39 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 9 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - 1 6 6.0 0 6
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - 1 6 6.0 0 6

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 9 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 10 - - 6 - 6 .6
2025-26 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 39 - - 6 - 6 .2

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 0 - - - 0
2025-26 12 1.2 - - - - 1 1 - - 0 0
Total 12 0.3 - - - 0 1 1 - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 9 10 13 23.0 2.6 0.0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2023-24 10 40 20 60.0 6.0 7.0 44 16.0 66 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
2024-25 10 29 28 57.0 5.7 6.0 30 13.0 52 2 1 7 2 5 3 1
2025-26 10 35 14 49.0 4.9 5.0 40 10.5 51 1 1 63 1 74 1 0
Total 39 114 75 189.0 4.8 18.0 114 40.5 172 5 2 70 3 79 6 2

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - 0 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - 0 0
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 12 1.2 - - - - 1 1 - - 0 0
Conference 6 0.8 - - - - 1 - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 1.2 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Away 6 1.2 - - - - 1 - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 1.0 - - - - 1 - - - 0 0
Losses 6 1.5 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Month September 12 3.0 - - - - 1 1 - - 0 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 35 14 49.0 4.9 5.0 40 10.5 51 1 1 63 1 74 1 0
Conference 8 30 9 39.0 4.9 5.0 40 9.5 47 1 0 0 1 74 1 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 20 9 29.0 5.8 3.0 19 6.0 24 1 1 63 0 0 0 0
Away 5 15 5 20.0 4.0 2.0 21 4.5 27 0 0 0 1 74 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 22 5 27.0 4.5 4.0 33 6.5 39 0 0 0 1 74 1 0
Losses 4 13 9 22.0 5.5 1.0 7 4.0 12 1 1 63 0 0 0 0
Month September 4 14 5 19.0 4.8 0.0 0 2.0 5 0 1 63 1 74 1 0
October 3 13 5 18.0 6.0 3.0 19 4.5 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 8 4 12.0 4.0 2.0 21 4.0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

News Mentions

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Simpson places three on all-region squad

Noah Cracraft, CJ Hangartner, and Tanner Philpott were selected to the D3football.com All-Region 5 Team.

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October 11, 2025

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Pick-six performance lands Hangartner on D3football.com Team of the Week

Senior CJ Hangartner has been selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week following his standout performance in the Storm’s 41-0 victory...

September 30, 2025

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Hangartner, Lanier bring home A-R-C weekly awards

Simpson’s dominant victory at Buena Vista not only marked the program’s first shutout since 2019, but it also produced two American...

September 29, 2025

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Storm record first A-R-C win, first shutout since 2019

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Storm football ready to build on momentum entering 2025 season

Coming off its best season since 2019, Simpson enters 2025 looking to take another step forward under third-year head coach Reed Hoskins.

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