The 5-foot-7, 125-pound junior raced to the Division I individual state championship this past season with a time of 15:46.19. A 2013 First Team All-State selection, Hacker took 12th at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional championships, crossing the line in
Hacker has maintained a 4.0 GPA and is ranked first in his graduating class.
He has volunteered locally on behalf of the University of Wisconsin Hospital, at an ice skating rink and as a youth running coach.