2019 Men's Track & Field Roster

Caden Hofacker

  • Class Freshman
  • Position Sprints/Jumps
  • Hometown Freedom, Wis.
  • High School Freedom

Biography

Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Redshirt Freshman/Redshirt Freshman

High School

D2 Team State Champions his freshman and sophomore year … as a sophomore, helped the 4x100 and 4x400 relays to a fourth and fifth place finish at the state meet … earned First-Team All-Conference honors for the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relays his sophomore year … helped the 4x200 and 4x100 meter relays to victories at the state meet his junior year … took third in the 200 meters at the state meet as a junior … named First-Team All-Conference in the 200 meters and Second-Team All-Conference in the 100 meters and long jump his junior year … took fourth in the 100 meters and finished runner-up in the long jump at the state meet his senior year … named First-Team All-Conference in the 100, 200 and 400 meters as well as in the long jump as a senior … named North Eastern Conference Runner of the Year his senior year … also participated in football and basketball … named First-Team unanimous All-Conference receiver in 2017 … also named Second-Team All-Conference defensive back and All-Region wide receiver … played in the WFCA All-Star football game … high school coach was Thain Jones

Personal

Parents are Greg and Jodi Hofacker … has two siblings, Collin (21) and Carson (15) … brother Collin currently competes in track and field at the University of Iowa … intended majors are business and finance

Why Wisconsin?

“Wisconsin has one of the best business schools in the country and there’s no better place to compete in the sport you love than the school you grew up cheering for.”