2019 Women's Track & Field Roster

Vivian Hacker

  • Position Distance
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Madison, Wis.
  • Highschool Madison West

Biography

Eligibility (Cross Country): Freshman
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor Track): Freshman/Freshman

2018-19 Season

2019 Indoor: Ran the 3000 meters unattached at the Red and White Classic (2/15) and took 11th place with a time of 10 minutes, 27.86 seconds... competing unattached, won the 3000 meters with a time of 10:07.03 at the Badger Icebreaker (1/12)

2018 Cross Country: Finished 27th overall at the Badger Classic (9/14) while running unattached with a time of 24:37.6 (6K)

High School

First team All-Conference Cross Country as a junior and senior… second team All-State Cross Country as a junior and senior… Academic All-Conference Cross Country junior and senior year… Academic All-State Cross Country sophomore, junior and senior year… Academic Team All-State Cross Country sophomore and senior year… high school coaches were Leanne Johnson and Tom Kaufman… honorable mention in hockey senior year… played hockey for the Metro Lynx sophomore through senior year... played hockey for the Madison Capitols freshman year… three varsity letters in hockey… won the Hobey Baker Character Award

Personal

Parents are Tim Hacker and Carol Chen… siblings are Sam, Wilson, and Olin … father, Tim, ran cross country and track at Wisconsin from 1981-1986 and was a NCAA cross country champion… uncles Steve Lacy, Jeff Hacker (1978-82), Dave Hacker (1980-82), and Bill Hacker (1987-89) ran cross country and track at Wisconsin… brother, Sam, ran cross country and track at Wisconsin (2011-14)… brother, Wilson, ran cross country and track for South Dakota State University (2013-15)… brother, Olin, currently runs cross country and track at Wisconsin (2015)… intending to major in neurobiology

Why Wisconsin?

“I choose Wisconsin because I have lived in Madison my whole life and I can’t imagine living or training anywhere else for college.  I’ve known people on the team since my oldest brother ran here and they are all super fun people as well as amazing athletes. I also really like Jill’s coaching style and right from the start it was clear how much she cares about all of her athletes and how she wants success for us as runners but also as people.”

Personal Bests

Indoor Outdoor
3000 Meters 10:07.3 1-12-19