Olin Hacker


Olin Hacker is an American track and field athlete who competes as a long distance runner. He was runner-up at the US national indoors championships in 2024 over 3000 metres.

Early life and family

Hacker's father, Tim Hacker, was from a family of long distance runners. He was a collegiate champion cross country runner, as well as the United States cross country champion in 1997 and the nation’s 5,000-meter champion in 1989.
Hacker has two older brothers, Sam and Wilson and a sister, Vivian, all of whom have competed in athletics.
Hacker attended Madison West High School in Madison, Wisconsin and won state cross country titles in 2013 and 2014, as well becoming state champion in the mile and two-mile distances.

Career

Hacker won the NCAA title outdoors over 5000 metres in Eugene, Oregon in 2022 in a time of 13:27.73, competing for the University of Wisconsin.
In 2023, he finished third at the US national indoors championships in Albuquerque, in 8:14.33. He finished seventh at the US national outdoor championships over 5000 metres in 2023, and was later selected for the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga. He finished in fourteenth place over 5 km in a time of 13:36.
He finished as runner-up in the 3000 metres at the US National Indoors Championships in New Mexico in February 2024, in a time of 7:56.22. He was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. In the 3000 metres race he finished in fifth place in a season’s best time of 7:45.40.

Championship results

All results taken from World Athletics profile
YearMeetVenueEventPlaceTime
2016US U20 ChampionshipsClovis, CA5000m3rd15:29.05
2016World U20 ChampionshipsZdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium5000m19th14:23.33
2021NCAA ChampionshipsHayward Field5000m19th13:44.53
2022NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham CrossPlex3000m4th8:00.39
2022NCAA ChampionshipsHayward Field5000m1st13:27.73
2023US Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque Convention Center3000m3rd8:14.33
2023US ChampionshipsHayward Field5000m7th13:28.16
2023World Athletics Road Running ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia5 km14th13:36
2024US Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque Convention Center3000m2nd7:56.22
2024World Indoor ChampionshipsCommonwealth Arena3000m5th7:45.40
2024US Olympic trialsHayward Field5000m10th13:32.10