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Loren Hacker was selected as a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame--Minnesota Chapter's Class of 2023 Monday night.
Hacker had a 32-year career as a head wrestling coach, spending time at Canby and Dawson-Boyd, as well as McIntosh, S.D. He was inducted on the basis of his lifetime service to wrestling.
During his time with the Lancers, Hacker won a region title and placed sixth in the 1982 state tournament.
During his career as an athlete, Hacker was a standout heavyweight for Canby and for the University of Minnesota--Morris, where he was named an NCAA Division III All-American.
A nomination to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for lifetime service to wrestling is "given in recognition of 20 years or more of dedication to the development of leadership and citizenship in the youth through the sport of wrestling," according to the NWHOF.
Hacker was one of ten nominees for the NWHOF-MN Class of 2023. Alongside him, Mark Krier (Zumbrota-Mazeppa), Larry Mollins (Perham), Cindy Nelson (Mantorville), Al Olson (Fosston-Bagley), Bill Olson (official), Steve Ricard (Fertile-Beltrami), Richard Saxlund (LeRoy-Ostrander) and Joel Viss (Chatfield) will be inducted on account of lifetime service to wrestling, while Steve Carlson (Fridley) will receive an Outstanding American induction.