Hall of Fame
Hacker (1978) played both field hockey and basketball at LHU. As the head women's soccer coach at Pacific Lutheran University, she led the team to five straight NAIA championship games including victories in 1988, 1989 and 1991. Hacker is a member of both the NAIA Soccer Hall of Fame and Pacific Lutheran's Hall of Fame. She went on to a very successful career as a mental skills coach and performance psychology specialist. Most recently, Hacker helped guide the USA women's ice hockey team to a gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games. She served as the team's mental skills coach. Hacker was the first woman to win the Distinguished Professional Practice award from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology in 2014.
