WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
HEART OF A CHAMPION
His career as a professional runner in the past, 1985 NCAA cross country champion Tim Hacker’s focus is now on the cardiovascular research he conducts at his alma mater
BY MIKE LUCAS I NOW
n coming to terms with his transition from high school to college as a University of Wisconsin freshman, Tim Hacker had far more questions than answers about his future as a student-athlete.
Academically, he said, “I was scared; my expectations were that school would be very difficult and I felt like I wasn’t very well prepared.’’
Athletically, he said, “Again, I was a little worried. I was wondering why someone was giving me a full scholarship. At the time I didn’t really understand how good I was.’’
Those fears are a thing of the past today for Dr. Tim Hacker, a senior scientist in the UW School of Medicine and Director of the Cardiovascular Physiology Core Laboratory on the UW-Madison campus.
Tim Hacker operates on a mouse as part of his research at the UW Cardiovascular Physiology Core Laboratory ROSS LADUE PHOTO
