Career
She placed sixth at the 2008 Four Continents and fifth at the 2009 World Junior Championships. In the 2006-2007 season, Hacker placed fifth at a Junior competition in Romania, her only JGP event. After not qualifying for the 2007 United States. Championships, she decided to move to Boston in order to train with coaches Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson at the Skating Club of Boston.
She had a hip injury in summer 2007.
At the 2008 United States. Championships, she placed 6th and was the third-highest-placing age-eligible skater for the senior World Championships. She was the top finisher among the American ladies at Four Continents.
She placed eighth in China and sixth in Japan. Hacker was assigned to the 2009 World Junior Championships and placed fifth.
In May 2009, she said she would not compete in the 2009-2010 season, and would instead focus on her studies.
In January 2008, Hacker was selected for the United States. Figure Skating Scholastics Honors Team. She graduated from high school in spring 2008. She deferred her admission into Princeton University for a year to focus on her skating career.
2008–2009 season.
