Olin Hacker Just Won His First U.S. Title — Here’s the Story You Didn’t See Coming

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest needs no introduction—but he definitely earned a new one.

Olin Hacker is back—and this time, he's bringing a U.S. title with him.

Just weeks ago, Olin stormed to victory at the USATF 5000m Championships in Indianapolis, running 13:32 to claim his first national crown. But this moment wasn’t built in a month—it was years in the making.

As a collegiate runner, Olin secured multiple Big Ten championships while running for Wisconsin in 2022, winning both the indoor 3000m and 5000m events, as well as the outdoor 5000m.

The highlight came in 2022 at the Oregon Relays, where he shattered the meet record in the 5000m, clocking 13:19.34 and improving his personal best by 16 seconds.

The rise continued, as Olin represented the U.S. at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, finishing fifth in the 3000m with a season-best of 7:45.4.

The Wisconsin Badger alum owns impressive PRs of 13:08.76 in the 5000m, 7:38.10 in the 3000m, and 3:56.59 in the mile. He took advantage of an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returning for a seventh year, and claiming an NCAA 5000m victory.

In today's conversation, Olin walks me through his recent win at the USATF road 5k championships, winning his first national title, his new mindset going into 2025, why he's racing more this year, going back to FOM next month, his goals for USA's 2025, and starting a podcast.

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0:00.0	Yeah, that's always the goal. Every year, it's the goal is to make the world team because that's the, that's the biggest stage in our sport. Yeah, that's where I want to be.
0:10.3	That was Olin Hacker today back on the podcast. He's been on the podcast a few times throughout the years. He's an absolute study. He's one of the best runners in America right now.
0:19.4	And back in the day, as an athlete at
0:21.4	Wiscoe, University of Wisconsin, Olin was an NCAA champion. He now runs for Hoka and Northern Arizona
0:27.3	elite based out of like staff, Arizona. Olin is on a tear. He just won his first U.S. road title in
0:33.6	the 5K in Indianapolis, Indiana. He won that in really fun, stunning fashion, had a great selly at the end that we
0:40.6	talked about at the beginning of this conversation.
0:43.1	Olin's also potentially starting a podcast soon, got big ambitions for USA's this year,
0:47.3	got a new refreshed perspective on the sport.
0:50.2	I always love my conversations with Olin.
0:52.3	We've been at a handful of meets with each other over the year. So we have this sort of friendship off the track that always makes our conversations
0:58.8	within the podcast, not feel like podcasts themselves, which is the best possible thing from my
1:04.3	position is just having a conversation with a friend. And that is certainly today. So you guys are
1:09.0	going to enjoy it. You're going to find value from Olin's wisdom, words, stories, everything in between. If you enjoy it, hit the follow
1:15.0	or subscribe button. So you never miss another episode. Hit the five star view, takes five seconds,
1:19.6	and share the podcast with friend. I'd appreciate you doing those three things that take next to no
1:23.5	time and help us out exponentially. Without further, do, enjoy this conversation with the man that myth the legend,
1:29.8	newly crowned U.S. champion, Mr. Olin Hacker.
1:34.6	Olin Hacker, welcome back to the podcast this time with the freaking U.S. title to your name.
1:39.9	Congrats, man.
1:40.5	How you doing this afternoon?
1:41.7	I'm doing great.
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