Caden Hofacker

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Sprints/Jumps
Hometown:
Freedom, Wis.
High School:
Freedom

Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Redshirt Freshman/Redshirt Freshman

High School

D2 Team State Champions his freshman and sophomore year … as a sophomore, helped the 4x100 and 4x400 relays to a fourth and fifth place finish at the state meet … earned First-Team All-Conference honors for the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relays his sophomore year … helped the 4x200 and 4x100 meter relays to victories at the state meet his junior year … took third in the 200 meters at the state meet as a junior … named First-Team All-Conference in the 200 meters and Second-Team All-Conference in the 100 meters and long jump his junior year … took fourth in the 100 meters and finished runner-up in the long jump at the state meet his senior year … named First-Team All-Conference in the 100, 200 and 400 meters as well as in the long jump as a senior … named North Eastern Conference Runner of the Year his senior year … also participated in football and basketball … named First-Team unanimous All-Conference receiver in 2017 … also named Second-Team All-Conference defensive back and All-Region wide receiver … played in the WFCA All-Star football game … high school coach was Thain Jones

Personal

Parents are Greg and Jodi Hofacker … has two siblings, Collin (21) and Carson (15) … brother Collin currently competes in track and field at the University of Iowa … intended majors are business and finance

Why Wisconsin?

“Wisconsin has one of the best business schools in the country and there’s no better place to compete in the sport you love than the school you grew up cheering for.”

Mick Byrne Media Conference || Wisconsin Track & Field || April 15, 2024

Monday, April 15

Mick Byrne Media Conference || Wisconsin Track & Field || Feb. 20, 2022

Monday, February 20

Mick Byrne Media Conference || Wisconsin Track & Field || February 22, 2021

Monday, February 22

UW Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2020: Jeff Braun

Saturday, November 14

Wisconsin track and field earn USTFCCCA All-Academic honors for the 2025 season

Monday, July 21

The Wisconsin men's cross country and track and field program places fifth in the USTFCCCA POY standings

Wisconsin men’s program places fifth in USTFCCCA POY standings

Wednesday, June 18

Adam Spencer at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships

Spencer takes fourth in 1500-meter final at NCAA's

Friday, June 13

Jason Swarens celebrates after being crowned a champion at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Spectacular Swarens: Senior wins shot put at 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships

Wednesday, June 11

University of Wisconsin Athletics

2019 Men's Track & Field Roster

Roster

Paul Afflitto

Shuaib Aljabaly

Cade Amborn

Connor Barfknecht

Liam Belson

Zack Benning

Evan Blumer

Stacey Boyd II

Eric Brown

Jon Burt

Ryan Clevenger

Rashid Coulibaly

Ryan Dundun

Zachary Dybul

Benjamin Eidenschink

Corbin Ellis

Colin Enz

Ansel Fellman

Kavanaugh FitzPatrick

Peyton Frankenreider

Nicholas Fraser

George Ghafari

Austin Glynn

Olin Hacker

Robby Hatch

Seth Hirsch

Olli Hoare

Caden Hofacker

Cole Hooper

Noah Jacobs

Alex Jansen

Nikhil Jogal

Rhys Koch

Nick Krawczyk

Hudson Kugel

Zach Lorbeck

Jamar Manning

Morgan McDonald

Sam McHone

Canon Melstrand

Tyson Miehe

Trent Nytes

Conor Perreault

Derick Peters

Maguire Petersen

Jack Rader

Sam Radtke

Austin Rendon

Andrew Schilling

Zack Snider

Andrew Stone

Dan Ufearo

Tannor Wagner

Tucker Wedig

David Young