Nick Hackman

Head Coach 

Career Highlights

• 4x Varsity Wrestler for New Hampton, Iowa
• 3x District Qualifier
• Assistant Coach with the Atlantic, Iowa High School Wrestling Program – 4 seasons
• Helped guide Atlantic to 3 Team Dual State Tournaments between 2009 and 2012
• Named to Class 2A Assistant State Coach of the Year in 2011
• Hired as Assistant Coach of Waconia in 2012
• Named Co-Head Coach of Waconia in 2014
• Coached 2019 Dual Team to first Team State appearance in 20 seasons, finishing 4th
• 2015 and 2019 Section 2AA Head Coach of the Year
• Named Head Coach of Waconia in 2019
• Took Team to first-ever AAA Team State Tournament 2020, finishing 5th
• 2020 Section 6AAA Head Coach of the Year
• 2020-21 Season will be 9th season with the Wildcats
• Has guided the Wildcat Team to be Academic State Champions 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
• Has coached 6 Waconia Athletes to 8 State Championships
• Has coached 4 Waconia Athletes to State Runner-up and 2 Atlantic State Runner-Ups

Biography

I was born and raised in New Hampton, Iowa. I received my Teaching degree and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Iowa State University.  I then received a master’s in Educational Leadership from Concordia University in St. Paul.  

I moved to Minnesota with my wife, Lindsay, in the summer of 2012. I have been teaching high school math and coaching Football, Wrestling, and Track from the start. Lindsay is a local area girl, growing up in Carver County and attended Mayer Lutheran High School. We live in Waconia and have two daughters, Norah and Harper.  Waconia has become home for our family, and we appreciate all that it has to offer. The wrestling community opened its arms to us when we moved here, and the guidance and friendships gained through all of these interactions are so greatly appreciated. It is the people that make this program successful and we are glad we get to be a part of it.

Email: nhackman@isd110.org