The 260-pound high school senior is the first wrestler to sign with NDSU during the early signing period, which runs through Wednesday, Nov. 16.
Hacker, who went 40-3 last season, is the defending Class A Minnesota state heavyweight champion. Hacker was also selected to the all-state academic wrestling team and was an all-conference academic offensive lineman for Canby's football team.
Hacker also competed as a member of the Minnesota Junior National Wrestling Team.
"Evan is an extremely strong wrestler who bench presses over 400 pounds and squats over 600 pounds," said Maughan. "He comes from a wrestling family as his father, Loren was a standout at Minnesota-Morris. He's ranked No. 1 in his high school class and is a great addition to Bison wrestling."
Evan is the son of Loren and Karen Hacker.
The Bison wrestling program is completing its third year of reclassification to Division I and will be eligible for the NCAA tournament next year.
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