Ken Hackman started his wrestling career at Derry Area High School in Derry, Pennsylvania.  His overall record at Derry was 95-23.  As a Senior he placed third in the 1984 Pennsylvania AAA State Meet at 185 pounds.  That summer he won the Pennsylvania Freestyle Championship at 191.5 pounds and placed sixth in the Junior National Freestyle Tournament.    That fall Ken enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh.  He made their starting lineup as a freshman and put together a 15-13 record and placed fourth in the competitive Eastern Wrestling League.  Amatuer Wrestling News selected him number four on their All Freshman Team.  After his successful first year at Pittsburgh, Ken decided to transfer to California University of Pennsylvania in California, Pennsylvania.  Eligibility rules required Ken to sit out his first season at California, but over the next three years he won 101 matches while losing only ten.  As a sophomore, Ken went 21-6, placed second in the NCAA II Nationals and then placed eighth in the NCAA I Nationals.  During Ken's junior and senior seasons he had identical 40-2 records and won the 190 pound NCAA II National Championship both years.  He also won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship each year.  In the three years that Ken wrestled at California he never lost a dual match.  He was selected as the Vulcans Most Valuable Wrestler and Team Captain each year.  Under Ken's leadership California had it's three highest ever national team placing of eleventh, thirteenth and seventh.    Following his graduation from California University of Pennsylvania in 1989 with a BS Degree in Technology Education, Ken accepted a teaching and coaching position in his hometown at Derry Area High School.  He currently teaches the Technology courses at Derry Area H.S. and for seven years he was the head wrestling coach.  During the 1998-99 season Derry produced their first ever Pennsylvania AAA State Champion in the schools history.  In 1999-2000 Ken was selected as the Pennsylvania Section I Coach of the Year as his team had a 15-0 regular season dual record.  He and his wife Melissa live in Derry, PA and they are the parents of two daughters Grace and Maya.  Ken was inducted into the California University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.