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Madison Sports Hall of Fame: Olin Hacker, Ivy Martin and Beata Nelson to receive awards

Olin Hacker, Ivy Martin and Beata Nelson will be among area athletes and coaches to be honored at the Madison Sports Hall of Fame banquet June 3 at Monona Terrace.

Hacker, a Madison West senior who is a cross country and track and field athlete, will receive the Sportsman of the Year award. He was the Gatorade Wisconsin winner and the State Journal's all-area cross country runner of the year. Hacker, who won the WIAA Division 1 cross country title, will compete for the University of Wisconsin.

Martin will receive the Sportswoman of the Year award. Martin, a senior swimmer for UW, was named swimmer of the meet at the Big Ten Conference competition after she won seven titles.