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Anna VanAcker
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Forest Lake
- Hometown:
- Scandia, Minn.
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High School
Letter winner at Forest Lake Area High School (Minn.) under head coaches John Fick and Jenna Seymour... homeschooled while competing for Forest Lake Area High School in the Suburban East Conference... three-time All-State and All-Conference cross country honoree, placing fourth at the 2023 MSHSL State Meet, third in 2024 and second in 2025 while winning the 2025 conference championship... named cross country MVP in 2025... earned Rookie of the Year and Ranger Tough team awards... 2023 MSHSL State Meet eighth-place finisher in the 1,600 meters... helped set a school record in the 4x800-meter relay and placed 10th at the 2024 MSHSL State Meet... placed sixth in the 4x800-meter relay at the 2025 MSHSL State Meet... set a school record in the 4x400-meter relay and qualified for the 2026 MSHSL State Meet in the 1,600 meters and 4x400-meter relay... named track & field MVP in 2026 and earned All-Conference honors 11 times... served as cross country captain in 2024 and 2025 and track & field captain in 2026... holds personal records of 17:25 in the 5K, 5:04 in the 1,600 meters and 11:00 in the 3,200 meters.
Personal
Daughter of David and Gerri VanAcker and has four siblings: older brothers Jeremiah (wife Bay) and Daniel (wife Elena) and younger sisters Gabi and Presley... father competed at Michigan State in the 1990s, brother Jeremiah competed in cross country and track & field at UW-La Crosse, graduating in 2024, and brother Daniel competed at Minnesota from 2022-25... plans to major in nursing at St. Thomas.
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