Drew Hunter
Drew Hunter (born September 5, 1997) is an American middle distance runner from Purcellville, Virginia. He set the national indoor mile record for high school boys in 2016.[3] He was named Gatorade National Cross-Country Runner of the Year in 2016.[4] He committed to the University of Oregon on November 12, 2015[5] but instead decided to pursue a professional career by signing a 10-year contract with Adidas on July 8, 2016.[6]
Drew Hunter in 2019 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Loudoun County, Virginia, United States | September 5, 1997
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 141 lb (64 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track, cross country |
Event(s) | 1500 meters, mile |
Club | Adidas Tinman Elite |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | 16th U20[1] |
Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:48.57[2] 1500m: 3:35.90[2] Mile: 3:56.72[2] 3000m: 7:39.85[2] 5000m: 13:17.55[2] |
Updated on June 20, 2019. |
Running career
High school
Hunter won the High School Boys 3000-meter race as a high school sophomore at the Penn Relays Carnival in 2014.[7] He went on to set the national sophomore class record in the 3000 metres event at 8:16.31. In the fall of 2014, Hunter placed 4th at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. Hunter won the New Balance National Indoor two-mile national title in a time of 8:48.22.[8] He started his outdoor season with a 4:07 victory at the Penn Relays, becoming the first high school athlete since Olympian Matt Centrowitz to own both the high school boys 3K and mile Penn Relays titles.[7] Hunter achieved a season best of 4:02.36 at the Adidas Dream Mile at the Adidas Grand Prix.[9] He broke Grant Fisher’s 2-year undefeated run at the Brooks PR 2-mile championship, where he set a personal best of 8:42.51 in the event.[10] He ended his 2015 track season with a 2nd-place finish behind collegian Blake Haney in the junior boys 1500m at the USATF Outdoor Championships. He closed the last 400 meters of that race in 53.10 (seconds).[11] Hunter set a personal best of 14:20 in the 5000 meters at the Third Battle Invitational. He set a course record of 14:26 at the Foot Locker South regional meet before winning his first Foot Locker National title in 14:55.7.[12] In his indoor debut, Hunter broke the high school boys national indoor 3k record with a time of 7:59.33 at the Camel City Elite meet in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[13] He followed up that performance with another national record in the high school boys indoor mile, running 3:58.25 at the Armory Track and Field Invitational.[14] By doing this he became the 8th High School Athlete to break 4 minutes in the mile. He was also the second High School Athlete to break 4 in the mile indoors. Hunter then waited two weeks before resetting the record with a 3:57.81 performance at the Millrose Games. Hunter's 2016 outdoor season was also successful. He ran a 4:00.73 split in the 1600m to bring the Loudoun Valley boys the win in the DMR at the Penn Relays in 10:00.01.[15] He returned to his best event, breaking 4 minutes again with a 3:58.86 at the Pre Classic.
Professional
On August 5, 2016, Hunter placed 6th overall in the men's mile race at the 2016 Sir Walter Miler, finishing in 3:57.15.[16] It was his first race since graduating from high school. On February 11, 2017, Hunter participated in the NYRR Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile, where he placed seventh in 3:56.80. On February 23, 2019, Hunter won the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships two mile with a meet record time of 8:25.29.[17]
Personal life
Hunter is the fourth of nine children in his family. Six of his siblings are adopted; two from Haiti and three from China. His father and mother are both also runners. His father, Marc Hunter, was a national-class distance runner for Cleveland State University.[18] He owned a personal best of 13:36 in the 5000 meters event. Joan Hunter ran at West Virginia University and has won multiple masters indoor national titles.[19] Marc and Joan coached Alan Webb during his freshman year at South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia.[20] Hunter is currently completing his undergraduate degree at University of Colorado Boulder.
Race results table
Year | Championship Record | Event | Venue | Place | Time |
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2019 | 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | 5000 metres | Des Moines, Iowa | 5th | 13:29.19 |
2019 | 2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | 2 mile run | Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex | 1st | 8:25.29[21] |
2019 | 2019 USA Cross Country Championships | cross country running 10 km | Apalachee Regional Park | 9th | 29:37 |
2018 | 2018 IAAF Continental Cup | 1500 m | Městský stadion (Ostrava) | 7th | 3:43.95[22] |
2018 | 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | 1500 m | Des Moines, Iowa | 6th | 3:43.97[23] |
2017 | 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | 1500 m | Hornet Stadium (Sacramento) | 11th | 3:46.37[24] |
2015 | 2015 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | 1500 m | Hayward Field Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | 3:58.48[25] |
References
- "U20 OUTDOOR 2016 1500 METRES MEN". December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- "Andrew HUNTER- Athlete Profile". IAAF.
- Crouse, Lindsay (20 February 2016). "A Quick Turnaround as Drew Hunter Breaks High School Mile Mark". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- Emert, Jacob (2016-02-24). "Loudoun Valley's Drew Hunter named Gatorade National Cross-Country Runner of the Year". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- "Drew Hunter, nation's top-rated distance runner, commits and signs with Oregon Ducks". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- Chavez, Chris (2016-07-08). "High School Star Drew Hunter Turns Professional, Signs with adidas". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- "Virginia runner Andrew Hunter wins mile and pulls off rare career double at Penn Relays". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- Stevenson, Jimmy. "Champ Boys 2mile Section 2, Hunter & Thomet 8:48 - 2015 NBIN | New Balance Nationals Indoor". MileSplit United States. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- "Adidas Grand Prix - Adidas Dream Mile - Boys". MileSplit United States. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- "Brooks PR 2015 Boy's 2 Mile (Hunter Takes down Fisher 8:42.51 #9 All-Time!)". FloTrack. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- "Blake Haney Takes Down Andrew Hunter & Grant Fisher to Win USA Jr. 1500 Title - LetsRun.com". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- "Loudoun Valley's Drew Hunter named Gatorade National Cross-Country Runner of the Year". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- Young, Dennis. "Drew Hunter Runs 7:59 3K For New National Record!". MileSplit United States. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- "Hunter's 3:58.25 mile breaks indoor HS record". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- Zahn, Jennifer. "FloTrack's Best Kicks of 2016: Drew Hunter Wins Penn Relays DMR By A Hair!". FloTrack. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- Sir Walter Miler Results - Meredith College. Friday, August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- "United States Track and Field". usatf.org.
- "2012 Legends Meet" (PDF). Maplewood High School. October 6, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- "Meet The Elementary School PE Teacher Who Is The Mastermind Behind America's Greatest Prep Distance Runner - LetsRun.com". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- Chavez, Chris. "Drew Hunter breaks Alan Webb's indoor mile record". si.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- "2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships". USATF. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- "2018 IAAF Continental Cup Results - OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC 08 SEP 2018 - 09 SEP 2018". Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- "2018 USATF Outdoor Championships Results - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium". Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- "2017 USATF Championships Results - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif". Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- "USATF Junior Championships Full Results - 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon". Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2018.