Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Bentonville, AR |
High School: | Bentonville |
Senior (2016):
Competed in eight meets ... Scored for the Eagles in four races ... Team's No. 5 runner at the UAA Championships, posting an 8k time of 26:03 that represented a personal best ... Captured all-region honors after crossing the finish line in the No. 31 position out of 208 runners at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships (26:40) ... Team's No. 4 runner at the NCAA Championships, compiling an 8k time of 26:18 ... Clocked an 8k effort of 26:03.9 at the Inter-Regional Border Battle in New Jersey ... Member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
Junior (2015):
Saw action in all eight of the team's meets ... Scored for the Eagles on two occasions ... Tied his personal-best 8K time of 26:23 at the UAA Championships ... Team's No. 4 finisher at the NCAA D-III Championships with his effort of 26:25 his third best as an Eagle ... Helped Emory defend its title and earned all-region acclaim by ranking 22nd overall (fourth on the squad) out of 203 entries at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships, registering a mark of 27:05.7.
Sophomore (2014):
Ran in all eight Emory competitions ... Came through with a personal-best 8K time of 26:23 at the NCAA D-III Championships ... Squad's No. 6 runner and captured all-region honors after crossing the finish line in the No. 28 position out of 201 entries at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships in a time of 26:31, his second-best 8K effort ... Scored in two events ... Fourth among the Emory contingent and 12th out of 58 runners at the JSU Foothills Invitational (26:32) ... Fifth on the team and 18th out of 62 runners at the Gulf Coast Stampede (27:27) ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
Freshman (2013):
Competed in seven races ... Top 8K time was a 26:50 at the Furman Classic that placed fourth on the team and 37th out of 142 runners ... Ranked sixth among the Emory pack at the UAA Championships, clocking a time of 26:58 that represented his second-best 8K time of the campaign ... Emory's final scorer at the NCAA D-III Championships ... Fourth on the team and placed 97th out of 289 runners at the Greater Louisville Classic (27:15).
High School:
Three-time letterwinner in both cross country and track and field at Bentonville High School ... Was coached by Mike Power ... All-state honoree in cross country in 2011 and 2012 ... Garnered all-conference acclaim in cross country and track on three occasions ... Helped his high school program to three 7A state championships ... As a senior, he finished fourth overall in the 7A state championship with a 5000 meter time of 16:12 ... In 2011, he crossed the finished line in 10th place at the state championship ... Top mark in the 3200 meters was a 9:53 ... Also competed on the swimming and diving team.
Personal:
Son of Paul and Lorraine Hunt.
Austin Hunt's Top 8K Times
Year | Event | Time |
2016 | UAA Championships | 26:03 |
2016 | Inter-Regional Border Battle | 26:03.9 |
2016 | NCAA Championships | 26:18 |
2015 |
UAA Championships |
26:23 |
2014 | NCAA Championships |
26:23 |
2015 |
NCAA Championships |
26:25 |
2014 | NCAA Regionals |
26:31 |