Men’s Profiles Mitchell Hunt MEN’S PROFILES Experienced runner looking to have a bigger role on the team. Three-time state champion (twice at 3,200 meters and once at 1,600 meters) came to Oregon after being selected as Nebraska’s state Gatorade Athlete of the Year. 2011-12: Limited to just two indoor meets and two outdoor meet on the track. Ran a personal best 14:29.13 in the 5,000 meters at the Oregon Relays. Cross Country - Was Oregon’s No. 5 runner at the Beaver Classic, placing 15th in 25:36 (8,000 meters) to help the team win the event. The Ducks’ No. 5 runner at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational. Placed 23rd overall as Oregon’s No. 6 runner (24:20.21/8,000 meters) at the Bill Dellinger Invitational. Good showing in the season-opening dual versus Gonzaga where he finished fourth in 20:06.9 (4 miles). Pac-12 all-academic honorable mention. Season Bests: 5,000 Meters - 14:29.13 (PR), Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore. (4/20/12). RS-Junior Fremont, Neb. Fremont High School Distance Personal Bests 5,000 Meters - 14:29.13, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore., 4/20/12 Pac-12 Cross Country Championships 2010 - 57th, 25:12.77 (Pac-10) 2010-11: Outdoors - Redshirt season. Ran unattached in the 2,000 meter steeplechase at the Oregon Preview. Also unattached in the 5,000 meters at the Oregon Relays and the 1,500 at the Oregon Twilight. Indoors - Saw action in the 3,000 meters at the UW Invitational. Cross Country - Was Oregon’s No. 5 runner at the season-opening John Frank Memorial (four miles) where he placed ninth overall in 20:01.9. Finished 31st at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in 24:54.87 (8,000 meters). Also made his Pac-10 Championships debut. Pac- 10 all-academic honorable mention. 2009-10: Outdoors - Made varsity debut in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational (14:35.97). Best 5,000 of the season came at the Oregon Relays (14:31.13). Also ran the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Pepsi Team Invitational and the 2,000 steeple at the Oregon Preview. Was in the 1,500 meters against UCLA (3:54.61) and at the Oregon Twilight. Indoors - Redshirt season. Cross Country - Redshirt season. Ran unattached at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, Mike Hodges Invitational (seventh) and Beaver Classic. Season Bests: 5,000 Meters - 14:31.13, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore. (4/30/10). Prep: Swept the Nebraska state 3,200 meter and 1,600 meter races as a senior for Fremont High School to earn Gatorade Athlete of the Year honors. Took the 1,600 meters in 4:21.09 and the 3,200 in 9:28.40. Placed fifth in the 800 meters (1:57.87 ). Was the 2008 Nebraska state champion at 3,200 meters (9:25.32), after finishing sixth in the 3,200 meters as a sophomore (9:53.08). Also scored points as a junior in the 1,600 meters, where he finished second (4:26.60) and the 800 meters (eighth, 1:57.18), and ran the lead leg of Fremont’s secondplace 3,200 meter relay team. In cross country, ran fourth at the 2008 Nebraska Class A Championships in a time of 16:38. Won the 2007 UNK Class A Cross Country Invite, covering the 5,000 meter course in 16:26.37, and was 13th at the Nebraska Class A Cross Country Championships as a junior (16:49.68). High School Bests: 800 Meters - 1:57.18; 1,600 Meters - 4:21.09, 2009; 3,200 Meters - 9:25.32, 2008. Personal: Major is history. 34 2013 NCAA Championships, June 5-8, Historic Hayward Field
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