Kate Hunter
Distance
Ht
5'
7"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Provo, 
Utah
Last School
Provo High School
Roster Years
2018-2022


Personal

  • Parents are Iain and Adrienne Hunter
  • Major: Exercise Science
  • Father, Iain, competed for BYU track and field
  • Born in Corvallis, Oregon
  • Has three siblings (Morgan, Meghan and John)
  • Enjoys playing the piano and reading

Before BYU

  • Utah 4A State Cross Country Champion 2015
  • 2-Time Foot Locker Nationals Individual Qualifier 
  • 18th place Foot Locker Nationals 2016

Stats

Indoor Personal Bests

Mark/Time 

Event

Meet

2:07.02

800m

2021 Husky Classic

4:37.17

Mile

2021 Husky Classic

9:31.85

3000m

2021 BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener

 

Outdoor Personal Bests

Mark/Time 

Event

Meet

2:06.72

800m

2022 Oregon Twilight

4:13.45

1500m

2021 NCAA Track & Field Championships

4:50.51

Mile

2018 USC Trojan Invitational

Career Stats
Women's Cross Country Athlete Profile

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2018

Indoor

  • Started the season with a sixth-place finish in the mile (5:21.89) at the Air Force Indoor Team Challenge
  • Ran a season-best 5:08.11 to take second place in the mile at the Wildcat Open
  • Placed 38th in the 800m at the Iowa State Classic (2:14.65)

Outdoor

  • Started the season with a career-best time of 4:50.51 and fourth-place finish in the mile at the USC Trojan Invitational 
  • Placed fifth in the 1500m (4:28.22) and ran a career-best time of 2:09.92 in the 800m at the Stanford Invitational 
  • Took eighth in the 800m (2:12.48) at the Oregon Pepsi Invitational 
  • Finished 23rd out of 282 in the 1500m (4:21.30) at the Bryan Clay Invitational 
  • Ran a career-best time of 4:20.63 and took a second-place finish in the 1500m at the Payton Jordan Invitational 
  • Competed in the NCAA West Preliminary Round where she placed 28th in the 1500m (4:25.98)
Sophmore Year 2019

Indoor

  • Clocked 4:47.44 for a personal best in the mile and to take fifth place at the Iowa State Classic
  • Placed fourth in the distance medley relay (11:21.23) at the MPSF Indoor Championships
  • Competed in three meets during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

  • Ran a career-best time of 2:08.31 in the 800m at the Stanford Invitational
  • Competed at the NCAA West Preliminary Round where she clocked a personal-best 4:18.14 in the 1500m and finished 16th in the prelims
  • Took second in the 800m and third in the 4x400m at the Willie Williams Classic
  • Competed in seven meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Junior Year 2020

Indoor

  • Started the season with a second-place finish in the mile (4:57.54) at the BYU Indoor Invitational
  • Ran a season-best time of 4:50.47 in the mile and placed 14th out of 50 at the MPSF Indoor Championships
  • Competed in four meets during the 2020 indoor season
Senior Year 2022

  • Indoor
    • Represented BYU at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, competing on the DMR squad that earned Second Team All-American honors
    • Ran a personal best time of 9:31.85 in the 3000m at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
    • Competed in five meets during the 2022 season
  • Outdoor
    • Raced in the 1500m at the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing 16th in the first round and 13th in the quarterfinal with a time of 4:20.73
    • Ran a personal best time of 2:06.72 in the 800m at Oregon Twilight
    • Competed in six meets during the 2022 season
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Senior 2021

Indoor

  • Earned First Team All-American honors in mile at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing 6th with a time of 4:37.65
  • Set a personal best in the mile run with a time of 4:37.17 at the Husky Classic
  • Competed in four meets during the 2021 indoor season

Outdoor

  • Competed in the 1500 at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, finishing 15th with a time of 4:13.45 and earning Second Team All-American honors
  • Competed in the 1500 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, finishing 10th with a time of 4:14.41
  • Finished 1st overall and set a personal best in the 800m at the Hayward Premiere with a time of 2:06.91
  • Competed in eight meets during the 2021 outdoor season
  • Kate Hunter competes at 2021 NCAA Track & Field Championships

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