Marc Hunter (athlete)

Marc Hunter (born March 5, 1956) is an American former distance runner. He ran for the United States at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He is the father of Drew Hunter.

Marc Hunter
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1956-03-05) March 5, 1956
Brunswick, Ohio
Sport
SportTrack
Event(s)5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College teamCleveland State
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000m: 13:36.70[1]
10,000m: 28:40.80[1]

Running career

High school

Hunter attended Brunswick High School in Ohio, where he graduated in 1974. During his time in high school, he competed in cross country and track. He was the runner-up at Ohio's 1972 state cross country meet, and then won the 1973 state cross meet. He was also the Ohio High School DI State champion in the mile in 1973 and 1974.[2] As a high schooler, he recorded a personal best of 4:14 in the mile.[2]

Collegiate

Hunter spent his first two years at Kent State University where he led the Golden Flashes to back-to-back NCAA Cross Country Championship meets. Hunter transferred to Cleveland State University, where he continued to compete in cross country and track. During his time at Cleveland State, he ran in two consecutive NCAA DI Cross Country Championships, finishing in fourth overall in 1977 and sixth in 1978. In 1978, as a collegian, he ran for the United States' squad in the men's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Championships, where he finished in 72nd place overall.

Post-collegiate

After undergraduate studies, Hunter was selected by the post-collegiate racing team Athletics West from Eugene, Oregon. He raced at the men's race at the 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, this time finishing in 49th place. Hunter ran his fasted 10K on the track at the 1979 AAU Championships, where he placed fifth in the men's 10,000 in a time of 28:40.8.[3] Also in 1979 he ran his 5K PR of 13:36.7 winning the Tom Black Classic in Knoxville, TN. In 1980, 3 weeks before the Olympic Trials, he won the now-famous Boulder-Boulder 10k.

References
  1. "Marc HUNTER - Athlete Profile". IAAF.
  2. Maplewood High School (October 6, 2012). "2012 Legends Meet" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  3. ARRS: 1979 AAU Outdoor Championships - Men's 10K results. Retrieved August 142016
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