Drew Hunter: Senior, Athlete, Champion
Alyson Witt
Everyone wants to achieve something in high school, a memory that will remind them of their high school career and will one day make a great story to tell their grandkids. Many people dream of becoming someone great, someone who inspires others, someone who will be remembered and will make others strive to be like them. This dream is quite common among athletes, who are always working hard to break records, whether it's school records, state records, or national records. For many, the idea of breaking a national record seems impossible, but not for Drew Hunter.
Drew Hunter is an eighteen year old senior at Loudoun Valley High school in Virginia and has already made his mark through his many achievements as a runner. Hunter has already broken many records in both track and cross-country. He has many cross-country victories under his belt and has already broken a national record. Hunter has also won the Footlocker cross-country national title with a time of 14:55. He is also the Gatorade State Runner of the Year and has set a course record of 14:26 at the Foot Locker South Regional Championships. Out of his many achievements, the most outstanding was breaking the national record for the boys high school indoor track mile record, with a time of 3:58.25, at the Millrose Games earlier this month.
This amazing achievement will not be Hunter’s last, as he plans to continue running in college as a professional runner, giving him many opportunities to improve and achieve. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run at the University of Oregon on an athletic scholarship next fall. With outdoor track soon approaching, Hunter still has opportunities to break a few more records during his high school career.
Sources:
Emert, Jacob. "Loudoun Valley's Drew Hunter Breaks Alan Webb's U.S. High School Record in Mile." Washington Post. The Washington Post.
Kissane, John A. "Drew Hunter: Five New Insights and One Intriguing Question." Runner's World. 03 Feb. 2016. Web. 06 Mar. 2016.
