Hunter Smith

Bio

2017 at Taylor: Continued development atop TU’s lineup throughout seven-race season … Set new personal-best time of 25:40.8 to secure win at IWU invite for first collegiate title … Went on to post four sub-26:00 times and crossed in under 27:00 in all but one event … Logged TU’s best time in three races … Was among Trojans’ top-three performers in six races and scored in all seven meets … Recorded six-straight top-20 overall finishes during regular season … Turned in trio of top-10 nods … Ran four of TU’s eight-fastest individual marks of year and logged five of the top-14 times for Taylor … Took second-place at Crossroads League Championships … Finished 131st at NAIA National Championships … Claimed CL Runner-of-the-Week honors after first and third races of the season … Earned All-Crossroads League recognition.

2016 at Taylor: Made contributions for TU lineup throughout seven races during impressive rookie season … Posted season-best time of 26:11.8 at Crossroads League Championships … Mark was the 15th-fastest individual time of the season for Taylor … Finished sub-27:35 in all seven outings … Turned in four sub-27:00 performances … Finished among TU’s top-seven in all seven races … Scored inside teams’ top-five in three races … Was Taylor’s second-fastest at the Great Lakes Invite and took TU’s third-best time at league meet … Opened career with 16th-place showing at Indiana Wesleyan Invite … Narrowly missed All-Crossroads League honors by taking 18th at league meet … Posted five top-50 performances in six regular season efforts … Finished 246th at NAIA National Championships.

Prep: Four-time varsity letterman in cross country and three-time letterwinner in track and field for Blaine Williams at Greenwood High … Indiana State Qualifier … Regional runner-up … Claimed a Mid-State Conference Championship … Earned Core 40 Diploma … Graduated with Academic Honors.

Personal: Son of Nathan and Pam Smith … Prep teammate of fellow TU runner, Garrett Henderson … Majoring in youth ministries.