Academic Notes: Pursuing M.A. in sustainable communities while serving as graduate assistant in the program ... Graduated Magna Cum Laude from SUNY at Geneseo ... Academic All-American and member of the Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society.
Personal Bests: 18:34.28 (5,000m)
2010 Cross Country: Closed out NAU cross country career with an 87th-place finish at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships … Her 6K time of 22:50.1 on the Rose Park Golf Course was her best of the season … Ran to a 34th-place finish (17:06.7) at the Big Sky Championship, finishing fourth on the team … Finished third on the team and 68th overall in the ‘open’ race at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (23:18.4) … Led the team with a 32nd-place finish at the Aztec Invite, finishing in a time of 19:21.6 … Began NAU career at the George Kyte Classic, pacing the squad with a 15th-place finish, covering the 5K course in 19:39.4.
Before NAU: While attending SUNY Geneseo, was a three-year member on the cross country and track & field teams … Member of the fifth and ninth-place finishing teams at the Division III Cross Country Championships … In 2007 and 2008, earned Academic All-American honors during the cross country, indoor and outdoor seasons … Two-time All-SUNYAC, All-Regional and All-State team member … Recorded 10K meet record at the Cortland Invitational in 2009 … While running for the Syracuse Chargers, finished fourth overall at the Niagara Cross Country Championships.
High School: Graduated from Pittsford Sutherland High School in 2006 … Ran cross country and track during senior year of high school, collecting a personal record of 11:40 in the 3,000-meter run, qualifying her for sectionals … In first three years at Pittsford, was a member of the field hockey team, serving as the captain twice.
Personal: Born to Bruce and Barbara Hunt on July 24, 1988 … Has one younger brother, Justin … Also considered attending Minnesota, Colorado, Penn State and Syracuse.