1. Andrew James Hunter was born on September 5,1997 and is an American middle-distance runner from Purcellville, Virginia, who competes professionally for Asics.
23 Facts About Drew Hunter
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Drew Hunter set the national indoor mile record for high school boys in 2016.
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Drew Hunter was named Gatorade National Cross-Country Runner of the Year in 2016.
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Drew Hunter committed to the University of Oregon on November 12,2015 but instead decided to pursue a professional career by signing a 10-year contract with Adidas on July 8,2016.
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Drew Hunter won the High School Boys 3000-meter race as a sophomore at the Penn Relays Carnival in 2014.
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Drew Hunter went on to set the national sophomore class record in the 3000 metres event at 8:16.31.
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Drew Hunter won the New Balance National Indoor two-mile national title in a time of 8:48.22.
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Drew Hunter started his outdoor season with a 4:07 victory at the Penn Relays, becoming the first high school athlete since Olympian Matt Centrowitz to own both the high school boys 3k and mile Penn Relays titles.
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Drew Hunter achieved a season best of 4:02.36 at the Adidas Dream Mile at the Adidas Grand Prix.
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Drew Hunter broke Grant Fisher's meet record at the Brooks PR 2-mile championship, where he set a personal best of 8:42.51 in the event.
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Drew Hunter ended his 2015 track season with a 2nd-place finish behind collegian Blake Haney in the junior boys 1500m at the USATF Outdoor Championships, closing the last 400 meters of that race in 53.10 seconds.
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Drew Hunter set a personal best of 14:20 in the 5000 meters at the Third Battle Invitational.
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Drew Hunter set a course record of 14:26 at the Foot Locker South regional meet before winning his first Foot Locker National title in 14:55.7.
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Drew Hunter followed up that performance with another national record in the high school boys indoor mile, running 3:58.25 at the Armory Track and Field Invitational.
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Two weeks later, Drew Hunter broke his own record, clocking 3:57.81 in the mile at the Millrose Games.
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Drew Hunter ran a 4:00.73 split in the 1600m to bring the Loudoun Valley boys the win in the DMR at the Penn Relays in 10:00.01.
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Drew Hunter returned to his best event, again breaking 4 minutes, running 3:58.86 at the Pre Classic.
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In July 2016 Drew Hunter signed a 10-year contract for Adidas.
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On February 11,2017, Drew Hunter participated in the NYRR Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile, where he placed seventh in 3:56.80.
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Drew Hunter was notable in the Loudoun Valley and Stone Bridge Highschool Track Programs, having great influences on all of those in the programs.
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Drew Hunter is the fourth of nine children in his family.
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Drew Hunter's father, Marc Hunter, was a national-class distance runner for Cleveland State University, owner of a personal best of 13:36 for 5000 meters.
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Drew Hunter is currently completing his undergraduate degree at University of Colorado Boulder.