Drew Hunter

Andrew James Hunter (born September 5, 1997) is an American middle distance runner from Purcellville, Virginia, who competes professionally for Asics.

[4] He committed to the University of Oregon on November 12, 2015[5] but instead decided to pursue a professional career by signing a 10-year contract with Adidas on July 8, 2016.

[11] He 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.

[13] He 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.

On February 23, 2019, Hunter won the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships two mile with a meet record time of 8:25.29.

His father, Marc Hunter, was a national-class distance runner for Cleveland State University, owner of a personal best of 13:36 for 5000 meters.

[19] His mother, Joan Hunter ran at West Virginia University and has won multiple masters indoor national titles.

[20] Marc and Joan coached Alan Webb during his freshman year at South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia.