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2025 Cross Country Roster

Ian Hunter

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wichita, Kan.
  • Highschool Circle HS

Biography

CAREER RESULTS (TFRRS)
Academic Accolades
2x American Conference All-Academic Team - 2025, '26
4x AD Honor Roll - Fall 2024, Spring '25, Fall '25, Spring '26
2025-26 (Senior): Cross Country – Raced in four meets…Rank a seaosn0best 8K time of 26:12.4 at the Chile Pepper Festival. Indoor – Competed in seven meets…Finished fifth in the 3,000 meters with a season0best time of 8:59.14 at the Prairie Wolf Invitational…Ran a season-best 5,000-meter time of 15:19.25 at the Washburn Open. Outdoor – Raced in uniform in four meets…Recorded a 10,000-meter season best of 32:11.23 to finish third at the Grizzly Gold Invite…Ran 15:37.38 in the 5,000 meters at the Rock Chalk Classic.

2024-25 (Junior): Indoor – Raced unattached in one meet, running 9:31.99 in the 3,000 meters at the Prairie Wolf Invitational. Outdoor – Competed in four meets…Ran a season-best 15:57.14 in the 5,000 meters at the John McDonnell Invitational…Ran 33:05.58 in the 10,000 meters at the KT Woodman Classic.

2023-24 (Sophomore): Indoor – Raced in four meets…Finished sixth in the 3,000 meters with a season-best time of 9:31.09…Ran a season-best 16:22.57 in the 5,000 meters at the Ichabod Invitational. Outdoor – Did not compete in a Shocker uniform but raced unattached at four meets…Ran a season-best 16:02.29 in the 5,000 meters at the Friends Spring Open and recorded a time of 33:47.67 in the 10,000 meters at the KT Woodman Classic.

2022-23 (Freshman at Friends): Named All-KCAC in the 10,000 meters.

High School: Competed for Circle High School...Set a 5K school record in 2021...Finished fourth at the cross country state meet as a senior...Helped Circle take second as a team at the cross country state meet in 2018.

Personal: Son of Kirk and Marj...Has one sibling, Dylan...Brother, Dylan, runs for Emporia State...Dad is Wichita State's head cross country coach and assistant track and field coach in charge of the distance program...Outside of track and field, enjoys woodworking and disc golf...Majoring in economics.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior