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2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Ian Hunter

  • Position Distance
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Wichita, Kan.
  • Highschool Circle HS

Biography

Season and Career Results
Academic Accolades
American Conference All-Academic Team - 2025
2x AD Honor Roll - Fall 2024, Spring '25
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

  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2025-26Redshirt Junior

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