University of North Carolina Athletics
2011 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Chris Hunt
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Arnold, Md.
- High School:
- Severna Park
Coach Joe Breschi on Chris Hunt
"We want to get him healthy again. His sophomore year was just phenomenal and we want him to get back to the speed he played at then. This past fall we saw some of that old Chris Hunt because he was healthy. He's going to be on the wing of the face-off, he's going to play defensive midfield. We're going to limit his offensive runs because he is so effective at the defensive end and in transition. We expect him to have a lot more points this year in the transition game and be on the field a lot more. He's just an overall workhouse and probably overall the best athlete on our team."
2011 (Senior): Earned honors on UNC Dean's List in fall semester 2010.
2010 (Junior): Was switched to the offensive midfield in 2010...fought through injury problems to appear in 13 games overall...score three goals and added one assist, including a man-up goal against Lehigh...had 18 ground balls and four caused turnovers...had a season-high five ground balls versus Dartmouth and three each against Jacksonville and Lehigh...named to 2009-10 ACC Academic Honor Roll...racked up membership on the All-ACC Academic Men's Lacrosse Team for the third successive year.
2009 (Sophomore): Played in all 18 games as Carolina's top defensive short stick middie...ranked fourth on the team in ground balls with 54 and also had 12 caused turnovers...had three goals and two assists...scored goals against Lehigh and against Duke in both the ACC and NCAA Tournament games...recorded assists against Johns Hopkins and Ohio State...had three or more ground balls in eight games...had a career high eight ground balls in the ACC Tournament final against Duke...had seven ground balls in the win against Ohio State...caused three turnovers versus Detroit Mercy...named to All-Tournament Team at ACC Tournament...chosen for the All-ACC Academic Men's Lacrosse Team for the second straight year...named to the 2008-09 ACC Academic Honor Roll...won the Needham Award as UNC's unsung hero.
2008 (Freshman): Played in 14 games...had 10 ground balls, including two each against Bellarmine and Duke...scored his only goal of the season against Maryland...tapped for All-ACC Academic Men's Lacrosse Team...qualified for the 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Community Service & Leadership: Four-year member of the Carolina Leadership Academy as a Rising Star in 2008-09 and a Veteran Leader in both 2009-10 and 2010-11...Dean's List student at UNC...participates in Carolina Dreams program...2nd and 7 Tutoring Foundation volunteer and volunteer at Ronald McDonald House...co-chaired P.A.L.S., an Inner City tutoring program for elementary school children in 2007...worked at Severna Park Area Network over the summer distributing food to the needy.
Prep: A 2007 graduate of Severna Park High School...played four years of lacrosse as a midfielder and earned MVP honors on that squad...coached there by Larry Kramer...also played three years of football as a wide receiver and defensive back...won Severna Park's George Roberts Athlete of the Year award in 2007...member of state championship lacrosse teams in 2004, 2006 and 2007...his lax squad also won four straight county crowns from 2004-07...was named All-County his sophomore through senior years...captain of lacrosse and football teams...on the gridiron, he was a two-way All-County selection three times and the team's offensive MVP in 2006 and 2007...football team made state quarterfinals in 2006...a Maryland Top 22 football selection...set school record for receiving yards on the gridiron...member of Severna Park Leadership Academy.
Personal: Christopher Lee Hunt is the son of Geoff and Ellen Hunt...has two brothers, Ben, 23, who played lacrosse at Carolina from 2006-09, and Connor, 19, who is a freshman lacrosse player at Carolina...was born November 4, 1988 in Annapolis, Md. ...business administration major.
LET'S PLAY 20 QUESTIONS WITH
...Chris Hunt
Section #1 (Lacrosse Related)
1. My favorite thing about wearing the Carolina Blue is it looks super tight.
2. I love competing for this incredible coaching staff because they make practice fun and entertaining.
3. My most underrated strength about my lacrosse game is my versatility.
4. My best friend on my high school lacrosse team was Porter Johnson.
5. Every high school recruit should dream of becoming a Tar Heel because I have not regretted my decision once.
Section #2 (Chris' Interests)
1. An ideal Saturday afternoon in the summer is spent hanging on the Severn River with my friends.
2. My teammate with the best taste in music is Emmit Kellar because he only listens to Justin Bieber and Lynard Skynyrd.
3. My favorite professional sports team is the Baltimore Ravens.
4. The best movie I've ever seen on a lacrosse bus trip is How To Train Your Dragon.
5. The foreign country I would love to visit the most is Australia because I'd love to see the Kangaroos.
Section #3 (Food)
1. My favorite tailgate foods and beverages are Ellen's crab dip and chocolate milk.
2. My favorite fast food restaurant is KFC because of the double down.
3. Sweet, salty or both? Salty, because my uncle is my dentist.
4. My favorite food made by a relative is everything made at Grandmama's Thanksgiving dinners.
5. My favorite Chapel Hill dining spot is Chinese 35.
Section #4 (Digging Into Chris' Personality)
1. If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa in 2001.
2. The person in history I would most want to have dinner with is Chris Farley.
3. People would be very surprised to know is I can lick my noses.
4. In a quarter century I would love to be living in Severna Park, Maryland and working at home.
5. The most interesting or fascinating person I've met in my time at UNC is Emmit Kellar because he has 13 toes.
Chris Hunt's Stat Lines
Year GP/GS SH G A PTS GB CT 2008 14/0 2 1 0 1 10 0 2009 18/0 7 3 2 5 54 12 2010 13/0 6 3 1 4 18 4 Totals 45/0 15 7 3 10 82 16Career Highs: Ground Balls--8 vs. Duke, 4-26-2009; Caused Turnovers--3 vs. Detroit Mercy, 3-3-2009.
