2023 Track & Field Roster
Hunt, Kayla

Kayla Hunt
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Bio
2023: Ran the 200 meters in three indoor meets with a top time of 24.50 in the Penn State National Invitational ... In outdoor season, she posted a personal-best time of 11.62 seconds in the 100m, finishing first at the Virginia Grand Prix ... Took 11th place at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 100m in 11.76 seconds ... Ran the 200m at the Raleigh Relays, finishing 39th in 24.78 seconds ... Part of the 4x100 relay team that won the Virginia Grand Prix in 46:01 and finished eighth in a season-best 45.78 at the ACC Outdoor Championships.
2022: Took part in three indoor meets • Ran the 200m in 24.91 seconds at the Virginia Tech Invitational. the 60m in 7.72 seconds at the Indiana Relays and the 200m in 24.78 seconds at the Tiger Paw Invite • Ran the 100m, 200m and 4x100 during the outdoor season • Best performance in the 200m was 24.29 at the Tom Jones Memorial in April • Best 100m time was 11.52 seconds at the University of South Carolina Open.
2020: Finished 18th in the 60 meters (7.63) and 26th in the 200 meters (25.08) at the ACC Indoor Championships • Made appearances in the 60 and the 200 in three regular season competitions, clocking a personal-best 200 time of 24.93 at the Virginia Tech Invitational • Also opened the indoor season with a personal-best 60-meter dash in the prelims (7.61) at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge before finishing third in the 60-meter final (7.62) • Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Prep: Three-time All-American • State champion • School record holder in the 100 meters • Five-time regional champion • Graduated in the top 10 percent of her class • Earned the Atlanta Journal Constitution Best All-Around Senior Cup.
Personal: Kayla Raquel Hunt is the daughter of Kimberly and Anthony Hunt • Born March 3 in Greenwood, Miss.
Eligibility: Indoor (SO-2) • Outdoor (FR-1)
TFRRS Results
2022: Took part in three indoor meets • Ran the 200m in 24.91 seconds at the Virginia Tech Invitational. the 60m in 7.72 seconds at the Indiana Relays and the 200m in 24.78 seconds at the Tiger Paw Invite • Ran the 100m, 200m and 4x100 during the outdoor season • Best performance in the 200m was 24.29 at the Tom Jones Memorial in April • Best 100m time was 11.52 seconds at the University of South Carolina Open.
2020: Finished 18th in the 60 meters (7.63) and 26th in the 200 meters (25.08) at the ACC Indoor Championships • Made appearances in the 60 and the 200 in three regular season competitions, clocking a personal-best 200 time of 24.93 at the Virginia Tech Invitational • Also opened the indoor season with a personal-best 60-meter dash in the prelims (7.61) at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge before finishing third in the 60-meter final (7.62) • Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Prep: Three-time All-American • State champion • School record holder in the 100 meters • Five-time regional champion • Graduated in the top 10 percent of her class • Earned the Atlanta Journal Constitution Best All-Around Senior Cup.
Personal: Kayla Raquel Hunt is the daughter of Kimberly and Anthony Hunt • Born March 3 in Greenwood, Miss.
Eligibility: Indoor (SO-2) • Outdoor (FR-1)
TFRRS Results
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Monday, September 08
UNC Field Hockey: Carolina Holds Off Princeton, 3-2
Sunday, September 07
UNC Women's Soccer: Tar Heels Shut Out JMU, 3-0
Sunday, September 07
UNC Volleyball: Tar Heels Sweep Oral Roberts
Sunday, September 07