2021 Track & Field Roster
Hunt, Jesse
Jesse Hunt
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Perth, Western Australia
- High School:
- John Septimus Roe Anglican
Bio
Majoring in economics ... Honored as the 2020-21 Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete for men's cross country ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for 2019-20 and 2020-21
2023 T&F: Part of the first-team All-America distance medley relay team that finished sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championship (with Jared Williams, Kyle Reinheimer and Ethan Strand) ... That same DMR group set an ACC indoor record in the 4000-meter distance medley relay in 9:19.99 on Feb. 18 the Alex Wilson Invitational ... The DMR team won ACC Performer of the Week honors as a result ... ACC champion and first-team All-ACC for the second consecutive indoor season in the mile run ... Won the ACC mile title in 3:58.46 ... 2023 Outdoor Season: Ran a personal-best 3:37.53 in the 1500m at the Wake Forest Invitational, trailing only Tony Waldrop to rank No. 2 on UNC's all-time top-10 performers list ... First-team All-America in the 1,500 meters, finishing sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in a time of 3:43.40 ... Second-team All-ACC in the 1,500m, finishing fourth at the ACC Outdoor Championships in 3:40.16.
2022 XC: Ran two races for the Tar Heels (the Charlotte Opener and the Hokie Open).
2022 T&F: First-team All-ACC in the mile run in indoor season ... Second-team All-ACC in outdoor season in the 1,500 meters.
2020-21: All-America honorable mention in the men’s 1,500 meters after placing 21st at NCAA Outdoor Championships in a time of 3:44.43 ... NCAA First Round qualifier in the men’s 1,500 meters ... Earned second-team All-ACC honors in the men’s 1,500 meters at ACC Outdoor Championships ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team for men’s outdoor track & field
2020 XC: Placed third among Tar Heels and 11th overall in 24:42.8 at the season-opening Virginia Invite on Sept. 25
2019-20: Finished 18th in the mile (4:10.40) at the ACC Indoor Championships ... Nearly earned first team All-ACC honors in the DMR before three teams, including Carolina, were disqualified for out-of-zone exchanges ... Ranks fourth all-time in school history in the distance medley relay (9:46.05) after running the opening leg at the JDL DMR Invitational ... Clocked a personal-best mile time of 4:03.50 at the Valentine Invitational ... Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 XC: Finished 29th at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a 10K time of 30:47.8 ... Placed 66th at the ACC Championships, clocking 25:38.6 in the 8K race ... Was Carolina’s second-best performer at both postseason competitions and scored at the Elon Opener and and Pre-Nationals
2018-19: Competed twice during the indoor season — once in the 3,000 meters (8:47.69) at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational and once in the mile (4:20.43) at Boston’s Valentine Invitational ... In outdoors, competed in three 1,500-meter competitions, finishing as high as fourth at the Battle of the Blues with a personal-best time of 3:58.56
2018 XC: Finished 108th at the ACC Championships (26:25.7) ... Finished third in the open 5K (15:48.2) at the Battle in Beantown
2017-18 at Western Australia: Was a 2017 Oceania Champion in Suva, Fiji ... Zatopek Championship Silver Medalist in the 3,000 ... Australian National Junior Medalist in the 800 ... Six-time state champion and a 12-time state championship medalist ... Six-time member of the state team for the national championships.
Prep: Received high school academic colors ... Finished in the top ten percent of Australian high school students in his final year of studies
More on Hunt: Son of Martin and Sara Hunt ... Birthday is July 28
TFRRS Results
2023 T&F: Part of the first-team All-America distance medley relay team that finished sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championship (with Jared Williams, Kyle Reinheimer and Ethan Strand) ... That same DMR group set an ACC indoor record in the 4000-meter distance medley relay in 9:19.99 on Feb. 18 the Alex Wilson Invitational ... The DMR team won ACC Performer of the Week honors as a result ... ACC champion and first-team All-ACC for the second consecutive indoor season in the mile run ... Won the ACC mile title in 3:58.46 ... 2023 Outdoor Season: Ran a personal-best 3:37.53 in the 1500m at the Wake Forest Invitational, trailing only Tony Waldrop to rank No. 2 on UNC's all-time top-10 performers list ... First-team All-America in the 1,500 meters, finishing sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in a time of 3:43.40 ... Second-team All-ACC in the 1,500m, finishing fourth at the ACC Outdoor Championships in 3:40.16.
2022 XC: Ran two races for the Tar Heels (the Charlotte Opener and the Hokie Open).
2022 T&F: First-team All-ACC in the mile run in indoor season ... Second-team All-ACC in outdoor season in the 1,500 meters.
2020-21: All-America honorable mention in the men’s 1,500 meters after placing 21st at NCAA Outdoor Championships in a time of 3:44.43 ... NCAA First Round qualifier in the men’s 1,500 meters ... Earned second-team All-ACC honors in the men’s 1,500 meters at ACC Outdoor Championships ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team for men’s outdoor track & field
2020 XC: Placed third among Tar Heels and 11th overall in 24:42.8 at the season-opening Virginia Invite on Sept. 25
2019-20: Finished 18th in the mile (4:10.40) at the ACC Indoor Championships ... Nearly earned first team All-ACC honors in the DMR before three teams, including Carolina, were disqualified for out-of-zone exchanges ... Ranks fourth all-time in school history in the distance medley relay (9:46.05) after running the opening leg at the JDL DMR Invitational ... Clocked a personal-best mile time of 4:03.50 at the Valentine Invitational ... Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 XC: Finished 29th at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a 10K time of 30:47.8 ... Placed 66th at the ACC Championships, clocking 25:38.6 in the 8K race ... Was Carolina’s second-best performer at both postseason competitions and scored at the Elon Opener and and Pre-Nationals
2018-19: Competed twice during the indoor season — once in the 3,000 meters (8:47.69) at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational and once in the mile (4:20.43) at Boston’s Valentine Invitational ... In outdoors, competed in three 1,500-meter competitions, finishing as high as fourth at the Battle of the Blues with a personal-best time of 3:58.56
2018 XC: Finished 108th at the ACC Championships (26:25.7) ... Finished third in the open 5K (15:48.2) at the Battle in Beantown
2017-18 at Western Australia: Was a 2017 Oceania Champion in Suva, Fiji ... Zatopek Championship Silver Medalist in the 3,000 ... Australian National Junior Medalist in the 800 ... Six-time state champion and a 12-time state championship medalist ... Six-time member of the state team for the national championships.
Prep: Received high school academic colors ... Finished in the top ten percent of Australian high school students in his final year of studies
More on Hunt: Son of Martin and Sara Hunt ... Birthday is July 28
TFRRS Results
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