Thom Hunt (born March 17, 1958) is a retired distance runner who specialized in various events from the 1500 meters to the marathon. He represented the United States in international competition and was particularly prolific in cross country running. He was the junior runner-up at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1976 and won in 1977. He currently coaches Women's Cross Country at Cuyamaca College.

Running career

High school

Hunt attended Patrick Henry High School of San Diego, California, where he ran cross country and track. He set the high school indoor mile record at 4:02, which lasted until

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broke it in 2001. Overall, he set multiple high school records for the state of California, and recorded a personal best of 8:45.2 in the 2-mile by the time he graduated.

Collegiate

Hunt attended and ran with University of Arizona. During his time in college, he would earn four All-America honors in cross country, and three in track and field. He also set school records in the 3000 meter steeplechase and 5000 meters.

Post-collegiate

Hunt finished in first place among men at the 1986

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in a time of 46:15.
''2018 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Official Media Guide.'' All-Time Champions, page 42. On May 4, 1986, Hunt ran his personal best time of 2:12:14 at the New Jersey Waterfront Marathon, finishing in second behind

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. On September 23, 1990, Hunt won the 48th Aztec Cross-Country Invitational as an unattached runner, running the 8-kilometer course in 24:13.98 at the age of 32.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Thom 1958 births Living people American male long-distance runners American male steeplechase runners Track and field athletes from California University of Arizona alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States American masters athletes