Hunter Appleton

NCAA APPEARANCES (2)
2022 NCAA 10K (xc) (115th)
2021 NCAA 10K (xc) (195th)

2022-23

XC: Ran in all varsity meets for the Buffs ... Finished 18th at the Pac-12 Championships in 23:17.7 ... Placed 38th at regionals and 115th at the NCAA Championships
Indoor: Ran in three meets ... Set a personal best in the 5,000 of 13:52.39 at the Husky Classic ... Followed it up with a 3,000 personal best of 7:59.62 at the Ken Shannon Invitational
Outdoor: Ran in three meets ... finished 19th (14:01.94) in the 5,000 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... placed seventh (14:24.02) in the 5,000 at the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships

2021-22

XC: Competed in two meets at the Cowboy Jamboree and Pre-Nats
Indoor: Ran at the two home meets in the mile and 3,000
Outdoor: Ran a personal best of 29:32.85 in the 10,000 at Stanford ... finished 15th in the event at the Pac-12 Championships

2020-21

XC: Raced at all varsity meets … was the No. 3 runner at the FSU Winter Classic (Garnet Race), placing 21^st overall … improved to 17^th overall at the Battle Born Collegiate Challenge as CU’s No. 4 … scored for the Buffs at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 19^th (No. 5), finishing in 23:30.8 … finished the season 195^th at the NCAA Championship
Indoor: Did not compete
Outdoor: Competed in four meets ... ran a 1500-meter personal best of 3:58.84 at the Jack Christiansen Invitational ... finished his season at the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships, placing 18th in the 10,000-meters with a personal best of 30:50.77

2019-20

XC: Redshirt ... did not compete in uniform ... competed twice unattached ... finished 16^th at the Wyoming Invitational ... was fifth at the RoadRunner Invitational
Indoor: Competed in four meets ... ran 8:35.72 at the Potts Open in the 3000 ... dropped the 3k mark to 8:25.11 at the Colorado Invitational ... ran 14:17.23 in the 5k at the Husky Classic ... finished his season at the MPSF Championship 3000 in a personal best of 8:17.88
Outdoor: Season cancelled due to COVID-19

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Brother Martin High School
Lettered in cross country and track and field
Was undefeated his senior season while racing for the Crusaders
- Won his first state cross country title in school record time (14:52.7)
Was third at the state meet as a junior after finishing as the runner-up his sophomore year
In 2017, he recorded his best finish at NXR South Regional Championships, coming in 14^th
Set the school record in the 3,200-meter run, clocking in at 9:01.49 at the Arcadia Invitational on April 6, 2019
- Won the state 1,600 and 3,200-meter titles
Also raced during the indoor season, winning the state 3,200 title and placing second in the 1,600
Won another three state titles and a pair of runner-up finishes during his high school career
Other schools that recruited Appleton include Furman, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, LSU and Belmont