Hunter Smith

Position:
Throws
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
New Carlisle, Ind.
High School:
New Prarie

2024-25
Indoor:
Set a personal record in the Commodore Challenge weight throw (19.62m/64-4.25) with a first place finish … earned a third place finish in the weight throw at the Midwest Classic … Won the weight throw at the Alex Wilson Invitational in a personal best distance of 19.85m/65-1.5 …

2023-24
Indoor:
Threw the weight a distance of 18.16m/59-7 at the Indiana Early Bird meet … recorded a mark of 17.44m/57-2.75 … finished sixth in the weight throw with a mark of 17.64m/57-10.5 at the Indiana Invitational … improved his mark in the weight to 18.16m/59-7 at the Meyo Invitational … threw a mark of 18.25m/59-10.5 at the Badger’s Windy City Invite … set a lifetime-best in the Alex Wilson Invitational with a mark of 18.82m/61-09.00 … finished 23^rd in the weight throw at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.

Outdoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-Big Ten honoree … opened the season in the hammer throw (51.38m/169-7) and discus (46.40m/152-3) at the Raleigh Relays … finished seventh in the hammer (45.33m/148-9) and discus (50.89m/166-11) at Ball State’s We Fly Challenge … improved his mark in the hammer throw to 53.92m/176-11 and threw the discus a length of 46.25m/151-9 at the Jim Green Invitational … set two lifetime bests at the Sycamore Open with a third-place finish in the discus (49.43m/162-2) and a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw (55.10m/180-9) … closed out the season at the Billy Hayes Invitational with the discus (45.75m/150-1) and hammer throw (54.43m/178-7).

2022-23
Indoor:
Made indoor collegiate debut with a mark of 17.73m/58-2 in the weight throw at the Hoosier Open ... threw 17.36m/65-11.5 in the weight throw at the Gladstein Invitational ... recorded a mark of 17.29m/56-8.75 in the weight throw at the Indiana Relays ... finished 16th in the weight throw at the Meyo Invitational with a mark of 17.23m/56-6.5 ... threw 17.58m/57-8.25 in the weight throw at the Hoosier Hills Meet.

Outdoor:
Made outdoor season debut in discus with mark of 44.16m/144-10 ... contested the discus and hammer throw at the Indiana Invitational ... threw the hammer and discus at the Billy Hayes Invitational.

2021-22
Indoor:
Did not compete in a meet.

Outdoor:
Competed in the discus at three meets, Louisville Invitational, Indiana Invitational and the Billy Hayes Invite.

Prior to Indiana:
Personal Best: Discus: 158’3”