2022 - 2023 MICHIGAN
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
HUNTER
JONES
RUNNER
BENZIE CENTRAL HS
BENZONIA, MICHIGAN
SENIOR
HEIGHT: 6-FOOT
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
10TH
CHAMPS SPORTS NATIONALS
10TH
NIKE CROSS NATIONALS
“Hunter Jones delivered a seminal moment in leading a swath of runners to smash the course record on Indiana’s revered LaVern Gibson circuit en route to winning the highly competitive Nike Cross Midwest Regional. He later placed 10th at both national championship meets, ranking as one of only four runners in the country to earn Top 10 finishes in both.”
Rich Gonzalez
PrepCalTrack editor

Athletic Excellence


The 6-foot, 155-pound senior was the nation’s only prep runner to race to regional championship victories this past season, earning invites to both national championship meets in the process. Jones placed 10th at each national meet to earn All-America status at both. He also paced the Huskies to a seventh-place finish as a team with his win at the MHSAA LP Division 3 Final.

Academic Achievement


Jones has maintained an unweighted 3.87 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at Wake Forest University this fall.

Exemplary Character


Jones has volunteered locally assisting the elderly in a number of community service capacities and is a member of Benzie Central’s National Honor Society chapter, the Interact Club and the Science Olympiad.