2025 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Danielle Hunter
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lacey, Wash.
- High School:
- Timberline
2025 Outdoors: The top short sprinter on the squad, competing at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships โฆ at Big Tens, was 19th in the 200m in 24.23 and 23rd in the 100m in 12.00 โฆ had an all-conditions 100m PR of 11.57 at the Desert Heat Classic that was just slightly wind-aided at +2.1 or it would have tied for fifth in school history โฆ season-best 200m time of 24.11 at the Mt. SAC Relays โฆ fourth in the 200m at the Stanford Invite in 24.30 โฆ a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and named Spring Academic All-Big Ten โฆ also named to the National Collegiate Honor Society.
2025 Indoors: Raced at the first Big Ten Indoor Championships in UW history, finishing 21st in the 200m in a time of 24.20 and was on the 11th-place 4x400m relay โฆ part of the seasonโs fastest 4x4 a the Don Kirby Elite Invite, which went 3:38.95 (altitude conv. 3:39.39), No. 3 in UW history โฆ ran a 60m dash PR of 7.48 to take third at the UW Preview, going to No. 7 in school history โฆ also clocked a 200m PR of 24.03 at altitude in New Mexico, converting to 24.10, to go to No. 3 in UW history โฆ won the Spokane Invitational 200m in December in 24.23.
2024: Set personal-bests across the board in her junior season โฆ in the 100-meters, had a wind-aided PR of 11.69 at the Brutus Hamilton Invite, and a wind-legal PR of 11.75 at the Peyton-Shotwell Invite โฆ wind-aided 200-meters PR of 23.73 at the Fresno State Invite, and wind-legal best of 23.91 at the Brutus Hamilton moved her to No. 8 in school history โฆ placed 18th overall in the 200-meters at the Pac-12 Championships, and ran on the 4x400m relay that took 10th in an altitude-converted 3:39.52, the eighth-best time in school history โฆ won her 100m heat at the Fresno State Invite in 11.81 โฆ indoors, twice ran a PR in the 60-meters of 7.55 seconds, once at the Spokane Invite and again at the Ken Shannon Last Chance โฆ second in the 200m at the Spokane Invite in a PR of 24.44 to go to No. 6 in school history โฆ part of the teamโs best 4x400m of the season, going 3:43.77 at the Husky Classic for No. 6 in school history โฆ named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2023: The top short sprinter on the squad โฆ started the outdoor season with a couple PRs at the Aztec Invitational, going 12.07 for 100-meters and 24.35 for 200-meters โฆ indoors, had a 200m best of 24.64, converted to 24.71 for altitude, at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic โฆ also ran 24.78 for 200m in the Dempsey at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite, placing seventh overall โฆ twice ran 60-meter PRs of 7.69 seconds, once at the UW Indoor Preview and once at the Husky Classic โฆ named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2022: A solid first full indoor season then was limited to just one meet outdoors โฆ indoors, had a 200-meter season-best of 24.96 in her collegiate debut at the Spokane Invitational โฆ also ran 24.99 at the WSU Invitational โฆ fastest 60-meters of 7.70 run on two occasions โฆ outdoors, only competition was the UW-WSU Dual, placing fourth in the 100m in 12.28 and running on the 4x100m relay which ran 45.66 for the No. 8 time in school history.
High School and Personal: Born in Mannheim, Germany โฆ parents are Leroy Hunter Jr. and Celine Hunter โฆ has two younger brothers, Tarelle and LeVell, and one younger sister, Nichelle โฆ a USATF Junior Olympicsย All-American on the 4x100m relay โฆ the 2021 South Sound Conference champion at 100-meters and 200-meters, running 12.03 and 24.46 (fastest in the state of Washington in 2021) to win each title โฆ also attended Clover Park High School and, as a freshman, attended Humphreys High School in South Korea, where she was rookie of the year and competed at the DODEA Far East Track Championships in Japan โฆ graduated with distinguished honors as top senior of her class with a 3.8 GPA โฆ enjoys writing novels in free time.
Major Meets
2024 Pac-12 - 18th, 200m | 10th, 4x400m
2025 Big Ten Indoors - 21st, 200m | 11th, 4x400m
2025 Big Ten Outdoors - 23rd, 100m | 19th, 200m
Outdoor Bests
100m.......11.57w / 11.75
200m.......23.73w / 23.91
Indoor Bests
60m.......7.48
200m.......24.10 alt
Academic Honors
2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2025 Spring Academic All-Big Ten
2025 National Collegiate Honor Society
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2025 Indoors: Raced at the first Big Ten Indoor Championships in UW history, finishing 21st in the 200m in a time of 24.20 and was on the 11th-place 4x400m relay โฆ part of the seasonโs fastest 4x4 a the Don Kirby Elite Invite, which went 3:38.95 (altitude conv. 3:39.39), No. 3 in UW history โฆ ran a 60m dash PR of 7.48 to take third at the UW Preview, going to No. 7 in school history โฆ also clocked a 200m PR of 24.03 at altitude in New Mexico, converting to 24.10, to go to No. 3 in UW history โฆ won the Spokane Invitational 200m in December in 24.23.
2024: Set personal-bests across the board in her junior season โฆ in the 100-meters, had a wind-aided PR of 11.69 at the Brutus Hamilton Invite, and a wind-legal PR of 11.75 at the Peyton-Shotwell Invite โฆ wind-aided 200-meters PR of 23.73 at the Fresno State Invite, and wind-legal best of 23.91 at the Brutus Hamilton moved her to No. 8 in school history โฆ placed 18th overall in the 200-meters at the Pac-12 Championships, and ran on the 4x400m relay that took 10th in an altitude-converted 3:39.52, the eighth-best time in school history โฆ won her 100m heat at the Fresno State Invite in 11.81 โฆ indoors, twice ran a PR in the 60-meters of 7.55 seconds, once at the Spokane Invite and again at the Ken Shannon Last Chance โฆ second in the 200m at the Spokane Invite in a PR of 24.44 to go to No. 6 in school history โฆ part of the teamโs best 4x400m of the season, going 3:43.77 at the Husky Classic for No. 6 in school history โฆ named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2023: The top short sprinter on the squad โฆ started the outdoor season with a couple PRs at the Aztec Invitational, going 12.07 for 100-meters and 24.35 for 200-meters โฆ indoors, had a 200m best of 24.64, converted to 24.71 for altitude, at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic โฆ also ran 24.78 for 200m in the Dempsey at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite, placing seventh overall โฆ twice ran 60-meter PRs of 7.69 seconds, once at the UW Indoor Preview and once at the Husky Classic โฆ named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2022: A solid first full indoor season then was limited to just one meet outdoors โฆ indoors, had a 200-meter season-best of 24.96 in her collegiate debut at the Spokane Invitational โฆ also ran 24.99 at the WSU Invitational โฆ fastest 60-meters of 7.70 run on two occasions โฆ outdoors, only competition was the UW-WSU Dual, placing fourth in the 100m in 12.28 and running on the 4x100m relay which ran 45.66 for the No. 8 time in school history.
High School and Personal: Born in Mannheim, Germany โฆ parents are Leroy Hunter Jr. and Celine Hunter โฆ has two younger brothers, Tarelle and LeVell, and one younger sister, Nichelle โฆ a USATF Junior Olympicsย All-American on the 4x100m relay โฆ the 2021 South Sound Conference champion at 100-meters and 200-meters, running 12.03 and 24.46 (fastest in the state of Washington in 2021) to win each title โฆ also attended Clover Park High School and, as a freshman, attended Humphreys High School in South Korea, where she was rookie of the year and competed at the DODEA Far East Track Championships in Japan โฆ graduated with distinguished honors as top senior of her class with a 3.8 GPA โฆ enjoys writing novels in free time.
Major Meets
2024 Pac-12 - 18th, 200m | 10th, 4x400m
2025 Big Ten Indoors - 21st, 200m | 11th, 4x400m
2025 Big Ten Outdoors - 23rd, 100m | 19th, 200m
Outdoor Bests
100m.......11.57w / 11.75
200m.......23.73w / 23.91
Indoor Bests
60m.......7.48
200m.......24.10 alt
Academic Honors
2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2025 Spring Academic All-Big Ten
2025 National Collegiate Honor Society
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
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Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13