Andrew James Hunter (born September 5, 1997) is an American middle distance runner from Purcellville, Virginia, who competes professionally for Adidas on the running group Tinman Elite. He set the national indoor mile record for high school boys in 2016.^[3] He was named Gatorade National Cross-Country Runner of the Year in 2016.^[4] He committed to the University of Oregon on November 12, 2015^[5] but instead decided to pursue a professional career by signing a 10-year contract with Adidas on July 8, 2016.^[6]

Hunter is the fourth of nine children in his family. Five of his siblings are adopted; two from Haiti and three from China. His father and mother are both also runners. His father, Marc Hunter, was a national-class distance runner for Cleveland State University, owner of a personal best of 13:36 for 5000 meters. ^[19] His mother, Joan Hunter ran at West Virginia University and has won multiple masters indoor national titles.^[20] Marc and Joan coached Alan Webb during his freshman year at South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia.^[21] Hunter is currently^[when?] completing his undergraduate degree at University of Colorado Boulder.^{[citation needed]}