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  Chris Hunt
Chris Hunt

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Arnold, Md.

High School:
Severna Park

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 175

Position:
Midfielder

Birthdate:
11/04/1988

Experience:
Two-Year Letterman

Major:
Pre-Business Studies

Coach Joe Breschi on Chris Hunt
•Terrific two-way middie
•Great skills
•Can play solid defense and can be a threat in transition opportunities

General: Returning letterman in the midfield who is a terrific two-way middie...very skilled at the short-stick defensive midfield position, excelling in creating transition chances...an outstanding student.

2008 Season (Freshman): Played in 14 games as a freshman...had 10 ground balls, including two each against Bellarmine and Duke...scored his only goal of the season against Maryland...tapped for ACC Men's Lacrosse All-Academic Team...also qualified for the 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: A 2007 graduate of Severna Park High School...played four years of varsity lacrosse as a midfielder...also played three years of varsity football as a wide receiver and defensive back...won Severna Park's George Roberts Athlete of the Year Award in 2007...member of state championship lacrosse teams in 2004, 2006 and 2007...was named All-County his sophomore through senior years...captain of lacrosse team and football team...on the gridiron he was All-County and the team's offensive MVP in 2006 and 2007...a Maryland Top 22 selection...captained football team...MVP of junior varsity football team as a freshman.

Personal: Christopher Lee Hunt is the son of Geoff and Ellen Hunt...nicknamed Bigtyme...has two brothers, Ben, 21, a senior on the Tar Heel men's lacrosse team, and Connor, 16...was born November 4, 1988 in Annapolis, Md.

Honing In On Hunt
Academic Major at Carolina: Pre-Business Studies
Career Plans: Earn my degree and be self employed
Hobbies: Wakeboarding, playing Halo, going to college
Athletes I Most Admire: Ed Reed, Nastia Liukin
Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning three state championships, scoring all three touchdowns to beat our rival school
People Who Have Had The Greatest Influence On My Athletic Career: My Dad and my brothers
Favorite Book: Season of Life by Jeffrey Marx
Favorite Magazines: Eastbay, Swell
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Movie: Indian in the Cupboard
Favorite Website To Visit: Facebook