Hunter Shanks
Hunter Shanks
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    165
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Bennington, Neb.
  • High School:
    Bennington High School
  • Events:
    Middle Distance
  • Major:
    Biochemistry
Bio

Awards & Honors

HUNTER SHANKS STATS

TRACK & FIELD-

Junior Outdoor (2023): Competed in six meets...earned All-Conference honors in both the 800m with a career-best and fourth all-time finish of 1:56.33 and the 4x800 relay team that crossed with the second fastest all-time mark of 7:50.66 at the GPAC Outdoor Championships (5/5-6/23)...credited with a third place finish behind a career-best finish of 53.45 in the 400m at the Red Raider open (4/21-22/23).

Junior Indoor (2022-23): Competed in six meets...broke a school record in the 800m with his time of 1:57.88 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/10-11/23)...earned All-Conference honors in the 800m with his time of 1:58.06 that got him a fourth place finish at the GPAC Indoor Championships (2/17-18/23)...recorded the sixth fastest all-time finish in the 1000m with a time of 2:37.95 at the DWU Alumni Meet (2/4/23)...had the seventh fastest all-time mark in the 600m with a time of 1:27.31 at the Dordt Open (1/14/23).

Sophomore Outdoor (2022): Competed in four meets...had a sixth place finish in the 1500m at the NSU Dewey Donat Classic (4/22-23/22) & BVU Early Bird Invite (3/26/22).

Sophomore Indoor (2021-22): Competed in six meets...had a career-best finish in the mile with a time of 4:44.04 at the SDSU D2 Open (1/21/22)...recorded a career-best time of 1:27.12 in the 600m with a third place finish at the Lancer Last Chance (2/12/22).

Freshman Outdoor (2021): Raced in seven meets for DWU … competed in the 800-meter and 4x800-meter relay at the 2021 GPAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships … career-best and ninth-place finish in the 800-meter at the Northern State University Spring Open (2:00.18) … season best in the 1500-meter at the South Dakota Challenge Invite (4:25.95).

Freshman Indoor (2020-21): Raced in six meets … competed in the 800-meter and 4x800-meter relay at the 2021 GPAC Indoor Track and Field Championships … placed ninth in the 800-meter at the championship event (2:03.71) … All-GPAC (7th) performance in the 4x800-meter relay at the indoor championships (8:42.17) … season best in the 600-meter at the Dordt Open (1:28.71).

CROSS COUNTRY-

Junior (2022): Competed in six meets...had a career-best finish of 27:10.1 in the 8k at the Defender Holiday Inn Express Classic (10/8/22)...recorded a career-best in the 4M at the Augustana Twilight XC Meet with a time of 23:34.7 (9/2/22).

Sophomore (2021): Competed in five meets...recorded a season-best time of 29:21.3 in the 8k at the Mount Marty Invite (10/23/21).

Freshman (2020): Competed in six meets...had season-best finish of 28:31.8 in the 8k at the Briar Cliff Invite (10/3/20).

 

High School: Participated in track and field and cross-country for four seasons … placed third in his conference with a mark of 2:01.7 minutes in the 800-meter run … was part of a 4x800-meter relay team that placed first in their district and third at state … earned cross-country Academic All-State and All-Conference honors in consecutive seasons … a member of the honor roll for six semesters.

Parents: Rich and Marian Shanks

News mentions
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TIGER TRACK EARNS NINE ALL-CONFERENCE FINISHES/MARKS AND THREE QUALIFIED FOR NATIONALS

The Tiger track teams had strong showings and results at the GPAC Championships with nine All-Conference marks/finishes at the GPAC Championships...

February 18, 2023

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TIGERS ALL OVER RECORD BOOKS AND BALDAUF SETS ANOTHER SCHOOL RECORD AT DWU ALUMNI MEET

The Dakota Wesleyan track teams had a very strong showing across the board at the home DWU Alumni Meet. The Tigers set multiple PR’s, had...

February 4, 2023

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TIGERS FACE GOOD COMPETITION AT SDSU INVITE WHILE BALDAUF AND SHANKS BOTH BREAK SCHOOL RECORDS

The Dakota Wesleyan men and women’s track team faced tough competition in the SDSU D2 invite with a lot of the schools being D2 programs....

January 20, 2023

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BALDAUF SETS SCHOOL RECORD IN MILE, SAYLER RIGHT BEHIND FOR 2ND ALL-TIME

The Dakota Wesleyan Men and Women’s track team posted multiple personal records as well as breaking an almost 50-year-old record. Wyatt...

January 14, 2023

Photos
DWU Alumni Meet (Host: Dakota Wesleyan)

2/4/2023 11:00 AM CST

DWU Alumni Meet (Host: Dakota Wesleyan)

2/4/2023 11:00 AM CST

DWU Alumni Meet (Host: Dakota Wesleyan)

2/4/2023 11:00 AM CST

DWU Alumni Meet (Host: Dakota Wesleyan)

2/4/2023 11:00 AM CST

DWU Alumni Meet (Host: Dakota Wesleyan)

2/4/2023 11:00 AM CST

DWU Alumni Meet (Host: Dakota Wesleyan)

2/4/2023 11:00 AM CST

DWU Alumni Meet (Host: Dakota Wesleyan)

2/4/2023 11:00 AM CST

DWU Alumni Meet (Host: Dakota Wesleyan)

2/4/2023 11:00 AM CST

DWU Alumni Meet (Host: Dakota Wesleyan)

2/4/2023 11:00 AM CST