HUNTER KEMPER
Career Highlights
AWARDS
• 2005 USOC Sportsman of the Year
• 2008 Inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame
• 2005 Jim Thorpe All Around Award
• 2005 ITU Word Cup Champion - #1 in the World
• 2005 Triathlete Magazine Athlete of the Year
• USOC Triathlete of the Year (2005, 2004, 2003, 2000, 1999)
• 2001 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Torchbearer
• 1999 Central Florida Male Athlete of the Year
• 1998 USA Triathlon Pro Rookie of the Year
• 1998 Competitor Magazine Pro Rookie of the Year
• 1997 USA Triathlon Amateur Triathlete of the Year
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY -
1998, BS Business (cum laude)
• 8 varsity Letters
(Cross Country & Track)
• All ACC (10,000 meters)
HIGH SCHOOL - Lake Brantley HS, Altamonte Springs, FL
• 12 Varsity Letters
2015
• 3rd Monterrey Pan Am ITU Championships, Mexico
• 4th Chengdu ITU World Cup, China
• 8th Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada
2014
• 1st Hy-Vee Triathlon, Des Moines, IA
• 2nd Chicago Triathlon
• 3rd Lifetime Fitness Triathlon, Minneapolis, MN
• 3rd St. Anthony's Triathlon, St. Petersburgh, FL
• 6th TongYong ITU World Cup, South Korea
• 7th Cartegena ITU World Cup, Columbia
2013
• 1st Cap Tex Triathlon, Austin, TX
• 1st Chicago Triathlon
• 2nd Hy-Vee Triathlon, Des Moines, IA
• 2nd Lifetime Fitness Triathlon, Minneapolis, MN
• 3rd St. Anthony's Triathlon, St. Petersburgh, FL
2012
• 14th London Olympics (Top American)
• 2nd Hy-Vee Triathlon, Des Moines, IA
• 5th San Diego WCS - Olympic Trials (Top American)
• 1st Chicago Lifetime Fitness Triathlon
• 1st Lifetime Fitness Triathlon, Minneapolis, MN
• 1st Cap Tex Triathlon, Austin, TX
• 2nd overall in the Lifetime Fitness Race to the Toyota Cup Series
2011
• 1st Ishigaki ITU World Cup, Japan
• 1st Buffalo ITU Race - Elite Nationals (7-Time Elite National Champion)
• 1st Monroe ITU Pan American Cup, Washington
• 2nd Hy-Vee Triathlon, DesMoines, IA
• 2nd Cap Tex Triathlon, Austin, TX
• 3rd Monterrey ITU World Cup, Mexico
• 3rd Edmonton World Cup, Canada
2010
• 1st Escape From Alcatraz, San Francisco, CA
• 10th ITU WCS Race, Sydney, Australia
2009
• 2nd Boathouse Triathlon, Oklahoma City, OK
• 5th Washington D.C. ITU WCS Race
2008
• 7th Beijing Olympics (Top American)
• 6th Hy-Vee World Cup, Des Moines, IA (Top American/ 3rd Olympic slot)
• 3rd Olympic Trials, Tuscaloosa, AL
2007
• First ever triathlete to be featured on the Wheaties box
• 1st Great Colorado Triathalon, Longmont, CO
• 1st Treasure Island Triathlon, San Francisco, CA
• 2nd New York City Triathlon, New York, NY
• 4th Lifetime Fitness Triathlon, Minneapolis, MN
• 4th Toyota US Open Triathlon, Dallas, TX
2006
• Lifetime Fitness "Battle of the Sexes" Triathlon Champion
• 1st Long Beach Triathlon - Pro National Championships
• 2nd Mooloolaba ITU World Cup - Australia
• 2nd Ishigaki ITU World Cup - Japan
• 2nd St. Anthony’s Triathlon - St. Petersburg, FL
• 3rd Edmonton ITU World Cup - Canada
• 7th ITU World Championships - Lausanne, Switzerland
2005
• Escape from Alcatraz Champion - San Francisco, CA
• 1st Beijing ITU World Cup - China
• 1st Mazatlan ITU World Cup - Mexico
• 1st Bellingham, Washington Continental Cup - Pro National Championships
• 2nd Honolulu ITU World Cup - Hawaii
• 2nd Ishigaki ITU World Cup - Japan
• 2nd Edmonton ITU World Cup - Canada
• 2nd Accenture Chicago Triathlon - Illinois
• 3rd Lifetime Fitness "Battle of the Sexes" Triathlon - Minneapolis, MN
2004
• 2004 Athens Olympics - 9th place, Top American
• 1st Bellingham, Washington ITU International Triathlon (Olympic Trials #3)
• 1st ITU Pan Am Regional Championships - Acapulco, Mexico
• 2nd ITU Cancun World Cup - Mexico
• 2nd Honolulu, Hawaii ITU World Cup (1st American - Olympic Trials #1)
• 3rd ITU Mazatlan World Cup - Mexico
• 10th ITU World Championsips - Madeira, Portugal
(1st American - Olympic Trials #2)
2003
• Pan American Games Gold Medalist - Dominican Republic
• US Pro National Champion
• 1st ITU Madrid World Cup - Spain
• 1st Mazatlan ITU International Triathlon - Mexico
• 1st Bay Islands ITU International Triathlon - Honduras
• 2nd ITU Edmonton World Cup - Canada
• 3rd Bellingham, Washington ITU International Triathlon
2002
• 12th ITU World Championships - Top American
• 2nd Corner Brook ITU World Cup - Canada
• 1st Victoria International Triathlon - Canada
2001
• US Pro National Champion
• 2nd Tampa Bay ITU World Cup - St. Petersburg, FL
2000
• 2000 Sydney Olympics - 17th Place (Top American)
• 1st Olympic Trials - Dallas, Texas
• 7th ITU World Championships - Top American
1999
• US Pro National Champion
• Pan American Games Silver Medalist - Winnipeg, Canada
• 1st North American Championships
• 8th ITU World Championships - Top American
1998 - 1st Year Pro
• US Pro National Champion