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Oratory Senior Tommy Hunt Commits to Run D-1 for Providence College
Oratory Prep Senior Tommy Hunt of Berkeley Heights has committed to attend Providence College beginning in the Fall of 2024.
Summit, NJ – Tommy Hunt of Berkeley Heights, NJ has committed to attend Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island beginning in the Fall of 2024. While there, he will major in accounting. Go Friars!
Hunt has been a record-setting runner at Oratory Prep in Summit, where he has been a student since 2020. In his four years, Hunt has run cross country, winter track, and spring track. As an upperclassman, he has held the title of captain for all three teams and collected numerous MVP awards. As captain, he has led his teams to multiple championships and All-American status at Nike Outdoor Nationals in 2023.
On the course and track this year, Hunt has performed at an elite level. During the fall cross country season, Hunt was the Union County Mountain Division champion and ran a career-best 16:18 5K to win the Last Chance XC Championship. In the winter, Hunt was the Union County Champion and Non-Public A State Champion in the 800 meter race. He also earned Nike All-American status in the sprint medley. This Spring, Hunt set the school record in the 400 meter (49.46 seconds) and the 800 meter (1:53.05) while winning both races at the Conference Championship.
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In mid-June, Hunt and other qualifying members of the OP track team will return for the second straight year to compete at Nike Nationals in Eugene, Oregon.
Tommy Hunt and the Oratory Prep Seniors celebrated their graduation on Saturday, June 1st on Oratory’s Cavalero Field.
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About Oratory Prep
Founded in 1907, Oratory Prep is the Roman Catholic college preparatory school where motivated learners become confident men of integrity armed with the courage and competency to become the next leaders of their generation. Here, the young men of Oratory find true balance through rigorous academics, challenging athletics, clubs for many interests, and opportunities to serve the community–all rooted in the tradition of the Gospels. Situated on a picturesque 11-acre campus in Summit, NJ, Oratory Prep presently serves 375 students in Grades 7 through 12.
