Russell Hunt is in his first season as an assistant swimming coach at Colgate. His primary responsibilities include coordinating recruiting, and working with the Raider sprinters.
Hunt came to Colgate from Ohio Northern University, where he worked as an assistant coach since 2005. During his time at ONU, the Polar Bears won three straight Ohio Athletic Conference men's swimming championships, as well as the 2007 OAC women's title. Hunt helped coach ONU's sprinters to 10 varsity records and 21 OAC individual and relay titles. Hunt's coaching experience also includes a stint at the Kenyon College Elite Sprint Camp in 2005.
Hunt earned three letters in swimming at Kenyon College, which has built a swimming dynasty at the NCAA Division III level over the last three decades. During his time with the Lords, Hunt helped Kenyon win three of its 29-straight NCAA Division III national championships. Hunt was the 2003 national champion in the 100 back, and received All-American honors 17 times during his career. He led off the 400 medley relay that, in 2004, set the NCAA Division III record that still stands today at 3:16.70.
While at Ohio Northern, Hunt completed his juris doctorate at the university's Pettit College of Law. During the summer of 2007, he worked as a public defender in Huntington, W. Va. Hunt graduated from Kenyon in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in anthropology.
