SIUE named Ken Hunt as an assistant track and field coach in the fall of 2009. Hunt came to SIUE after spending one season as an assistant with the track and field program at Marquette University."We are extremely excited to add Coach Hunt to our program. He brings extensive knowledge to the jumping group. His ability to recruit in Wisconsin also is going to be extremely valuable," said SIUE Interim Head Coach Kareem Jackson.While coaching the Golden Eagles, Hunt was responsible for the short sprints, hurdles, horizontal jumps, and multi-event athletes.Prior to Marquette, Hunt spent five years as the head women's track and field coach at Rufus King High School in Milwaukee. At King, Hunt oversaw over 100 all-conference athletes, 15 all-state athletes, and 14 athletes to state titles. He also led the team to 15 consecutive conference championships and four top-five state championship finishes.Hunt previously was a volunteer/part-time assistant coach at UW-Milwaukee before taking over at King High.Hunt competed for the Milwaukee Panthers as a student-athlete. He holds the Horizon League and school's indoor and outdoor triple jump record, clearing the exact same distance, 15.39m, both indoors and outdoors. He earned Horizon League championships in both events two consecutive years and ranks in the top 10 in UW-Milwaukee history in numerous other events, both indoor and outdoor. He holds a personal best of 54 feet, 2 inches in the triple jump and better than 24 feet in the long jump.Hunt also coached and instructed youth from ages 8-18 for various track and field clubs in the Milwaukee urban area during the off-seasons while at Marquette.In 2004, Hunt was invited to the U.S. Elite Coaches Clinic at the Olympic Center by the United States Olympic Committee and the United States Track & Field Association.He has a USA Track and Field Level 2 coaching certificate for jumps. Hunt has a bachelor's degree from UW-Milwaukee in History with a minor in Africology.
