Hunter Powell
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 15, 1999[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
Event(s) | Two-man, Four-man |
Hunter Powell (born March 15, 1999) is an American athlete and bobsledder. He represented the United States in bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[3]
Career
Track and field
Powell began his career as a track and field athlete, participating heptathlon and decathlon. He joined the track and field team of Colorado State University, and in 2019 won the Mountain West Conference championships for indoor heptathlon and outdoor decathlon.[4] He qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships based on these results, but was forced to withdraw with a broken ankle.[5]
Bobsled
While at Colorado State, Powell began a romantic relationship with Kaysha Love, whom he had met at Mountain West Conference track meets. Love joined the United States national bobsled team, and later convinced Powell to try out for bobsleigh at a combine event in Utah.[6] After the combine, he was invited back for a bobsleigh rookie camp, and shortly thereafter also became of the US bobsleigh team.[5] He began competing in the Bobsleigh World Cup and North America Cup pushing for the team of Kristopher Horn.[1] The team qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympics, with Powell part of the four-man team. They finished 11th in the event, the better placed of the two American sleds entered in four-man.[7]
Personal life
Powell is a native of Fort Collins, Colorado.[6] He is engaged to fellow USA bobsledder Kaysha Love.[5]
Bobsled results
Olympic Games
| Event | Four-man |
|---|---|
| 2026 Milano Cortina | 11th |
World Championships
| Event | Two-man | Four-man |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Lake Placid | 9th | 7th |
References
- ^ a b "Hunter Powell". IBSF.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
- ^ "Hunter Powell". Olympedia. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
- ^ "Hunter POWELL". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
- ^ "Powell Selected to Represent US in Olympics". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. January 28, 2026. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
- ^ a b c Brohard, Mike. "Living the Dream He Never Actually Dreamed". csurams.com. Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
- ^ a b "Fort Collins native Hunter Powell representing Team USA in bobsled alongside fiancée Kaysha Love". 9news.com. KUSA-TV. February 15, 2026. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
- ^ Lytle, Kevin (February 22, 2026). "Here's how Fort Collins' Hunter Powell finished in the 2026 Olympics". coloradoan.com. Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved March 7, 2026.