The 5-foot-5 senior won the USATF Georgia HS XC Meet of Champions this past season with a time of 17:38.77, breaking the tape 12.4 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor. Funderbunk also captured GHSA Class 7A State Cross Country Championships title, clocking the fastest all-class time of the day at 18:29.12. She won eight of nine races on the season.
Funderburk has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to run cross country on scholarship at Florida State University this fall.
A member of her Trinity Baptist Church youth group, Funderburk has volunteered locally for Operation Christmas Child, UNICEF and the Special Olympics in addition to fundraising for the Humane Society. She has also donated her time to the Whelchel and Carlton law office helping with office tasks, the Vereen Rehabilitation Center and a soup kitchen.
