The 5-foot-10 junior outside hitter and middle blocker led the Crescents to a 33-7 record and their fifth consecutive Class I state championship this past season. Funk amassed 748 kills, 89 blocks and 34 service aces. A MaxPreps First Team Small School All-American, she is also the two-time Sun Herald Player of the Year and a two-time Clarion Ledger First Team All-State selection.
Funk has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.
Funk has volunteered locally on behalf of a nursing home and Students Against Destructive Decisions. "Emma Funk is a one-person wrecking crew; she's hard to stop," said Allison Burchyett, head coach at Lewisburg High. "She's got good power, but she's very strategic too. She can put her team on her back and carry them when she has to. She's just a really, really good volleyball player."
