Awards/Recognition
All-CUSA First Team (2025)
All-CUSA Third Team (2024)
CUSA All-Academic Team (2024)
2025 (Junior): Competed in five meets including CUSA Championships and NCAA Regionals... Set a PR in the 6k at the CUSA Championships (20:36), finishing in seventh... Her time is the third best in WKU History... 53rd place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, finishing in 20:39, marking the best finish for WKU in the meet since 2014... Set a PR in the 5k at the Southern Showcase (17:36)... Won the Nike XC Town Twilight... Finished in the top-10 on three occasions... Led WKU in all five meets competed in.
2024 (Sophomore): Competed in all six meets including the NCAA Regionals... Competed in both 5k and 6k races.... Led the team in three meets... Set a PR in the 5k at the Live In Lou Classic (17:53)... Set a PR in the 8k at the Angel Mounds Invitational (21:15)... Finished in the top-five on two occasions.... Second place finish at the Angel Mounds Invitational, leading the team to a second place finish... 20th place finish at the CUSA Championships, earning All-CUSA Third Team honors... 87th place finish at the NCAA Regionals
2023 (Freshman):Â Competed in all five meets including the CUSA Championships... Led the team in all five meets... Finished in the top-45 in all five meets... Finished in the top-15 in two meets... Set a PR in the 5K (19:26) at the Live in Lou Classic leading the Hilltoppers to a fifth-place finish... Beat previous 6K time by over a minute setting a new PR (23:05) in the 6K at the Angel Mounds Invitational.
High School:Â From Bedford, Ky. and attended Trimble County High School... Lettered in cross country and track and field... 3x Class A State Cross Country Medalist... 3x Class a state medalist in the 3200 and 1600... Class A state champion 3200... 2x Class A indoor state champion 3000 meter... Earned 13 regional metals in xc and track.
Personal:Â Daughter of Brian and Carolee Kunkel... Sister of Brennan and Evan Kunkel.
