Brittany Funk

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Hillsdale HS
Hometown:
Jeromesville, Ohio

Honors
5x USTFCCCA All-American: First Team (2015 Indoor, Weight Throw; 2014 Indoor, Weight Throw; 2014/2013 Outdoor, Hammer Throw), Second Team (2013 Indoor, Weight Throw)
3x MAC Champion: Weight Throw (2014 and 2015 Indoor), Hammer (2012 Outdoor)
4x All-MAC: First Team (Weight Throw, 2014 and 2015 Indoor), Second Team (Hammer, 2014 Outdoor/2013 Outdoor)
USA Junior Track and Field Championships invitee (2011 Outdoor)

as a Senior (2015) Indoor...Garnered first-team All-America accolades from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) after placing fifth in the weight throw at the NCAA Championship…recorded top-five efforts in the weight throw on seven occasions…notched a school- and Mid-American Conference Championship record mark of 71-8.75 to win the weight throw at the MAC Championship (Feb. 27) and earn first-team all-conference honors…placed second in the weight throw at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 9), Kent State Dual (Jan. 16), Akron Invitational (Feb. 7) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 20).

as a Senior (2014): Indoor... earned USTFCCCA All-American First Team honors after placing eighth in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships (March 14) with a top toss of 68-05 ... captured the first MAC Championship of her career in the weight throw, winning the event with a toss of 69-10.75 at the league meet (Feb. 28) ... won the event five times and finished runner-up once in seven meets ... threatened to break the school record with a toss of 71-05.25, which was the second-best mark in the nation at the time, at the Kent Dual (Jan. 17) ... also picked up event wins at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 21), Akron Opener (Jan. 10) and SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 14) ... Outdoor... earned USTFCCCA All-America First Team honors after placing fourth in the hammer throw with a mark of 210-11 at the NCAA Championships (June 11) ... was the MAC runner-up at the league meet (May 15) after recording a top throw of 203-10 ... established a personal record with a winning throw of of 217-07 at the Bobcat Invitational (March 28) in San Marcos, Texas, which was the second-best mark in school history and the fifth-best mark in the NCAA ... placed third at the Texas Relays (March 27) with a throw of 207-05 ... Summer... placed 11th at the USA Championships (June 28) with a toss of 204-04.

as a Junior (2013): Indoor... USTFCCCA All-America Second Team honoree in the weight throw ... placed ninth at the NCAA Championships (March 8) with a toss of 66-09.75 ... qualified for the national meet with a personal-record toss of 70-10.75 at the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier (March 2) ... it was the second-best throw in school history ... became just the second female to throw better than 70 feet in program history (Stevi Large) ... was the MAC's runner-up with a mark of 65-06.25 at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) ... also finished runner-up at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2) with a top throw of 66-04.50 ... Outdoor... earned USTFCCCA All-America First Team honors after placing sixth at the NCAA Championships (June 5) in the hammer throw with a mark of 211-08 ... finished runner-up at the NCAA Preliminary Round (May 24) with a toss of 210-01 ... brought home the silver medal at the MAC Championships (May 9) with a mark of 214-06, earning All-MAC Second Team recognition ... established a personal record with a huge throw of 216-09 at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 5) ... placed fourth at the Texas Relays (March 28) with a toss of 204-09 ... went 209-07 to win the event at the Campbell/Wright Open (May 3).

as a Sophomore (2012): Indoor... placed third in the weight throw at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24) with a mark of 60-05.25 ... Outdoor... MAC Hammer Throw Champion with a personal-record toss of 192-05 on her last attempt (May 10), which was the 47th-best mark in the country ... finished 27th at the NCAA Preliminary Round (May 26) in the hammer with a toss of 177-11 ... notched a fourth-place finish at the LSU Relays (March 23), going 187-03 in the hammer.

as a Freshman (2011): Outdoor... invited to the USA Junior Championships where she placed fifth in the hammer with a throw of 159-05 ... placed 43rd in the hammer at the NCAA East Regionals with a throw of 165-01 ... finished fifth in the hammer throw (182-04) at the MAC Championships ... also placed 15th in the shot put (38-05.00) and 16th in the discus (138-01) at the league championships ... recorded the Zips' third-best throw of the season in the shot put (40-10.50) at the LSU Relays.

at Hillsdale HS: Two-time state qualifier ... placed sixth at the Ohio state high school championships in the discus (142-11) and shot put (42-05.00) as a senior ... placed sixth at the state championships in the shot put (39-06.75) as a junior ... school record holder in the shot put (42-05.00) ... lettered four years for the basketball team and was an all-state honoree ... holds two basketball school records, including most points in one game (35) and career rebounds (881).

Personal: Parents are Mark Funk and Sandy Stimpert ... has four siblings; Dean, Kristi, Taylor and Colton ... shows draft horses.