Anna Funck

Degree: Elementary Education
Year: Freshman

When Anna Funck graduated from Amarillo High School she made her way across the state line to Eastern New Mexico University where she was the first player to sign with the inaugural soccer team.

Head coach Travis McCorkle said he had known Funck and thought her soccer skills and personality would be a good blend for the team. Funck said she liked the soccer staff and after visiting the ENMU campus made her decision to become a Zia.

Funck proved to be a good choice for the University, scoring the team's first two goals during a pre-season scrimmage. “Zia’s get Funck-y,” the newspapers said.

“She contributed to the team through her technical ability, her strong club background and her individual toughness,” McCorkle said.

Funck spent the season playing defense, though in the past when playing for AHS and Amarillo club teams she played as an offender. “The season went good,” she said. “We proved everyone wrong who thought we’d come in tenth in the Lone Star Conference.” ENMU soccer placed ninth. “We need to work on some stuff, but I’m satisfied with it being a first year team,” Funck said.

Funck made headlines once again when she was nominated by the LSC as Player of the Week and then at the end of the season when she was voted Second Team All – LSC. “It was shocking, I wasn’t expecting it,” she said.

McCorkle said Funck making Second Team All-LSC is an affirmation that her efforts were noticed for the whole year, not just for one week. He said Funck is deserving of the awards and is pleased with her season accomplishments.

Currently her younger sister April Funck is following her big sister's path and playing varsity soccer at AHS.

When Anna isn’t at the field, she’s hanging out with the friends she’s made at ENMU.
“I’ve made a lot of friends here, I’m planning on staying here all four years,” she said.
Funck eventually wants to coach soccer, and has just recently chosen elementary education as her major.

“I would recommend Eastern because the classes are small and it’s not that big of a change coming in from high school,” she said. “The teachers here know you — and that’s a good thing."