PRIOR TO MSU
Lunsford won eight individual regional titles and four team championships during her six-year career with Harlan County High School. She also holds the school’s 5K cross country record, which she has both set, broken and reset several times. In addition, she is an outstanding student, earning academic all-state honors in both cross country and track all six years. Lunsford also has been crowned the Area 7 cross country champion three times. Her top finish at the state cross country meet was eighth as a junior, with the Black Bears ending as the state runners-up. She also placed in the top 20 three times and the top 50 on five occasions. Her teams won the region title in both 2023 and 2024 and never finished below fifth. They also won four Area 9 championships. Individually, she was fourth or better in all five meets in which she ran, winning the title the last two years. On the track, Lunsford set two other school records, in the 800m and 4x800m relay. She competed in four state outdoor track and field meets, earning a spot on the podium in the 4x400m relay as both a junior and a senior. Her best individual finish came this past spring, when she was seventh in the 800m. She also ran the 400m, 800m, 1,600m, 3,200m and has been a member of the 4x400m relay teams at the state championships. In just track and field, she has participated in 13 state races during her career. Over that time, her teams finished in the top 30 each season. At the regional, she has won the 800m, 4x400m and 4x800m relays twice each; and appeared on the podium an additional 14 times. Harlan County won the regional track title in 2024 and 2025 and finished in the top four all five years in which she competed. It also won the area crown three times. In addition, she is a two-time area champion in the 800m and 1,600m, and was both the conference and area Runner of the Year in her final two seasons.