University of North Carolina Athletics
Softball
Alex Funderburke
- Title:
- Associate Director of Media Relations & Content Creation
Volleyball, Softball
- Email:
- afun1122@unc.edu
Alex Funderburke joined the Carolina Athletics staff in November 2024 as the Associate Director of Media Relations and Content Creation, working primarily with the volleyball and softball programs.
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Prior to arriving in Chapel Hill, Funderburke served as the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications at Army West Point. With the Black Knights, he served as the primary contact for a men’s lacrosse program that made the 2023 NCAA Quarterfinals and peaked at No. 1 in the national polls in 2024. He was also the primary contact for the men’s basketball, women’s soccer, cross country/track and field, and sprint football programs.
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Before West Point, he got his professional career started at UCF, his alma mater, serving as a Strategic Communications Assistant before being promoted to Assistant Director of Strategic Communications in August 2022. Funderburke served as the primary contact for the women's soccer, baseball, spirit, track and field/cross country, and volleyball programs with the Knights.
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In his time at UCF, he was a part of a women's soccer regular season American Athletic Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament run.
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A 2022 graduate of UCF, Funderburke worked as a Strategic Communications Intern for UCF Athletics for three years of his undergraduate studies. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in human communication and minored in journalism studies.
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During his time at UCF, he also served as a host on the Hitting the Field Network, a student program geared to help students aiming to break into the sports media industry. He was also a site manager at Forgotten 5, a website dedicated to covering the Group of Five conferences. While an intern with UCF Athletics, Alex primarily helped with women's basketball, track and field, and baseball.
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Prior to arriving in Chapel Hill, Funderburke served as the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications at Army West Point. With the Black Knights, he served as the primary contact for a men’s lacrosse program that made the 2023 NCAA Quarterfinals and peaked at No. 1 in the national polls in 2024. He was also the primary contact for the men’s basketball, women’s soccer, cross country/track and field, and sprint football programs.
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Before West Point, he got his professional career started at UCF, his alma mater, serving as a Strategic Communications Assistant before being promoted to Assistant Director of Strategic Communications in August 2022. Funderburke served as the primary contact for the women's soccer, baseball, spirit, track and field/cross country, and volleyball programs with the Knights.
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In his time at UCF, he was a part of a women's soccer regular season American Athletic Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament run.
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A 2022 graduate of UCF, Funderburke worked as a Strategic Communications Intern for UCF Athletics for three years of his undergraduate studies. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in human communication and minored in journalism studies.
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During his time at UCF, he also served as a host on the Hitting the Field Network, a student program geared to help students aiming to break into the sports media industry. He was also a site manager at Forgotten 5, a website dedicated to covering the Group of Five conferences. While an intern with UCF Athletics, Alex primarily helped with women's basketball, track and field, and baseball.
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