As a junior (2008): Started all 54 games in centerfield... Led team with six home runs... Fourth on career home runs list (19)... Won 2007-08 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award for Softball... Named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV second team... Blasted two home runs in the 8-7 loss to UConn (5/3); Also hit a two-run homer to tie the game in the 4-2 loss to the Huskies (5/3 - Game 1)... Went 3 for 3 in the 8-7 loss to UConn (5/3)... Selected for the University of Louisville Women 4 Women/Anthem Leadership Award... Went 3 for 3 with two runs and two RBI in the 9-2 win over Rutgers (4/6)... Named to Florida State Early Bird Tournament team... Went 3 for 4 with two home runs in the 5-1 win over Southern Miss (2/9)... Named to Dean's List in the fall... Dean's Scholar in the spring... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor roll in the fall and spring... BIG Academic All-Star selection.
As a sophomore (2007): Started all 62 games in centerfield... Second on team with seven home runs, 41 RBI and 13 stolen bases...Third on the team with 59 hits... Named to All-BIG EAST Conference second team... Selected to ESPN/The Magazine Academic All-District IV second team... Put together a 13-game hitting streak... Drove in a career-high five runs in the 10-8 win over Seton Hall (5/5); Cunningham delivered a three-run homer and a two-run single in the ninth to win the game... Named U of L's 2007 Female Sophomore of the Year... Sixth on career home run list with 13... Named to Maryland Terrapin Invitational all-tournament team... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall and spring... Dean's Scholar in the fall... Named to the Dean's List in the spring... Earned BIG EAST Academic All-Star honors.
As a freshman (2006): Played in 55 games with 52 starts... Fourth on the team with a .308 bating average... Her solo home run with two outs in the top of the seventh tied the game against Providence (5/4) the Cards went on to win 4-1 in eight innings... Named U of L's 2006 Female Freshman of the Year... Tied for second on the team with six home runs... Named to BIG EAST honor roll (2/28/06)... Hit a solo home run against No. 12 Northwestern... Hit solo home run in 2-0 win over Maryland (2/24)... Her two-run homer proved to be the game-winner against Troy (2/18)... Dean's Scholar in the fall... Named to the Athletic Director's honor roll in the fall and spring... BIG EAST Academic All-Star.
In high school/club ball: Played softball for five years under coach Stacy Swinea... Named all-district in 2002 and 2003... Named district MVP in 2004 and 2005...Earned all-state honors in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005...Named all mid-state in 2005...Earned second team all mid-state honors in 2002, 2003, and 2003 Named Command Classic all tournament team in 2005...Earned Varsity Sport Xtra Player of the Week honors... Named TSSAA Scholar Athlete 2002-05... Registered 1,000 career strikeouts... Also lettered one year in basketball, cross country, and cheerleading... Named Jubilee Shootout all tournament in 2005... Her cheerleading squad won the Athletics National Championships in 2005...Earned a Christian scholar award in 2005... Also played for the Nashville Nighthawks club team.
Personal: Daughter of Mike and Kellye Cunningham... Born Kristi Reece Cunningham on November 18, 1987... Major is nursing and minor is Spanish.