Longwood University Athletics

2026 (Freshman): Started all 53 games on the infield as a freshman ... Batted .228 with 31 hits in 136 at-bats ... Scored a team-leading 32 runs and belted seven homer runs to tie for second on the team ... Drove in 21 runs, walked 14 times and stole 12 bases in 14 attempts ... Two-time Big South Freshman of the Week on March 2 and March 30 ... Posted six multiple-hit games, five multi-RBI games and four-game hitting streak ... Blasted homers in back-to-back games against USC Upstate on March 28-29 ... Hit a solo shot in a loss on March 28, going 2-for-4 with four RBIs ... Added another solo blast as Longwood no-hit the Spartans in a 10-1 win the next day as she was 2-for-3 with three RBIs ... Also hit homesrs at No. 4/5 Florida Feb. 21, against Mount St. Mary's Feb. 27, Lafayette March 8, at North Carolina Central March 25 and at Gardner-Webb April 25 ... Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

High School: Dual-sport athlete in softball and tennis at Harnett Central High School ... Earned All-American Conference honors four times in softball and two times in tennis ... In softball, led the conference in home runs and was named offensive player of the year as a junior and senior  ... Led 3A All-American Conference in all offensive categories during senior year with a .623 batting average, 12 home runs and 45 RBIs ... Helped the Trojans to a regular-season conference championship as a freshman in 2022 and a conference tournament title as a sophomore in 2023 ... Also led  Harnett Central to All-American Conference regular-season and tournament titles in 2025 ... Helped Lady Lightning Gold to a runner-up finish in the 2024 Perfect Game Fastpitch National Championship.

Personal: Daughter of Eddie and Tonya Faulkner ... Born April 19, 2007 ... Has two younger siblings, Bailey and Wyatt ... Three-year member of the academic all-conference team ... Graduated magna cum laude ... Member of Beta Club and the National Technical Honor Society ... Volunteered with both Fellowship of Christian Athletes and student government in high school ... Aspires to become a physical therapist and softball coach ... Kinesiology major and business administration minor at Longwood.