Dr. Christina Lunceford (2023) - Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame

Dr. Christina Lunceford

Induction:
2023
Class:
1997

Christina Lunceford starred as a member of the Creighton Softball program from 1994-97, becoming the first female student-athlete in Creighton history to be named a College Sports Communicators (CoSIDA/GTE) First Team Academic All-American in 1997. One of Creighton's greatest hitters, Lunceford closed her career as the Bluejays' all-time hits leader with 245 base knocks, including a single-season program record 76 hits as a senior. A three-time First Team All-MVC outfielder, Lunceford also owns the school record for career doubles with 51, a total that ranked atop the career totals in the MVC at the time. Lunceford ranks third in school history with a .379 career batting average while continuing to rank in Creighton's career top-10 in total bases (fourth, 349), runs (sixth, 122), triples (seventh, 10), RBI (ninth, 110), at-bats (ninth, 646) and stolen bases (10th, 32). A three-time First Team All-Midwest Region and Academic All-MVC honoree, Lunceford is one of only three Bluejays in program history to hit better than .400 in two seasons, including a career-high .419 as a junior. During her junior season (1996), she earned all-conference honors after leading the Bluejays in six offensive categories, including batting average (.419), on-base percentage (.490), doubles (13), hits (52) and tied for the team lead in home runs (3) and runs scored (27), while her 23 runs batted in ranked second.