Lund is from
Peace River, Alberta. He played baseball in Canada through the eighth grade, when organized baseball programs ceased. He moved to
Lewiston, Idaho, and stayed with a foster family to continue playing baseball at
Lewiston High School. He played
college baseball at
Spokane Falls Community College. Lund earned a
bachelor's degree in education from
Whitworth College in 1995, a
master's degree in exercise science from
Eastern Washington University in 1997, and a
Doctor of Philosophy in exercise science from the
University of Idaho in 2002. ==Personal life==