Logan Cunningham (athlete) explained
Logan Cunningham (born May 30, 1991) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the pole vault. He holds a personal best of, set in 2016.
From Texas, Cunningham attended Smithson Valley High School before enrolling at Texas State University in 2009.[2] He competed collegiately for the Texas State Bobcats. At the NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships he was fourth in 2011, but failed to record a mark at the 2012 event. He was also a finalist at the 2012 and 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. At regional level, he won one Western Athletic Conference title and one Southland Conference title.[3]
On his international debut at the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics he won the bronze medal.[4] Cunningham reached new heights in the 2014 season, clearing in March. This made him the third highest ranked American vaulter that year, behind Mark Hollis and Sam Kendricks.[5] Having failed to record a height at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials and the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships,[6] [7] he finally placed at the competition at the 2014 USA Indoor Championships, coming fourth and still competing without sponsor.[8] At the Outdoor Championships he fell back to last place in twelfth.[9]
Cunningham missed the 2015 outdoor season and on his return placed lowly at the 2016 USA Indoors in 13th.[10] However, his return outdoor came with a new personal record clearance of .[11] He reached at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials which brought him a place on the U.S. Olympic team.[12]
Major competitions
| 2012 | NACAC U23 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | 3rd | 5.30 m |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 28th (q) | 5.30 m |
| USATF Outdoor Championships, USA Indoor Track and Field Championships |
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| 2010 | USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 5th | [13] |
| 2012 | USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | T-11th | NH @ [14] |
| 2013 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | T-11th | NH @ [15] |
| 2014 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | T-4th | [16] |
| USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 12th | [17] |
| 2016 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Portland, Oregon | 13th | [18] |
| USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | [19] |
| 2017 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | [20] |
| USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 7th | [21] |
| 2018 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 6th | [22] |
| USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | T-10th | NH @ [23] |
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External links
Notes and References
- https://www.instagram.com/p/Brv9JtjnwZK/ I’ve decided not to train for the 2020 Olympics:) It’s been a honor competing at the highest level, traveling the world, getting to represent the USA, NIKE, my friends, family, coaches and everyone that helped my in my journey.
- Vozzelli, Joe (2016-07-03). Track and Field: Former Texas State pole vaulter Logan Cunningham is Rio bound . San Marcos Record. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/2768025/Texas_State/Logan__Cunningham.html Logan Cunningham
- http://www.all-athletics.com/node/329032 Logan Cunningham
- http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/tafn-lists?list_id=2&sex_id=M&yyear=2014 2014 U.S. Absolute List - Men
- http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TF/results/Results25-1.htm Men's Pole Vault 2012 US Olympic Trials
- http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2013/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/vert.aspx?EN=25&RN=1&SH=1 Men's Pole Vault 2012 USA Outdoor Championships
- http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events---calendar/2014/usa-indoor-track---field-championships/results.aspx 2014 USA Outdoor Championships Results
- http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Complete-Results.aspx 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results
- http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/USATF-Indoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results/Day-1.aspx 2016 USA Indoor Championships Results
- http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/logan-cunningham-244185 Logan Cunningham
- http://www.legacy.usatf.org/News/Five-individual-gold-medalists,-84-first-time-Olym.aspx UPDATE: Five individual gold medalists, 86 first-time Olympians mark 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team
- Web site: 2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships . USATF . June 26, 2010 . 2015-11-01.
- Web site: 2012 USA Track & Field - 2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Results - Full . Usatf.org . July 12, 2012 . 2016-03-15.
- Web site: 2013 USA Track & Field Outdoor - Results - Full . Usatf.org . 2013-07-12 . 2016-03-15.
- Web site: 2014 USA Track & Field Indoor - Results - Full . Usatf.org . 2014-02-22 . 2016-03-15.
- Web site: 2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor - Results - Full . Usatf.org . 2014-06-22 . 2016-03-15.
- Web site: 2016 USA Track & Field Indoor - Results - Full . Usatf.org . 2016-03-12 . 2016-03-15.
- Web site: 2016 USA Track & Field - Results - Full . . July 8, 2016 . July 8, 2016.
- Web site: USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 3/3/2017 Albuquerque Convention Center . . March 3, 2017 . July 8, 2017.
- Web site: USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results - 7/3/2017 Sacramento California . . July 3, 2017 . July 8, 2017.
- Web site: 2018 USA Track & Field - 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Results - Full . . February 18, 2018 . March 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191219082100/https://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/6a/6ae4a8c7-221f-46e1-8959-3a95dcb320b5.htm . December 19, 2019 . dead .
- Web site: 2018 USA Track & Field - 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results - Full . . June 24, 2018 . July 11, 2018.
