Trey Cunningham Explained

Trey Cunningham
Birth Date:26 August 1998
Hometown:Winfield, Alabama, United States
Country:United States
Sport:Track and field
Event:110 m hurdles
Collegeteam:Florida State Seminoles

Trey Cunningham (born August 26, 1998) is an American hurdler who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. He was a silver medalist in the 110 metres hurdles event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships after finishing second at the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Background

Cunningham won the 110 metres hurdles at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, having run the second fastest time in NCAA history in 13.00 seconds.

He is represented by Ford Models.[1]

Statistics

Personal bests

Sprints, hurdles and Long Jump! Event !! Time !! Venue !! Date !! Notes
6.67 Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. February 11, 2022 Indoor
7.38 March 12, 2022 Indoor
13.00 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. June 10, 2022
100 m 10.64 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. April 12, 2019
400 m 49.58 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. December 3, 2016
3:13.46 Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. June 7, 2019
Indoor 4×400 m relay 3:12.56 Clemson, South Carolina, U.S. January 11, 2020
Event Mark Venue Date Notes
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. December 12, 2015

International championship results

Representing the
Year Championship Position Event Time Venue Notes
2022 bgcolor=silver2nd 13.08 +1.2
2024World Indoor Championships6th60 m hurdles7.53Glasgow, United Kingdom

National championship results

Representing the Winfield City High School Pirates (2015–2017), Florida State Seminoles (2018–2022), and Adidas (2022–present)
Year Championship Position Event Time or mark Wind (m/s) Venue Notes
2015 AAU U19 Junior Olympics 3rd 110 m hurdles 14.27 −0.6
4th 14.39 −1.3 Greensboro, North Carolina
2016 4th 60 m hurdles 7.71
bgcolor=silver2nd 110 m hurdles 13.43 −0.3
AAU U19 National Club Championships bgcolor=gold1st 110 m hurdles 13.77 −1.2
2017 bgcolor=gold1st 60 m hurdles 7.40
2018 5th 110 m hurdles 13.71 −1.8
2019 8th 110 m hurdles 13.72 −0.8
2021 4th 110 m hurdles 13.21 0.4
2022 bgcolor=silver2nd 110 m hurdles 13.08 1.2

Circuit wins

2022

Personal life

Cunningham was raised in rural Winfield, Alabama.[3]

He graduated Winfield City High School in 2017, and later graduated from Florida State University in 2021.[4] He earned a master's in sports management from Florida State University.[5] In his thesis, Cunningham examined the connection between athletes' personalities and burn out.[6]

While he came out as gay publicly in 2024, he first came out to family and friends earlier, when he was 20.[3] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trey Cunningham . Ford Models.
  2. Web site: ATHLETE PROFILE Trey Cunninham . . October 26, 2022.
  3. Web site: The Track Star Knew He Was Gay. Now Everyone Else Does . The New York Times.
  4. Web site: Trey Cunningham: The First Person To Believe In Me . MileSplit USA.
  5. Web site: USA track star Trey Cunningham comes out as gay . OutSports.
  6. Web site: Trey Cunningham: The First Person To Believe In Me . World Athletics.
  7. Web site: Get to know Trey Cunningham, the American track star who just came out . Queerty.