Logan Cunningham

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Logan Cunningham (born May 30, 1991) is an American track and field athlete and 2016 Olympian, who specializes in the pole vault He holds a personal best of 5 81 m (19 ft 1⁄2 in), set in 2016 and was sponsored by Nike A Texas native, Cunningham attended Smithson Valley High School before enrolling at Texas State University in 2009 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 did not 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, achieving All American status At regional level, he won one Western Athletic Conference title and one Southland Conference title, setting conference records in the process On his international debut at the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics he won the bronze medal Cunningham reached new heights in the 2014 season, clearing 5 70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in) in March This made him the third highest ranked American vaulter that year, behind Mark Hollis and Sam Kendricks, and established him on the professional circuit He competed at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials and the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and placed fourth at the 2014 USA Indoor Championships, He competed at the Outdoor Championships later that year and came in twelfth.

Cunningham missed the 2015 outdoor season due to injury and on his return placed 13th at the 2016 USA Indoors However, his return outdoor came with a new personal record clearance of 5 71 m (18 ft 8+3⁄4 in) His comeback continued with a clearance of 5 60 m (18 ft 4+1⁄4 in) at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials which earned him a place on the U S Olympic team.