Randall Cunningham’s Daughter Vashti Headed to Rio Olympics for Track & Field

Vashti Cunningham of the United States waves in the Women's High Jump Final during day four of the IAAF World Indoor Championships at Oregon Convention Center on March 20, 2016 in Portland, Oregon. — Vashti Cunningham of the United States waves in the Women’s High Jump Final during day four of the IAAF World Indoor Championships at Oregon Convention Center on March 20, 2016 in Portland, Oregon.

*Vashti Cunningham, the daughter of retired NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham, has just cleared a hurdle toward Rio.

One month after graduating from high school, Cunningham has joined the 2016 USA track and field team after finishing second in trials for the high jump, placing behind three-time Olympian and American record-holder Chaunte Lowe.

Vashti Cunningham competes in the Women's High Jump Final during the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on July 3, 2016 in Eugene, Oregon. — Vashti Cunningham competes in the Women’s High Jump Final during the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on July 3, 2016 in Eugene, Oregon.

Cunningham, the youngest U.S. track and field athlete to reach the Olympics since 1980, will join Lowe and Inika McPherson in representing Team USA in the high jump at the Rio Games.

“I’m very appreciative, just to be able to go to the Olympics this year,” Cunningham told USA Today.

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Randall Cunningham’s Daughter Vashti Headed to Rio Olympics for Track & Field

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