18-Year Old Indoor World Champion Vashti Cunningham to Jump at the 2016 Drake Relays

Published by the Drake Relays on April 19, 2016

As the countdown ticks down to the the start of the 2016 Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee, Relays director Brian Brown announced another wave of Relays news and events on Tuesday, April 19.

The 2016 Drake Relays Presented by Hy-Vee has added an additional Rio Olympic Games preview to the slate with a star-studded women's high jump field. The event will give fans to the opportunity to see many Relays favorites along with one of track and field's future stars, Vashti Cunningham. Cunningham, an 18-year-old from Las Vegas, Nev., recently soared on to the world stage by winning the Indoor World Championship after claiming the USA Indoor title by clearing 6-6.25. The Drake Relays will be her second meet since turning professional following her world indoor title. She is also the daughter of former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham.

The upstart Cunningham will be challenged by a veteran field that includes three-time Olympian, Relays Hall of Famer and American record holder Chaunte Lowe along with five-time Olympian Amy Acuff.