Vashti Cunningham, 18, qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the high jump on Sunday, becoming the youngest athlete to make the American track and field team in 36 years.
Cunningham, the daughter of former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham, finished second behind Chaunte Lowe at the U.S. trials ahead of the Rio Summer Olympics with a 6-foot-5 ½-inch jump. Cunningham is the reigning indoor world champion, and is tied for the year's highest international jump this year, at 6 feet 6 ¼ inches.
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