Vashti Cunningham

Jumping career On April 18, 2015, at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California, Cunningham jumped , to set the new national high school record. At age 17, that was also equal to the No. 4 world Youth mark (under 19 years old). At that date it was the No. 3 mark in the world in 2015. She was named USATF Athlete of the Week for that performance. On June 27, 2015, she won the U.S. Junior National Championship. A month later at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, she improved again, jumping . That mark equaled the World Youth Best.

On March 12, 2016, Vashti jumped while winning the 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Portland, Oregon. The mark established a new World Junior Record. At the time, just one week before the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, which were held in the same facility in the Portland convention center, Cunningham's jump was the No. 1 jump in the world in 2016. Eight days later, she won the World Indoor Championship.

In March 2017, Cunningham jumped to win at 2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. On April 15, 2017, Cunningham jumped to win in Torrance, California at Mt. SAC Relays, two weeks later she jumped to win at Penn Relays. Cunningham jumped to place 3rd behind World Champion Mariya Lasitskene on May 27 in Eugene at IAAF Diamond League 2017 Prefontaine Classic. On June 23, Cunningham jumped to win in 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Sacramento State University. On July 9, 2017, Cunningham jumped to place 2nd at London Müller Anniversary Games. On July 21, 2017, Cunningham jumped to place 3rd at IAAF Diamond League 2017 Herculis in Fontvieille, Monaco. On August 12, 2017, Cunningham jumped to place 10th at World Championships.

On February 18, 2018, Cunningham jumped to win third consecutive high jump indoor title and 4th US senior title at 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On March 1, Cunningham jumped to place second behind World Champion Mariya Lasitskene in high jump at 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

On July 7, 2023, Vashti Cunningham claimed her 13th U.S. high jump title with a victory at the U.S. outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Competition record Pan American junior championships record and world youth record

USA national championships and Olympic trials American junior record American junior outdoor record