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2012-13 Track and Field/Cross Country Roster

Donavon Cunningham

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    ,
  • High School:
    Heritage

Summary

Biography

2012 Outdoor: Cunningham joined Vandal track after spring football and was an immediate contributor … earned First-Team All-WAC honors for the first time in his career with a runner-up finish in the discus throw at the WAC Outdoor Championships and a mark of 162-9 (49.62m) … hit a season-best 167-9 (51.14m) to win the discus throw at the Duane Hartman Invitational on April 28 … finished second in the discus at the Vandal Jamboree on May 5 with a toss of 160-10 (49.02m).

2012 Indoor: Cunningham was an All-WAC honoree in a pair of throwing events for Idaho … took fourth in both the indoor shot put and weight throw to score eight points and earn Second-Team All-WAC honors in both … hit a career-best 55-5 (16.89m) in the weight throw and 44-5.25 (13.54m) in the shot put at the WAC Indoor Championships … competed in the indoor discus at the Vandal Collegiate on Feb. 18 and finished third with a throw of 161-11 (49.36m) … took sixth in the weight throw at the Idaho Indoor Open on Feb. 4 with a throw of 52-1.75 (15.89m).

2011 Football: Redshirted.

2011 Outdoor: Cunningham competed in the throws for Idaho in his first season as a Vandal … finished seventh in the discus throw at the WAC Championships with a best of 156-9 (47.77m) and fouled in the shot put … posted a career-best throw of 170-3 (51.89m) in the discus in a second-place finish at the Cougar Invitational on Apr. 23 … took third in the discus at the Duane Hartman Invitational on Apr. 30 with a toss of 158-0 (48.17m) … also plays running back for the Idaho football team.

2011 Indoor: Cunningham earned second-team all-WAC honors in his first season with the Vandals ... took sixth in the 35-lb. weight throw at the WAC Indoor Championships with a career-best toss of 50-1.25 (15.27m) and also took eighth in the shot put with a heave of 44-3.25 (13.49m) ... finished sixth after throwing a career-best 44-11.75 (13.71m) in the shot put at the WSU Open II on Feb. 19

Indoor Career Bests
60m: 7.48
Shot Put: 44-11.75 (13.71m)
Weight Throw: 56-8.75 (17.29m)
Discus: 161-11 (49.36m)

Outdoor Career Bests:
Discus Throw: 170-3 (51.89m)

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  • 2010-11Junior

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