UPDATE 2

Vashti Cunningham won the women’s junior high jump with a mark of 6-0 1/2 at the Junior National Championships to finish off the Cunningham sweep.

UPDATE

The Cunninghams are halfway there as Randall Cunningham II won the men’s junior high jump with a mark of 7-2 1/2 on Friday afternoon.

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The children of former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham could pull off a high jump double at the USA Track and Field Junior National Championships in Eugene, Ore.

Daughter Vashti from Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) is the leading entrant in the girls high jump having set the national girls high school record in April at 6-4 1/4 at the Mt. SAC Invitational in California.

Vashti, who has jumped an inch higher than any American this season, broke the record set by Amy Acuff (Calallen High; Corpus Christi, Texas) that was set in 1993. (Acuff will be competing in pro competition in Eugene this weekend.)

Vashti, named the Gatorade Nevada Track and Field Athlete of the Year, failed to clear a height at the Nevada Division I state meet, but she went on to win the long jump at 19-2 1/2, which was the best leap in the state this year.

Son Randall II is a freshman at the University of Southern California but qualifies for the Junior Nationals because he is under 20. Randall entered the meet with the top mark among the field at 7-4 1/4.

The 6-6 Randall II was a dual-sport athlete in football and track at Gorman but focused his attention on track once he got to USC.