Megan Cunningham

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Eureka, Mo.
High School:
Eureka HS

MIZZOU PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5000m – 17:55.3 // Commodore Classic (9/16/17)
6000m – 20:29.9 // NCAA Midwest Regional (11/10/17)
Indoor Track & Field
Mile Run - 5:05.39 // Border Battle (01/10/15)
3000m Run – 9:19.07 // Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20/18)
5000m Run – 15:53.20 // Music City Challenge (2/9/18)
Outdoor Track & Field
1500m Run - 4:57.44 // Beach Invitational (04/19/14)
5000m Run – 16:03.20 // Gorilla Classic (4/14/18)
10,000m Run – 33:19.25 // Drake Relays (4/26/18)

NOTEWORTHY

2018 SEC Indoor 5000m Run Champion
2018 SEC Outdoor 10,000m Run Champion
2018 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (10,000m)
2017 NCAA All-Midwest Regional Team
2015 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
No. 2 All-Time in the Indoor 5,000m Run (15:53.20)
No. 5 All-Time in the Indoor 3,000m Run (9:19.07)
No. 4 All-Time in the Outdoor 5,000m Run (16:03.20)
No. 4 All-Time in the Outdoor 10,000m Run (33:19.25)

TFRRS Page

2017-18
Season Bests
5000m (XC) – 17:55.3 // Commodore Classic (9/16)
6000m (XC) – 20:29.9 // NCAA Midwest Regional (11/10)
3000m Run (ITF) – 9:19.07 // Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20)
5000m Run (ITF) – 15:53.20 // Music City Challenge (2/9)
5000m Run (OTF) – 16:03.20 // Gorilla Classic (4/14)
10,000m Run (OTF) – 33:19.25 // Drake Relays (4/26)

Cross Country – Cunningham was consistently the number two runner for Mizzou during the cross country season … Set a new PR in both the 5000m (17:55.3) and the 6000m (20:29.9) … Best overall finish came at the Cowboy Jamboree (Sept. 30) in the 6000m where she placed sixth overall … Placed 12^th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 10) in the 6,000m to earn NCAA All-Midwest Regional honors.

Indoor Track – Cunningham produced a spectacular final season, never finishing lower than eighth … Set the No. 5 time in program history in the 3000m run at 9:19.07 in a third-place finish at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 20) … Set a new personal record, meet record, a facility record, and the second-best time in program history in the 5000m run at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 9) with a time of 15:53.20 … Won her first career conference title in the 5000m run at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25), crossing the finish line at 15:56.76.

Outdoor Track – Continued her strong year into the outdoor season … Her time of 16:03.20 in the 5000m run at the Gorilla Classic (April 14) gave her a new personal and the No. 4 time in program history, as well as set a new facility record … At the Drake Relays (April 26) she set a new personal record in the 10,000m run with a time of 33:19.25, which also gave her the No. 4 time in program history … Won her second career conference title in the 10,000m run at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11) with a time of 33:47.05.

2016-17
Season Bests
Mile Run (ITF) – 5:13.45 // Border Battle (1/7)
3000m Run (ITF) – 9:58.32 // Razorback Invitational (1/28)
5000m Run (OTF) – 16:45.48 // Drake Relays (4/27)

Cross Country – Did not compete during the cross country season

Indoor Track – Opened the season by placing fifth in the mile run at the Border Battle (Jan. 7), crossing the finish line at 5:13.45 … Finished 19^th in the 3000m run at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 28), clocking a season-best time of 9:58.31 … Placed sixth in the 3000m run at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 11), clocking a time of 10:13.20 … Ran in the 3000m run at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24), finishing 20^th with a time of 10:04.95.

Outdoor Track – Finished 35^th in the 5000m run at the SFSU Distance Carnival (March 31), crossing the finish line at 17:09.88 … Set a 5000m run personal record at the Drake Relays (April 27), finishing 19^th with a time of 16:45.48.

2015-16

Cross Country - Did not compete during the cross country season.

Indoor Track - Did not compete during the indoor season.

Outdoor Track - Did not compete during the outdoor season.

2014-15
Seasons' Bests
5000m (XC) - 18:39.00 // Illini Challenge (08/29)
6000m (XC) - 22:10.50 // Bradley Pink Classic (10/17)
Mile (ITF) - 5:05.39 // Border Battle (01/10)
3000m (ITF) - 9:47.83 // Armory Track Invite (01/30)
5000m (ITF) - 17:39.24 // Rod McCravy Memorial (01/23)
3000m (OTF) - 10:05.60 // Black & Gold Invite (03/27)
5000m (OTF) - 17:29.57 // SF State Distance Carnival (04/03)
10,000m (OTF) - 36:46.41 // Drake Relays (04/22)

Cross Country - Megan hit a new 5000m PR in her first meet out, earning tenth at the Illini Challenge in 18:39.00...Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational before traveling to Peoria, Ill., for the Bradley Pink Classic, where she timed a season's best 22:10.50 for 6000m...Closed the season at the SEC Championships, taking 57th in the field with a final time of 21:35.90 for 5800m.

Indoor Track - Ran her sole mile of the season at the opening Border Battle, crossing in 5:05.39 for sixth...Focused on the 3000m and 5000m runs throughout the season, starting with the Rod McCravy Memorial where she crossed with a PR of 17:39.25 for 5000m to take sixth...Ran a 3000m PR the following meet at the Armory Track Invitational, taking 16th in 9:47.83...Closed her regular season at the Tyson Invitational, earning 11th-place for the 5000m (17:55.89)...Megan's final race of the season was at the SEC Championships where she finished 21st in the 3000m field (10:13.57).

Outdoor Track - Megan started the season at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational, taking 12th in the 3000m run (10:05.60)...Traveled to the west coast next, finishing 39th in the San Francisco State Distance Carnival's 5000m with a season's best 17:29.57...Had her debut 10,000m run at the Drake Relays, where she crossed in 36:46.41 for 24th...Megan closed her season at the Tom Botts Invitational, taking third in the 5000m (17:49.86).

2013-14
Seasons' Bests
5000m Run (XC) - 19:26.40 | Notre Dame Invite (10/04)
6000m Run (XC) - 21:59 | Bradley Classic (10/18)
1500m Run (OTF) - 4:57.44 | Beach Invite (04/19)
5000m Run (OTF) - 17:26.90 | Mt. SAC Relays (04/18)

Cross Country - Megan plaed 15th in her first race as a Tiger at the Mizzou v. Arkansas Dual with a final time of 14:55 for the 4000m course...Competed in five meets throughout the season, including putting in a 42nd-place finish at the Bradley Classic with a PR of 21:59 in the 6000m run...She came back two weeks later to place 101st at the SEC Championships.

Indoor Track - Redshirted the indoor season.

Outdoor Track - Megan focused primarily on the 5000m run during the outdoor season, only running on 1500m race at the Beach Invitational (4:57.44)...She started her season at the Crimson Tide Invitational, timing in at 17:37.13 in the 5000m run...She dropped that time a few notches a couple of weeks later, hitting her PR of 17:26.90 at the Mt. SAC Relays...Megan closed her season at the Tom Botts Invitational where she placed sixth in the 5000m run.

HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
800m - 2:23 // 3200m - 11:21.09 // 5000m (XC) - 19:36

Noteworthy

2013 MSHSAA State Champion (4x800m)
2012 MSHSAA All-State (cross country)

Megan competed for Eureka HS under coaches Kally Fischer, Darell Lewis, and Justa Dahl...CROSS COUNTRY...Team was second at the 2012 MSHSAA State Championships...Team was the 2012 District, Sectional, and Conference Champions...As an individual, Megan was All-State at the 2012 MSHSAA Championships...She was a three-time All-Sectional, All-District, and All-Conference finisher (2010-12)...TRACK & FIELD...Megan was a 2013 MSHSAA State Champion for the 4x800m...Earned All-Conference in the 4x800m, 1600m, and 3200m (2010-13)...Was All-District in the 3200m (2011-12), All-Sectional in the 3200m (2012) and 4x800m (2013), and All-Metro in the 3200m (2012).

PERSONAL

Parents are Joseph and Denise Cunningham...Born March 1, 1995 in St. Louis, Mo...Was a member of the choir throughout high school, and competed at the Solo and Ensemble State Festival (2011-12)...A member of the National Honor Society(2011-13), and served as its President (2012-13)...Renaissance 4.0+ GPA (2009-13)...Is studying Chemistry and plans to pursue a career as a Forensic Chemist for the FBI.