Trey Cunningham

Running was something he enjoyed doing. He wasn’t sure, though, if he was more into competitive running. The first sport he liked and wanted to play was still basketball. In the  middle school, it was difficult to overcome obstacles. His physical development needed to catch up. Coach Steve Reaves still trusted him, encouraged him to be better than he was before, and ingrained in him the value of hard work. Steve Reaves, the track coach at Winfield High School, first saw Trey Cunningham’s talent when he was in fourth grade. Reaves observed his future hurdler compete in the elementary school’s Field Day, an event that demonstrated his quickness even at a young age.

With a run of 7.40 seconds to win the New Balance Nationals, Cunningham went on to dominate the competition, shattering both his own high school national record and the world record for the 60-meter hurdles for athletes under-20. He also established a national high school record for the 55 meters in 6.871 seconds. With a timing of 13.42 seconds, Cunningham holds both the Class 4A state record and the overall state record for the 110-meter high hurdles. Additionally, he has Class 1A-3A indoor state records in the 60 meter (6.98), 400-meter (50.30), and long jump (23-4). He holds the all-time, all-class record for the 60-meter dash with a timing of 6.79 seconds. He also owns the Class 3A outdoor record for the intermediate 300-meter hurdles, clocking 38.34 s.

Cunningham had a successful 2022 season with the Florida State Seminoles, going unbeaten in collegiate competition and earning both the NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor high hurdles titles. For his collegiate achievements, he was honored with the coveted Bowerman Award. He went on to come second at the US Championships and earn the silver medal at the World Athletics Championships 2022 in Eugene, Oregon, behind Grant Holloway, the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist.

There is no information about Trey’s current coach. Matt Kane was his previous coach who helped Trey have one of the best hurdle seasons in collegiate history.  Cunningham boasts the second-fastest time in collegiate history in both the 60 and 110 meter hurdle races and won national championships in both. Additionally, Kane contributed to Edidiong Odiong’s successful sprinting season. Kane guided nine ACC champions in total during the 2022 campaign. Kane assisted the Noles in 2021 in winning two individual titles in the ACC Indoor Championships, alongside Jayla Kirkland in the 60-meter dash and Trey Cunningham in the 60-meter hurdles. Before Matt, Steve Reaves was his coach who played an instrumental role in Trey’s career.

Brad Cunningham and Shelly Pyles Cunningham welcomed their son Trey on August 26, 1998. His mother, a point guard for the University of Alabama, still holds the record for the most assists in a single season. His father was a basketball and football coach. Susan is the name of his sister.