2022-23 Men's Track & Field Roster

Kyle Ross
Kyle Ross

Malik Cunningham

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown St. Andrew Jamaica
  • Highschool Jamaica College

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

One of the top jumpers in Villanova history ... Two-time All-American in the triple jump, including first team accolades with a seventh place finish at the 2023 outdoor NCAA Championships ... Previously was a second team All-American for the 2022 indoor season ... Four-time BIG EAST triple jump champion and six-time All-BIG EAST performer ... Nine-time BIG EAST Field Athlete of the Week honoree, winning the distinction six times indoors and three times outdoors ... Recorded the best performance of his career with a mark of 16.17 meters in the triple jump at the NCAA Championships in his final collegiate competition ... At the time of his graduation was ranked second in school history in the triple jump and was one of only two Villanova All-Americans in the event ... One of three athletes in school history to surpass 16 meters in the triple jump ... Two of the three are Cunningham and Jermaine Deans (16.12m), who are each products of the same high school program in Jamaica where Villanova jumps coach Anthony Williams attended during his own career ... Williams coached both Deans and Cunningham during their collegiate careers ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in 2022-23 ... Two-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and four-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
High Jump 2.00 Meters CARIFTA Trials (3.4.2018)
Long Jump 7.09 Meters BIG EAST Championships (5.13.2022)
Triple Jump 16.17 Meters NCAA Championships (6.9.2023)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2023 OUTDOOR
All-American Triple Jump
BIG EAST Champion Triple Jump
All-BIG EAST Triple Jump
BIG EAST Men's Field Athlete of the Week May 8
2023 INDOOR
BIG EAST Champion Triple Jump
All-BIG EAST Triple Jump
BIG EAST Men's Field Athlete of the Week February 8, February 22
2022 OUTDOOR
BIG EAST Men's Field Athlete of the Week April 25, May 2
2022 INDOOR
All-American (Second Team) Triple Jump
BIG EAST Champion Triple Jump
All-BIG EAST Triple Jump
BIG EAST Men's Field Athlete of the Week February 7, February 14
2021 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST Triple Jump
2020 INDOOR
BIG EAST Champion Triple Jump
All-BIG EAST Triple Jump
BIG EAST Men's Field Athlete of the Week January 14, January 28
2019 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST Triple Jump
ACADEMIC HONORS
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Track) 2022-23
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2020-21, 2022-23
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
 
 
CAREER NCAA RESULTS
2023 OUTDOOR (AUSTIN, TEXAS | MIKE A. MYERS STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
June 9 Triple Jump 16.17m 7th
2022 INDOOR (BIRMINGHAM, ALA. | BIRMINGHAM CROSSPLEX)
Date Event Mark Place
March 12 Triple Jump 15.42m 14th
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2023 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
May 13 Triple Jump 15.87m 1st
2023 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Mark Place
February 25 Triple Jump 15.98m 1st
2022 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Mark Place
May 13 Long Jump 7.09m 6th
2022 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Mark Place
February 26 Triple Jump 15.43m 1st
2021 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
May 15 Triple Jump 14.92m 3rd
2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
March 2 Triple Jump 15.39m 1st
2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
May 11 Triple Jump 14.42m 3rd
2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
February 23 High Jump 1.90m tie-6th
February 23 Triple Jump 13.73m 7th
 
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA
 
Jamaica College: Competed in the jumps on the track & field team and was a small forward on the basketball team.

Personal: Born 11/17/99 in St. Andrew, Jamaica ... Older of two children of Vaughn Cunningham and Elaine Hayden ... Has a younger sister ... Father and uncle both were track athletes ... Hobbies include playing basketball and listening to music ... Comprehensive Science major who hopes to pursue a career as a civil engineer.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Jumps

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Jumps

  • 2020-21Junior

    Jumps

  • 2021-22Senior

    Jumps

  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    Jumps