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A Gifted High Jumper Gets Set To Leap Onto The World Stage

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It's already been a big year for high jumper Vashti Cunningham, and it could soon get even bigger. In March, the high school senior from Las Vegas set a world junior record and decided to forgo college competition and turn pro.

Now she has graduated and has her sights set on the Summer Olympics in Brazil, just over a month away.

Here are a few numbers to keep in mind:

6-foot-1: her height.

6-foot-6 1/4 (1.99 meters): her world junior record, which captured the U.S.


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