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cunningham in 2013 boise state , us army los gatos , california , united states 209 lb kg on lightsteelblue 5 11 bobsled 8 may 1985 nick cunningham 2013.jpg nick cunningham
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nick cunningham

nick cunningham -lrb- born may 8 , 1985 -rrb- is an american bobsledder who has competed since 2008 .
nick cunningham is a sergeant in the new york army national guard in the 1156 eng co. .
vertical , and his job is a construction and masonry engineer .
cunningham graduated from monterey peninsula college in 2005 and boise state university in 2008 with a degree in communications .
while at bsu he was an elected team captain for the track team .
when he is not bobsledding , cunningham enjoys football , track , surfing , and rodeo .
his favorite sliding memory is accepting his first gold medal and standing on top of the podium with the national anthem being played .
cunningham has made the official switch from the back of the sled to the driver 's seat , and has been named as an emerging elite driver for the u.s. program .
coaches expect cunningham to be vying for a spot on the national team as a pilot next season .
cunningham began bobsled in 2008 and was immediately selected as an alternate for world cup team .
in addition , cunningham helped push driver mike kohn to two gold medals on the america 's cup tour and a silver and a bronze medal at the 2009 national championships .
during 2009 world championships , cunningham helped push driver john napier to an 11th place finish .
