Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

Jason Cunningham is a four-year defender for the Yellow Jackets.....one of three team captains.....returned to the program in 2008 after sitting out the previous season with a shoulder injury.....played in all 19 matches with 18 starts.....tied for fourth on the team in scoring with three goals and three assists for nine points.....tallied a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win versus Urbana.....also produced a goal and an assist during a 5-0 AMC victory at Daemen.....NCCAA Midwest Region and AMC honorable mention.....NAIA and NCCAA Scholar-Athlete.

2006 - Appeared in 20 matches as a sophomore with 13 starts.....scored one goal and ranked second on the squad with five assists for seven points.....recorded the assist in 1-0 wins over Notre Dame and Palm Beach Atlantic.....voted to the NCCAA Midwest Region First Team.

2005 - Played all 20 matches in the back as a freshman with one start.....part of a unit that posted nine shutouts.....headed in his lone goal of the season in a 4-1 win versus Belhaven.

High School - Put together a notable multi-sport career at Cedarville High School.....played four years with the Cedarville Soccer Association club team since CHS did not sponsor a soccer program.....All-Ohio Division VI First Team defensive back in football as a senior which was his only season to participate in the sport.....played four years of basketball with three letters.....member of three district championship teams.....Ohio Heritage Conference First Team choice and was a District 9 All-Star on the hardwood.....district champion in the long jump and 4 x 400 meter relay during the 2004 track & field season.....conference long jump champion as a senior.....state qualifier in the long jump and 4 x 400.....also played one year of tennis.....U.S. Marines Scholar-Athlete of the Year.....All-Ohio Scholar-Athlete.....National Honor Society student.

Personal - Dean’s List student as a sport management and exercise science major at Cedarville University.....born 11/17/86 in Springfield, Ohio.....son of Jeff and Mary Ellen Cunningham.....has four older brothers.