Cale Simmons

Cale Simmons (born February 5, 1991) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. He was runner-up at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2016 and was chosen for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Cale Simmons
Personal information
Born (1991-02-05) February 5, 1991
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Pole vault

A member of the United States Air Force and based in Rocklin, California,[1][2] he began competing in the pole vault at a high level in 2012 and set a best of 5.53 m (18 ft 1 1⁄2 in). This placed him in the top twenty American athletes for the year.[3] The following year he improved to 5.61 m (18 ft 4 3⁄4 in).[4]

He dropped out of the sport for a couple of years but returned in better form in 2016. He made the national podium at the 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[5] A week before the trials, he set his personal record and qualifying mark for the Olympics at an obscure meet called the Kyle MacIntosh Twilight at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, a meet primarily for high school and middle school aged athletes. The pole vault was the only event open for open athletes and only 5 jumped.[6]

He entered the 2016 United States Olympic Trials and jumped 5.65 m (18 ft 6 1⁄4 in) to make his first American Olympic team.[7]

References
  1. Jordan, Roy (2016-07-05). Eventful 800m finals won by Grace and Murphy at US Olympic Trials. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  2. No shortage of July 4th fireworks to close competition on Day 4 of Olympic Trials. USA Track & Field (2016-07-04). Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  3. 2012 U.S. Absolute List - Men Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  4. Cale Simmons. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  5. Day 1 Results 2016 USATF Indoor Championships. USA Track & Field. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  6. http://co.milesplit.com/meets/241781/results#.V6V6glfyrjk
  7. Day 4 Quotes - U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field. USA Track & Field (2016-07-04). Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
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