Cale Simmons

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Class: Junior Hometown: Rocklin, Calif. High School: Rocklin

Height: 5-10 Event: Pole Vault

SOPHOMORE (2011): Received the team's Most Improved Award...earned all-conference honors during both the indoor and outdoor Mountain West Conference championships...ranked seventh in the nation during the outdoor season with a career-best 17'7¾"...that mark is ranked fourth on the program's all-time list...used that clearance to win the Jack Christiansen Invitational...earned the team's Field Athlete of the Week after that meet...became just the eighth vaulter in Academy history to clear the 17-foot mark in outdoor competition...cleared 17'2¾" to win the Front Range Classic with a new meet record...also won the pole vault at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational (16'8¾")...finished 16th (16'10¾") at the NCAA national semifinals...finished third at the MWC outdoor (17'5½") and indoor (17'3¾") championships...indoor mark of 17'3¾" is the fourth-best indoor clearance in Academy history...two-time MWC Athlete of the Week during the indoor season...earned the first award after clearing a then-career best matching bar of 16'6¾" in a winning effort at the Air Force All-Comers Meet...claimed second honor after winning the Robert Shine Invitational with a then-personal best 17'2¾"...also earned the team's Field Athlete of the Week award following the All-Comers Meet...was the top collegiate finisher (second overall) at the Alex Wilson Invitational (17'3¾")...also finished second at the Don Barrett Duals (16'6¾").

FRESHMAN (2010): Cleared a career-best 16'6¾" twice during the indoor season...first cleared that height at the New Mexico Classic...matched that clearance with a runner-up finish at the Robert Shine Invitational...won the pole vault at the Nebraska Wesleyan Open (15'7")...won section of Pole Vault Summit with matching height...won the pole vault during the outdoor season at the Front Range Classic...cleared a career-best 16'3¼" to match the meet record...also finished within the top four at the Tom Benich Classic and Mason Spring Open...earned the program's Field Athlete of the Week award once during the indoor season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rocklin High School...CIF-San Joaquin Section runner-up in the pole vault...two-time California state qualifier...recorded a personal-best high school clearance of 16'2"...passed on competing at the state meet as a senior to participate in the Rocklin High School graduation ceremony...ranked fourth in the state of California and 12th in the nation as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of Craig and Carol Simmons...has a twin brother, Rob, who is an Academy junior and member of the Air Force pole vault team ...has one older sister, Rachel, who is a second lieutenant in the Air Force....also has two younger sisters, Olivia and Isabel...nicknames include "Cale-Rob", "Twin", "Thundercat", "Blazer" and "Skeletor"...majoring in basic sciences...future plans include becoming a fighter pilot...member of the "500 Club"...served as Morale, Welfare and Recreation Officer...spent the summer "laying down the law" during Basic Cadet Training...also completed Operation Air Force at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma...hobbies include skiing, rock climbing, skydiving, scuba diving, hiking, slacklining, cliff diving, shooting guns, camping, longboarding, Frisbee, counting to high numbers, digging holes, talking in a Texas accent and sleeping...member of Cadet Squadron 19.