RIO DE JANEIRO – Cale Simmons, a 2013 Air Force Academy graduate, never fully found his groove Saturday night and failed to make the final in the Olympic pole vault. “It was an amazing experience,” Simmons said a few minutes after his final vault. “I loved every second. I gave…
While Cale Simmons was already in Rio de Janeiro, soaking in “one of the coolest experiences of my life,” Kim Conley and Kate Grace watched the Olympics Opening Ceremony from the air-conditioned comfort of a Brazilian steakhouse in The Woodlands, Texas. Simmons arrived in Brazil in time to walk with…
Two recent Air Force Academy graduates will be competing in the Olympic Games in Rio in August. David Higgins, a 2016 graduate, will compete in rifle while Cale Simmons, a 2013 graduate, will compete in track and field in the pole vault. Simmons earned his place on the Team USA…
The 2016 Summer Olympics are about to get started. Is your competitive side kicking in yet? For several military athletes, it’s already in overdrive, since they’re competing in Rio this year. We highlighted many of them in a blog earlier this week. Here are some more who you can cheer…
EUGENE, Ore. The pole vault attracts daredevil types, thrill seekers like Cale Simmons. When he’s not flying over crossbars set nearly 19 feet in the air, the Rocklin High School and Air Force Academy graduate enjoys motorcycling, rock climbing, skiing and skydiving. Now, though, he’s sticking strictly to crossbars. Cale…
EUGENE, Ore., July 08, 2016 — Air Force 1st Lt. Cale Simmons, who cleared the bar at 5.65 meters — 18 feet, 6.4 inches — in the men’s pole vault finals, secured a spot on the U.S. Olympic team at the U.S. Olympic team track and field finals here July…
EUGENE, Oregon (Army News Service) — U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks won the men’s pole vault and secured a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, July 4, here at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field. Kendricks cleared the bar at 5.91 meters, which is 19 feet,…
Men’s Pole Vault World indoor silver medalist Sam Kendricks put on a show by breaking the Olympic Trials meet record with a leap of 5.91m in the pole vault. He took three solid attempts at joining the six-meter club, but still walked away the best pole vaulter in the U.S. Cale Simmons…
Air Force had little reason to believe the skinny high school kid from California – with an emphasis on skinny – would have a shot to make the Olympics in the pole vault someday. Cale Simmons admits he isn’t as stout as the typical pole vaulter. He is about 6…
