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2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Caden Carlson

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Aurora, Neb.
  • Highschool Aurora HS

Biography

Career and Season Results
Academic Honors
Harry Gore Memorial Scholarship Recipient
CSC Academic All-District - 2024
2x American Conference All-Academic Team - 2024, '25
6x AD Honor Roll - Fall 2022, Spring '23, Fall '23, Spring '24, Fall '24, Spring '25
2024-25 (Junior): Indoor – Pole vaulted in six meets, recording three top-five performances…Took fourth at the Coach Wilson Invitational…Cleared a season-best 4.63m/15’2.25” at the Arkansas Qualifier…Placed 13th at the AAC Indoor Championships with a jump of 4.36m/14’3.5”. Outdoor – Pole vaulted in seven meets, claiming two top-five finishes…Cleared a season-best 4.80m/15’9” to take sixth at the TCU Horned Frog Invite…Placed sixth with a clearance of 4.76m/15’7.25” at the AAC Outdoor Championships, scoring three points for the team.

2023-24 (Sophomore): Indoor – Pole vaulted in six meets…Won the Prairie Wolf Invitational with a clearance of 4.45m/14’7.25”…Cleared a season-best 4.58m/15’0.25” to place ninth at the AAC Championships. Outdoor – Competed in seven meets…Took fourth at the Shocker Open with a jump of 4.35m/14’3.25”…Cleared 4.40m or higher three times…Placed ninth at the AAC Championships with a season-best clearance of 4.45m/14’7.25”.

2022-23 (Freshman): Indoor – Pole vaulted in six meets…Cleared a season-best 4.71m/15’5.5” at the USD Alumni Meet…Finished second at the Ichabod Mid-Week Challenge…Placed 10th at the AAC Indoor Championships with a clearance of 4.64m/15’2.75”. Outdoor – Competed in six meets…Cleared a season-best 4.65m/15’3” in the pole vault at the KT Woodman Classic…Won the pole vault at the Shocker Open…Finished 13th in the pole vault at the AAC Outdoor Championships.

High School: 2x Central Nebraska pole vault champion…2x district pole vault champion…2022 conference pole vault champion…Received an invite to the Meet of the Champions at the Ville…On the Nebraska All-State Academic team…Also played football…participated in Future Business Leaders of American (FBLA), Skills USA, FCA, National Honor Society (NHS) and Student Council…Was the state vice president for FBLA, NHS President and Student Council Vice President…HS personal bests: pole vault – 4.50m/14’9”
 
Personal: Son of Yvonne and Chad…Has two sisters, Kyla and Jenna, and one brother, Ryan…Dad pole vaulted at Nebraska…Mom played volleyball at Hastings College…Kyla was on the track and field team at Nebraska-Kearney…Plans to major in aerospace engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2024-25Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2025-26Senior

    Pole Vault