Cadee Alder

Class:
Freshman
Events:
Javelin
Hometown:
Ephraim, Utah
Height:
5-5
High School:
Manti
Squadron:
28 Blackbirds

HIGH SCHOOL: Manti High School…four-time UHSAA 3A state champion in the javelin…ranked No. 3 in Utah history with a school-record javelin distance of 152’7”…that distance was the 10th-best throw in the nation by a high school athlete in 2025…three-time USATF All-American…finished within the top six as the 2024 (third), 2023 (fifth) and 2022 (sixth) National Junior Olympics…AAU All-American…finished first at the 2024 National Club Championships…also picked up first-place honors at the 2023 Great Southwest Classic…added top-five finishes at that meet in 2024 (third) and 2022 (fifth)…also competed in the discus and shot put…placed top-three at the state meet in the discus as a junior (third) and senior (second, with a career-best 117’1”)…added a third-place finish in the shot put at the UHSAA 3A championships as a senior (career-best 36’9”…finished sixth in that event as a sophomore…two-time KMTI Field Athlete of the Year (2023, 2025)…four-time all-state selection…four-year letterwinner in volleyball…two-time all-state selection…named KMTI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Year as a junior…helped team to a third-place finish at the UHSAA 3A State Championships that year…Utah 3A leader in digs…ranked seventh in Utah history for digs in a season (540) as a junior…ranked 10th in Utah history for career digs (1271)…first-team selection for the AVCA Best and Brightest Award (2024)…also lettered four years in basketball…named to the 3A All-Star Team…all-state honorable mention as a senior…claimed academic all-state honors in every sport…Manti High School Female Athlete of the Year as a senior…Sanpete Messenger Athlete of eth Year as a junior…member of the National Honor Society…Sterling Scholar and scholarship recipient…received general education certificate from Snow College…named to the Dean’s List…four-year member of the Honor Roll…earned four academic letters…three-time recipient of the AmeriCorps National President’s Volunteer Service Award…ranked within top five-percent of graduating class with a 3.991 GPA.

PERSONAL: Full name is Cadee Lynn Alder…daughter of Todd and Cindy Alder…has two older brothers, including one who played basketball at Snow College…also has one older sister…majoring in biology/pre-med…hobbies include hunting, fishing, boating, and wake surfing…can operate heavy machinery, such as skid loaders, backhoes, trackhoes and loaders…both grandfathers served n the Army…paternal grandpa was wounded in Vietnam and earned a Purple Heart…maternal great-grandfather also served in the Army and was a prisoner of war during World War II…favorite musician is Benson Boone…member of Cadet Squadron 28.