Caiden Macktinger

Class:
Senior
Events:
Pole Vault
Hometown:
Loomis, Calif.
Height:
6-0
High School:
Del Oro
Squadron:
10 Tiger Ten

AIR FORCE HIGHLIGHTS

Two-Time NCAA Qualifier, Outdoor Pole Vault (2022, 2023)

JUNIOR YEAR | 2022-23: NCAA Qualifier in the outdoor pole vault for the second-straight year…two-time all-conference honoree…became the 20th vaulter in Air Force history to clear 17 feet during the indoor season and the 18th to surpass that bar outdoors…opened the year with a career-best clearance of 17’6½” to win the Air Force Holiday Open…that is the ninth-best indoor mark in program history…also cleared the 17-foot bar in a victory at the Air Force Collegiate Open (17’0¾”)…set the Facility Record at Colorado with a winning 16’10¾” performance at the Potts Invitational…cleared a Meet Record 16’4½” to win the Invitational at the Peak…led Air Force to a pair of podium finishes at the Mountain West Indoor Championships after finishing second with a height of 16’6¾”…recorded an outdoor-best clearance of 17’0¾” to win the Air Force Twilight Open…that height is tied for No. 15 on the program’s all-time standings in the outdoor pole vault…added first-place finishes at the Dan Caprioglio Early Bird Invitational, Tom Benich Invitational and Doug Max Invitational…cleared 16’10¾” to earn runner-up honors at the MW Outdoor Championships.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2021-22: NCAA Qualifier in the outdoor pole vault…all-conference honoree…recorded a career-best clearance of 16’9½” to finish second at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships…debuted at No. 21 on the program’s Outdoor Top 25 with that vault…collected a first-place finish at the Air Force Twilight Open (16’0¾”) during the outdoor season…earned two event titles indoors, winning the Air Force Holiday Open (16’0¾”) and Potts Invitational (season-best 16’4¾”)…named the MW Field Athlete of the Week after the Potts Invitational…scored for the Falcons at the MW Indoor Championships (fifth).

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2020-21: Competed in the pole vault during 11 meets (six indoor, five outdoor)…recorded a career-best clearance of 16’6¾” during a top-five finish at the Air Force Collegiate Open…also surpassed the 16-foot bar at the Championships at the Peak meet (16’4¾”)…earned runner-up honors in collegiate debut at the Air Force Holiday Open…recorded an outdoor-best height of 15’1” at the Jerry Quiller Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL: Del Oro High School...placed within the top-three of the pole vault at the 2019 USATF Junior Nationals...ranked eighth in the nation among high school athletes that year...recorded a prep-best clearance of 16’4” at the Pole Vault Summit...claimed Pole Vault League and Discus League championships in 2019...posted a high jump PR of 6’2”...served as leader of the high school student section...earned the Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish...received the Talons Award...claimed High Honors...ranked within the top eight-percent of a 450-person graduating class.

PERSONAL: Full name is Caiden Noah Macktinger...nickname is Mack...son of Jason and Sasha Macktinger...has one older brother and two younger sisters...majoring in biology (pre-PT)...future plans include becoming a pilot…currently serving as the Standardization and Evaluation Officer…named to the Commandant’s List and Athletic Director’s List…earned Jump Wings in the summer of 2021…hobbies include hiking, climbing, photography, playing guitar, and studying music theory…served as Combat Survival Training (CST) Troop Commander and Operations Group cadre over the summer…...member of Cadet Squadron 10.