TFRRS Profile
2026
Vaulted at nine meets during outdoor season, including the Big Ten Championships ... Finished 11th at Outdoor B1Gs and recorded an outdoor PB at 5.22m (17-1.5) ... Won the PV at both the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite (5.20m / 17-0.75) and USC Dual Meet (5.02m / 16-5.5), helping the Bruins to a team win over their crosstown rivals in the latter ... Competed at four meets during indoor season, including the Big Ten Indoor Championships ... Won the pole vault and set a PB at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Feb. 6, clearing a max height of 5.25m (17-2.75) ... Was 16th in the PV at Indoor B1Gs with a mark of 5.08m (16-8) ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter ... Selected to the Spring Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2025
Competed at nine meets during his freshman campaign at UCLA, six during outdoor season and three during indoor season .. Posted his best mark of the year at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, clearing 5.09m (16-8.25) at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Feb. 7 ... Cleared five meters at three outdoor meets ... Picked up event wins in the pole vault at the USC dual meet and Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite ... Runner-up at the Mt. SAC Relays after clearing 5.00m (16-4-75) ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters.
High School
Attended Westlake High School in Westlake Village, Calif. ... Named the 2024 Ventura County Star Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year ... Won a CIF Southern Section title in pole vault and qualified for the CIF State Meet ... Also won a Marmonte League title in pole vault ... Finished second in pole vault at the 2024 Mt. SAC Relays ... During his senior season, also won picked up event wins in the 200m, 4x100 relay, long jump, and triple jump ... Westlake HS record holder in the 4x100 and pole vault ... Named First Team All-Ventura County.
Personal
Full name: Cade Brian Sommers ... Born in 2005 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. to parents Jennifer and John Sommers ... Has two older sisters, Brooke and Paige ... Father, John, was an All-American pole vaulter at UCLA ... Sister, Paige, was a high school national record holder and pole vaulted at Duke before joining Cade at UCLA for the 2026 season ... Grandfather, Robert, played basketball at Stanford ... Aunt, Caroline, was a high jumper at UCLA ... His mom, Jennifer, graduated from UCLA and attended the UCLA Anderson School of Management ... Chose to attend UCLA "because of my family legacy at UCLA, its location close to home, great academics, amazing weather, and competitive track team" ... Admires Mondo Duplantis ... Hobbies include surfing, golfing, snow skiing, wakeboarding, and traveling ... Was named after former UCLA quarterback Cade McNown.
2026
Vaulted at nine meets during outdoor season, including the Big Ten Championships ... Finished 11th at Outdoor B1Gs and recorded an outdoor PB at 5.22m (17-1.5) ... Won the PV at both the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite (5.20m / 17-0.75) and USC Dual Meet (5.02m / 16-5.5), helping the Bruins to a team win over their crosstown rivals in the latter ... Competed at four meets during indoor season, including the Big Ten Indoor Championships ... Won the pole vault and set a PB at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Feb. 6, clearing a max height of 5.25m (17-2.75) ... Was 16th in the PV at Indoor B1Gs with a mark of 5.08m (16-8) ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter ... Selected to the Spring Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2025
Competed at nine meets during his freshman campaign at UCLA, six during outdoor season and three during indoor season .. Posted his best mark of the year at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, clearing 5.09m (16-8.25) at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Feb. 7 ... Cleared five meters at three outdoor meets ... Picked up event wins in the pole vault at the USC dual meet and Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite ... Runner-up at the Mt. SAC Relays after clearing 5.00m (16-4-75) ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters.
High School
Attended Westlake High School in Westlake Village, Calif. ... Named the 2024 Ventura County Star Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year ... Won a CIF Southern Section title in pole vault and qualified for the CIF State Meet ... Also won a Marmonte League title in pole vault ... Finished second in pole vault at the 2024 Mt. SAC Relays ... During his senior season, also won picked up event wins in the 200m, 4x100 relay, long jump, and triple jump ... Westlake HS record holder in the 4x100 and pole vault ... Named First Team All-Ventura County.
Personal
Full name: Cade Brian Sommers ... Born in 2005 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. to parents Jennifer and John Sommers ... Has two older sisters, Brooke and Paige ... Father, John, was an All-American pole vaulter at UCLA ... Sister, Paige, was a high school national record holder and pole vaulted at Duke before joining Cade at UCLA for the 2026 season ... Grandfather, Robert, played basketball at Stanford ... Aunt, Caroline, was a high jumper at UCLA ... His mom, Jennifer, graduated from UCLA and attended the UCLA Anderson School of Management ... Chose to attend UCLA "because of my family legacy at UCLA, its location close to home, great academics, amazing weather, and competitive track team" ... Admires Mondo Duplantis ... Hobbies include surfing, golfing, snow skiing, wakeboarding, and traveling ... Was named after former UCLA quarterback Cade McNown.