2025 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Sommers, Cade

Cade Sommers
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Westlake HS
- Hometown:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Bio
TFRRS Profile
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.ย
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 ... 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 ...ย 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.
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.ย
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 ... 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 ...ย 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.
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