Caleb Rider

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Decathlon
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Crozet, Va.
Prev School:
Western Albemarle High School

Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
60 - 7.32 (Indoor)
100 - 11.63
400 - 50.80
500 - 1:07.94 (Indoor)
1,000 - 2:45.38 (Indoor)
1,500 - 4:48.38
60H - 8.86 (Indoor)
110H - 16.15
400H - 58.15
LJ - 20-8 (6.30m)
HJ - 5-7 (1.70m) (Indoor)
PV - 14-1.25 (4.30m) (Indoor)
SP - 32-7.5 (9.94m) (Indoor)
DISC - 93-5 (28.47m)
JAV - 112-7 (34.33m)
HEP - 4,449 (Indoor)
DEC - 5,447

All-ASUN Honors (1)
2019 Indoor Heptathlon - 3rd

2020 Outdoor Track & Field
• Season was cancelled due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus

2020 Indoor Track & Field (R-Sr.)
• Did not compete in any meets

2019 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)
• In his lone meet of the season, tallied a personal-best 5,447 points for fourth place in the ASUN decathlon
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2019 Indoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)
• Scored 4,133 points for third place in the ASUN heptathlon and all-conference honors

2018 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Did not compete in any meets for Liberty and was redshirted
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll member

2017-18 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Did not compete in any meets for Liberty and was redshirted

2017 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Achieved personal bests in the 110 hurdles (16.15), 400 hurdles (58.15) and javelin (112-7), while pole vaulting an outdoor collegiate-best 13-8.25 during his only two meets (CSU Spring Break Invitational and VertKlasse Meeting) before suffering a season-ending injury
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll member

2016-17 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Finished sixth in the Big South heptathlon
• Season-best heptathlon score of 4,162 points was achieved at the Liberty Elite Invitational

2016 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Finished third with 5,438 points in his decathlon debut at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational

2015-16 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Came in fourth in the Big South heptathlon and 10^th in the IC4A heptathlon (season-best 4,449 points)
• Placed eighth in the Big South 60 hurdles final

Prep
• Graduated from Western Albemarle High School
• As a senior, captured the VHSL 3A indoor pole vault title, was the outdoor pole vault runner-up and came in eighth in the indoor 55 hurdles final
• Pole vaulted a personal-best 15-2.25 to win the 2014 New Balance Outdoor Nationals emerging elite title
• Top 55-meter hurdles time was 7.98
• Also competed in football and wrestling

Personal
• Son of Randy and Daphne Rider
• Major is electrical engineering
• Birthday is on March 10