University of South Alabama Athletics

2018: Outdoor— Posted a season-best pole vault mark of 3.70m to place fourth at Auburn’s Tiger Track Classic … Finished second in the javelin (34.59m) and pole vault (3.65m) at the South Alabama Invitational … Earned a top-five pole vault finish at Samford’s Alabama Track Challenge after clearing 3.55m … Won the Jaguar Classic pole vault event with a 3.65m height … Finished second among collegians at the Jaguar Opener with a 3.66m pole vault mark. Indoor— Claimed top-10 finishes at the Sun Belt Conference Championships and the Commodore Invitational with pole vault marks of 3.65m and 3.55m, respectively.
 
2017: Outdoor— Placed ninth in the javelin at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a mark of 40.41m … Finished third in the pole vault (3.80m) at the Southern Miss Invitational … Placed seventh in the pole vault (3.80m) at the War Eagle Invitational … Finished seventh in the javelin (39.33m) and second in the pole vault (3.80m) at the South Alabama Invitational … Placed sixth in the Tiger Track Classic javelin event (38.09m) … At the Samford Alabama Track Classic, placed fourth in the javelin (36.42m) and fifth in the pole vault (3.65m) … Placed fourth in the Jaguar Classic pole vault (3.65m) and javelin (37.17m) … Placed fifth in the Jaguar Opener javelin, throwing for 35.90m ... Took second place in the Jaguar Opener pole vault, clearing 3.66m. Indoor— Tied for fourth in the pole vault after clearing 3.67m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Cleared 3.70m, an indoor personal-best, at the Samford Invite to place sixth ... Tied for fourth at the South Alabama Invitational with a 3.50m pole vault mark ... Placed seventh in the pole vault at the UAB Blazer Invitational after clearing 3.50m.

High School: Lettered in track, volleyball and softball at Cottage Hill Christian Academy in Mobile, Ala.  ... Was a four-time state champion in the pole vault during her prep career ... Helped the Warriors to runner-up finishes at both the state 1A-3A indoor championships as a senior and the state 3A outdoor championships as a junior ... Best mark in the pole vault was 11-6 and fastest time in the 100m hurdles was 16.92 seconds; both were school records upon leaving the program ... Left program holding the school record in 60m hurdles and was part of the indoor 4 x 200m, 4 x 400m and 4 x 800m relay teams that set school marks ... Was president of the school's chapter of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Caitlyn Nicole Dressler … Born Oct. 30, 1996, in Mobile, Ala. … Daughter of Tony and Selena Dressler ... Favorite movies are "Crazy, Stupid, Love.," "Tangled" and "Pitch Perfect" ... Favorite musical artists are Elevation Worship, Phil Wickham, and Hillsong United ... Favorite pro team is the Jacksonville Jaguars … Enjoys painting and reading.

Major: K-6 Teacher Education