Caleb Van Geffen Season 2017-18
Computer Science • Civil Engineering
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Birmingham, Ala.
High School
Oak Mountain
Major
Civil Engineering
Student-Athlete Features
VUCommodores.com – Mowery and Van Geffen Rise to the Challenge
VUCommodores.com – I Am More Than a Student-Athlete
VUCommodores.com – Senior Spotlight
Career Honors
- 2020-21 Vanderbilt SAAC President
- 2021 SEC Community Service Team member
- Two-time SEC Fall Honor Roll (2019, 2020)
- 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
As a Fifth-Year Senior (2021-22)
Cross Country
- Third on the team and 78th overall (31:53.96) at the 10k NCAA South Regional Championships (Nov. 12)
- Fourth on the team and 80th overall (25:47) at the 8k SEC Championships (Oct. 29)
- Finished third on the team and 25th overall (25:33.8) at the 8k Blazer Classic (Oct. 16)
- Third on the team and 28th overall (25:45.9) at the 8k Commodore Classic (Sept. 17)
- Finished 35th overall and third on the team (18:58.4) at the 5k Mizzou Opener (Sept. 3)
Track and Field
- Placed 14th in the 800 meters at the Outdoor Music City Challenge with a time of 2:00.62
- Finished 13th in the 3,000 meters at the Outdoor Music City Challenge with a time of 8:40.51
- Competed in the 800 meters (2:02.35) and 5,000 meters (14:56.23) at the Georgia Tech Invitational
- Finished 23rd in the 3,000 meters (8:49.74) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
As a Senior (2020-21)
- SEC Community Service Team member
- SEC Fall Honor Roll
- Vanderbilt SAAC President
- Competed and scored at all five meets
- Finished first on the team and 46th overall (26:39.0) at FSU Winter Classic (Feb. 5)
- Third on team and 63rd overall (25:32.9) at SEC Championships (Oct. 30)
- Third on team and 61st overall (25:12.51) at Blazer Classic (Oct. 16)
- Third on team and 15th overall (25:13.0) at Gans Creek Classic (Oct. 3)
- Third on team and 14th overall (25:25.7) to lead Vanderbilt to third-place team finish at Commodore Classic (Sept. 19)
As a Junior (2019-20)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Scored at every meet he competed
- Fourth on the team and 93rd overall (32:43.4) at NCAA Regionals (Nov. 15)
- Fourth on the team and 71st overall (24:45.7) at SEC Championships (Nov. 1)
- Vanderbilt finished 10th with its lowest point total at the conference meet since 1980
- Fourth on the team and 49th overall (26:01.7) at Pre-Nationals (Oct. 19)
- Fifth on the team and 140th overall (25:18.2) at Louisville Classic (Oct. 5)
- Third on the team and 69th overall (26:04.1) at Commodore Classic (Sept. 14)
- Fourth on the team and 19th overall (16:19.9) to lead Vanderbilt to third-place finish at Belmont Opener (Aug. 30)
As a Sophomore (2018-19)
- Finished third for the Commodores at 19:00.61 at the Auburn Invitational
- Finished the Commodore Classic at 27:37.80
As a Freshman (2017-18)
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Placed 28th in Belmont Opener
- Ran a 27:15.9 at the Commodore Classic to help team to an 11th-place finish
- Ran a season-best 26:34.31 at the Louisville Classic
The Van Geffen File
• Biomedical Engineering major