Caitlyn Manning joined Vanderbilt football in 2017, as a student manager. She served for three years as a student manager before moving to a football operations assistant in 2019. She currently serves as assistant operations director, a role she has held since 2021.

Manning is responsible for the coordination of numerous functions within the football program and helps identify resources needed to maintain staff productivity.

She also assists in all areas of operations and head coach support.

A May, 2020 Vanderbilt graduate, Manning double majored in childhood development and medicine, health and society.