The History

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Timeline

1974 Author, The Elusive bar, endorsed by Steve Smith, Olympian, world record holder

1975 Sold Poles for Sky Pole, Costa Mesa, CA

1976 Founded FiberSport

World Class Athletes on FiberSport poles:

• Earl Bell, world outdoor record holder
• Billy Olson, 11x world indoor record holder
• Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz, world record and gold medalist, Moscow Olympics  

1991 Joined with Sports Supply Group (SSG) to market pole vault and high jump landing systems

1993 Made Cat-a-Pole vaulting poles for DFW Distribution

1996 With SSG, Official Equipment Supplier to 1996 Olympics in Atlanta 

1998 Founded EssxSport, listed (ESXS)

ESSX pole vault poles, ESSX athletic Soccer shoes and ESSX landing systems

Elite vaulters on Caldwell designed poles include: 

• Sam Kendricks, 2x World champion, Olympian, American record holder
• Robeilys Peinado (Ruby), Gold medalist, South American Champion. Lima, Peru
• Kellie Suttle, 2x Olympian (2000, 2004), World Indoor medalist
• Jillian Schwartz, Olympian (2004), 3x All-American
• Tracy O’Hara, 5x NCAA Champion o Tye Harvey, World indoor championship medalist
• Bubba Sparks, World Masters Champion

2014 Sold ESSX to Japanese conglomerate UST-Mamiya Golf

Remaining in consulting and  relationship role through 2017

2019 Re-launched FiberSport

A legacy lineup of premium-designed poles, updated with 40+ years of design experience,  producing the best in hybrid carbon fiber and Kevlar poles available on the market today.

"Helping others to enhance their talent and vault higher. My design experience is in every pole.”  -Bruce Caldwell 

• Owner, Maven Pole Vault LLC
• Authorized FiberSport Distributor for Wisconsin & Northern Illinois
• Pole Vault Coach at Oconomowoc High School, WI
• Pole Vault Coach at Polebender's Vault Club, Waukesha WI
• Masters Athlete, M50-54

I am a coach, first and foremost, with a passion for helping kids build confidence and realize their potential in this challenging athletic event.  One of the typical barriers to athlete success is access to vaulting poles.  I am happy to be an authorized FiberSport distributor helping to get the right poles in the hands of athletes that need them.

I am also a masters pole vaulter and recently rediscovered the excitement of competing and getting to know other masters vaulters in this very special community of athletes.  I've had a great experience jumping on FiberSport poles due to the unique design and want to share that experience with other open-minded vaulters and coaches!

Call me at 414-429-0929 to talk pole vaulting and I'd be happy to review vault videos to help you make the right pole selection for your athletes!