Our Coaches
MAC Vault Academy is proud to be the only Pole Vault Team with ALL of our coaches actively competing in Olympic qualifiers and Masters Pole Vault Competitions.
Brad McFarling- Brad is the proud founder of MAC Vault Academy. He pole vaulted at Texas A&M University and continues to compete in national and world masters competitions. He has been coaching vaulters of all ages for over 23 years. Brad has helped many athletes reach their dreams of jumping at the collegiate level at schools such as The University of Texas, Texas A&M, TCU, The University of Arkansas, LSU, and Rice. Thanks to Brad's leadership and determination, this vault team what it is a fun and close-knit community of competitive athletes, all looking to jump higher than they have before.
Tom Williams- Tom has over 20 years of coaching experience including coaching for The University of Oklahoma, The University of Nebraska, and other pole vault clubs. He was awarded USATF National College Pole Vault Coach of the Year in 2002. He coached 10 NCAA All-Americans and 7 Big-12 Champions. He coached the World Masters Games Silver Medalist in the Pole Vault M50 in 2013. He's coached 5 men over 18 feet and 4 women over 13 feet!!
Chris Daniel- Coach Chris Daniel began vaulting as a freshman in high school. He took the Kentucky State Championship title in High school and continued his vaulting career at the University of Kentucky. He graduated 2nd and 3rd on the all time list of indoor and outdoor vaulters with a personal best jump of 5.21m. He is currently ranked #2 in the world for his age division as a masters pole vaulter. He has over ten years of coaching experience working with athletes from the middle school level up to Division 1 college athletes. He has worked at Florida Atlantic University and Bellarmine University. He is coming to us from coaching at Kentucky Elite Athletics.
Jacob Wooten- Jacob Wooten started vaulting at a young age. He earned a scholarship at Texas A&M University where he currently holds the school record in the pole vault. He has coached voluntarily at Texas A&M during his post graduate studies. Last year he scored 5th at the 2021 Olympic trials, and currently he is coaching at MAC Vault Academy in between his European travels where he is competing in the professional pole vault circuit. His current PR is 19'4.5". We are thrilled to have Coach Jake with us whenever he is available!
Brittany (McFarling) McEver- Brittany was the first female pole vaulter at A&M Consolidated High School where she still holds the school record of 12'1.5". She continued on to jump for Texas A&M University. She has been coaching vaulters of all ages for over 10 years, and she continues to pole vault as a Master's athlete as well as run all administrative needs here at MAC Vault Academy. She is also the mother of three small children Eli (age 5), Luke (age 2) and Ben (newborn). If you're in need of help or information, she is the one to contact! The email address is macvault1234@gmail.com
Colby Tindall- Coach Colby has been vaulting for the last 6+ years, perfecting his technique and being a student of the sport. He started competitively jumping with Club Vaultitude in the DFW area, and he continues to train with MAC Vault Academy while he attends Texas A&M University. He is majoring in Construction Science while pursuing his vault career. His current PR is 16'4" and he has been coaching with MAC Vault Academy for the past year. We are thrilled to have Coach Colby as a part of the MAC Vault family.