Gallaudet men's track and field 2023 headshot Walter Douglas. The player is wearing a gold jersey with the word GALLAUDET on it. The player is photographed with a gray background in the back.

Walter Douglas

  • Award
    Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/12/2023
  • Sport
    Men's Indoor Track and Field
  • School
    Gallaudet University
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Sanford, Fla.
  • High School
    Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
Field Athlete of the Week
Walter Douglas / Jr / Gallaudet University / Sanford, Fl. / Florida School for the Deaf and Blind

Gallaudet University junior jumper Walter Douglas (Sanford, Fla.) erased a 33-year-old school record in the long jump as he jumped 6.64 meters (21 feet, 9.5 inches) to finish third overall at the Bow Tie Invitational last Friday night. Douglas broke Michael Cross Jr.'s old school mark of 6.63 meters (21 feet, 9 inches) set on Feb. 16, 1990, in Blacksburg, Va., at the Mason-Dixon Championship. Douglas was also of Gallaudet's first-place 4x400 meter relay team that set a new school record with a time of 3:27.58.