Gallaudet Track & Field 2024 headshot Liam Painter. The athlete is wearing a white jersey with the word GALLAUDET on it. The athlete is photographed with a gray background in the back

Liam Painter

  • Award
    Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/2/2024
  • Sport
    Men's Outdoor Track and Field
  • School
    Gallaudet University
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Edgewood, N.M.
  • High School
    East Mountain
Field Athlete of the Week
Liam Painter / FY / Gallaudet University / Edgewood, N.M. / East Mountain HS

Painter broke a 20-year-old Gallaudet school record in the pole vault last Saturday at the Seahawk Invitational hosted by St. Mary's College of Maryland. Painter cleared 4.40 meters (14 feet, 5.25 inches) to win the event. The old GU school record was 4.26 meters (14 feet even).  This is the second Athlete of the Week award for Painter, who previously won for the week of February 20, 2024.