Paden Gatlin

Position:
Throws
Height:
6-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lancaster, Texas
High School:
Jesuit Dallas

PADEN GATLIN
Throws
Senior, VR/VR
Lancaster, Texas (Jesuit Dallas)

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Weight throw: 46-10.25/14.28m (2015)
OUTDOOR
Discus: 173-6.5/52.89 (2017)
Hammer throw: 139-4/42.48m (2014)

ACADEMIC HONORS
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2015, 16)

2017: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Gatlin had a strong showing during his outdoor throwing campaign. The junior threw a personal record at the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/18) in the discus with a throw of 173-6.5. The mark earned him first place at the meet.

2016: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Gatlin only competed in the discus as a sophomore, competing in seven meets. His best mark of the season, 150-4.25, came at the Air Force Twilight, where he also recorded a seventh-place finish.

2015: Indoor: Gatlin concentrated on the weight throw during the indoor season. Gatlin’s season best of 46-10.25 came at the Potts Invite (1/17), which was 10^th overall.
Outdoor: Gatlin focused on the discus and hammer throw in his first outdoor season. He threw the hammer at four meets and recorded his season best of 133-11 at the Jack Christiansen Invite (4/25). Gatlin focused more on the discus, competing in 10 meets. He launched a season best mark of 153-8 at the Cowpoke Open (5/1).

2014: Indoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Gatlin earned three letters as a member of the track and field team for the Rangers and recorded a personal best when he threw the discus 176-0 his senior year.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: Discus: 176-0

IN THE CLASSROOM: Gatlin is majoring in communication while minoring business and art history. He also owns a GPA greater than 3.20.

PERSONAL: Paden Earl Gatlin was born on February 21, 1995 in Lancaster, Texas. He is the son of Ed and Lisa Gatlin and has two siblings, Tyler and Shelbi.