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2017-18 Track and Field Roster

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McKayla Walker

McKayla Walker

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Riverton, Utah
  • Highschool:
    Riverton HS

Summary

Biography

At Utah Valley...
Junior (2017) Indoor:
Set a new personal record in the 3000-meter (10:26.33 at the WAC Indoor Championships in Boise, Idaho… placed ninth in the 5000-meter at WAC Championships with a season-best time of 18:08.79… recorded a season-best mark of 5:15.36 in the mile at the WAC Championships… finished ninth in the WAC in the 5K… 16th in the WAC in the 3K… 19th best mile mark in the WAC… Academic All-WAC. Outdoor: Recorded ninth fastest time in program history in the 3000-meter steeplechase (11:08.64) at the Mark Faldmo Invite… took third in steeplechase at Mark Faldmo Invite… placed third in the 10,000-meter at the WAC Championships in Edinburg, Texas on a season-best time of 38:08.95… ran a season-best time of 17:45.13 in the 5000-meter at San Diego State’s Aztec Invite… finished second in the steeplechase at UC Riverside Spring Classic (11:31.42) and UVU Collegiate Invite (11:31.77)… added a season best with a time of 10:34.03 in 3K third-place finish at UVU Collegiate Invite…  ranked fourth in the WAC in the 10,000-meter… sixth in WAC in the steeplechase… 10th in WAC in the 5000-meter… 25th in WAC in 1500-meter…
 
Sophomore (2016): Indoor: Recorded a personal-best time of 5:06.95 in the mile to finish first in the prelims at the WAC Outdoor Championships in Boise, Idaho… placed eighth in the mile at WAC Championships… won the 5000-meter at the Weber State Winter Open with a time of 19:10.68… finished fifth in the 3K at the Boise State Bronco Invite with a season-best time of 10:35.31… took second in the 5K at the Mountain States Games behind a season-best time of 17:53.30… ranked second in WAC in the 5000-meter… sixth in the WAC in the mile… 23rd in the WAC in the 3000-meter… Academic All-WAC. Outdoor: Logged the eighth best 10,000-meter time in program history at the WAC Outdoor Championships in Kansas City, Mo. … finished fourth in the 10K at the WAC Championships… placed third in the steeplechase at the WAC Championships with a new personal record (11:11.02)… opened the season with a new personal record in the 5K (17:29.95) at the UNLV Spring Invitational… ended with WAC’s fourth-best 10,000-meter time… fifth in the WAC in the 3000-meter… sixth in the WAC in the 5000-meter …Academic All-WAC.

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Riverton High School in Riverton, Utah ... took sixth at State Cross Country her senior year ... also played soccer in high school as well as club soccer with USA and Utah Glory.

Personal ...
Graduated from Riverton HS in 2014 with a 3.8 GPA ... plans to major in nursing at UVU ... also recruited by Utah, Utah State, Southern Utah and Weber State ... daughter of Kevin and Marvelle Morgan.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Distance
    5'9"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Distance
    5'9"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Distance
    5'9"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Distance
    5'9"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Distance
    5'9"

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