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Junior
Hometown
Richmond Hill,
Georgia
Last School
Richmond Hill High School
Roster Years
2012 | 2015-2016
Personal
- Born in Blue Island, Illinois
- Parents are Gemimi Walker and Brenda Mallett-Walker
- Has a twin brother
- Enjoys playing the guitar
- Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to England
Before BYU
- Sixth-fastest 800m all-time in Georgia
- Four-time all-state
- Two-time state champion in the 800m
Stats
| Personal Bests | ||
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| Time | Event | Meet |
| 1:44.99 | 800 meters | 2016 Sun Angel Classic |
| 1:17.32 | 600 meters | 2015 New Mexico Indoor Classic |
| 46.00 | 400 meters | 2015 Robison Invitational |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2012
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Sophmore Year
2015
Indoor
- Undefeated through indoor season until NCAA Championships
- Ran the fastest 800-meter indoor time (1:47.44) in school history at the University of Washington Indoor Invitational
- Ranked 10th in the 600 and 800 meters coming into the NCAA Indoor Championships
Outdoor
- Fifth place in 800m at NCAA Championships, garnering first-team All-America honors
- Anchored fifth-place 4x400m at NCAA Championships, garnering first-team All-America honors
- Gold medalist recipient at 2015 World University Games in 800m as member of Team USA
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Set new school record in the 800 meters (1:45.78)
- Best 800 time in the nation at the time he recorded it, ranked second heading into NCAA preliminaries
- Ran a 46.00 400 meters at the Robison Invitational—good for fifth all time in school history
- Anchored BYU's sprint medley relay team that had the second-best time in the nation (3:14.74)
- Anchored BYU's best 4x400m time (3:03.82)
Junior Year
2016
Indoor
- Earned All-America First Team honors by taking third in the 800m (1:47.50) at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
- Broke his own BYU indoor school record for the 800 meters (1:46.97) at the Washington Invitational
- Took third overall in the 800 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 1:47.50.
- Named to the USTFCCCA All-America First-Team
- Named 2015-16 Male Athlete of the Year at annual Y Awards
Outdoor
- Earned All-America First Team honors by taking third in the 800m (1:45.17) at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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M Track & Field | Jun, 30
Cougars compete at USA National and Junior Championships
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W Track & Field | Jan, 25Walker and Collinsworth named Pugsley Award winners
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M Track & Field | Jan, 25
Walker and Collinsworth named Pugsley Award winners
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W Track & Field | Jul, 06Cougars compete in U.S. Olympic Team Trials over the weekend
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M Track & Field | Jul, 05Cougars compete in U.S. Olympic Team Trials over the weekend
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M Track & Field | Jun, 29Walker and Collinsworth head to Olympic Trials
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M Track & Field | Jun, 29
Walker and Collinsworth head to Olympic Trials
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W Track & Field | Jun, 16
Cougars finish 10th and 14th in NCAA Program of the Year Awards
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M Track & Field | Jun, 15Cougars finish 10th and 14th in NCAA Program of the Year Awards
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W Track & Field | Jun, 13Collinsworth places third at Nationals and qualifies for U.S. Olympic trials
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M Track & Field | Jun, 13
Collinsworth places third at Nationals and qualifies for U.S. Olympic trials
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M Track & Field | Jun, 11
Collinsworth places third at Nationals and qualifies for U.S. Olympic trials
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M Track & Field | Jun, 10Walker places on third day of NCAA Championships
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W Track & Field | Jun, 10Cougars complete day two of NCAA Championships
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W Track & Field | Jun, 10
Walker places on third day of NCAA Championships
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M Track & Field | Jun, 09Cougars complete day two of NCAA Championships
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W Track & Field | Jun, 09
Two athletes move on after first day of NCAA Championships
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W Track & Field | Jun, 09
Cougars to compete in NCAA Track and Field Championships
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M Track & Field | Jun, 08
Two athletes move on after first day of NCAA Championships
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M Track & Field | Jun, 07
Cougars to compete in NCAA Track and Field Championships
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W Track & Field | May, 27Six cougars punch tickets to NCAA Track and Field Championships
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M Track & Field | May, 27Six cougars punch tickets to NCAA Track and Field Championships
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M Track & Field | May, 25High expectations for athletes this week at NCAA West Preliminaries
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M Track & Field | May, 2048 BYU entries to the 2016 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminaries
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W Track & Field | May, 19
48 BYU entries to the 2016 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminaries
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M Track & Field | May, 10Cougars move into Top 25 in latest USTFCCCA rankings
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M Track & Field | Apr, 30Solid performances at Penn Relays, Borderclash
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M Track & Field | Apr, 27Oldest and largest track meet in U.S. this weekend
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M Track & Field | Apr, 20BYU to host first and only outdoor meet of the season
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M Track & Field | Apr, 14Walker named NCAA National Athlete of the Week
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M Track & Field | Apr, 14
Walker named NCAA National Athlete of the Week
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M Track & Field | Apr, 10Shaquille Walker runs fastest time in the nation at Sun Angel Classic
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M Track & Field | Apr, 07Another packed weekend for track and field
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M Track & Field | Apr, 02Fletcher's win highlights big weekend for track and field
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M Track & Field | Mar, 31Four different meets on the schedule this weekend
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M Track & Field | Mar, 15Track and field athletes named First-Team All-Americans
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W Track & Field | Mar, 14Track and field athletes named First-Team All-Americans
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M Track & Field | Mar, 12Walker and Blackham claim third, Collinsworth fifth at NCAA's
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M Track & Field | Feb, 28Season-best performances highlight MPSF Championships
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M Track & Field | Feb, 25
Final meet before nationals at MPSF Championships
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M Track & Field | Feb, 11Full team in action this weekend at Boise, Iowa meets
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M Track & Field | Jan, 31Walker sets school record at Washington Invitational
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M Track & Field | Jan, 28BYU travels to Washington Invitational
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M Track & Field | Jan, 07BYU kicks off 2016 with Cougar Invitational
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M Track & Field | Nov, 252015 Curtis Pugsley Award finalists released
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M Track & Field | Jul, 1718 Cougars earn USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
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M Track & Field | Jul, 13
Walker earns Gold, Martinez bronze at World University Games
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W Track & Field | Jul, 13
Walker earns Gold, Martinez bronze at World University Games