Katie Walker

Position:
Freestyle, Butterfly
Class:
Senior
High School:
Riley
Hometown:
Granger, Ind.

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES
500 Free: 4:58.78
1650 Free: 16:57.15
400 IM: 4:24.14
200 Fly: 2:02.16

Highlights
7 Appearances in Top 10 Times in Ball State S&D History

2021-22: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team…finished 14th overall at the MAC Championships in the 1650 freestyle (17:14.39) …qualified for the B Final in the 200 butterfly (2:05.76) and finished 16th overall…also placed 29th overall in the 500 freestyle (5:04.55)…captured the win in the 200 butterfly (2:07.71) and the 500 freestyle (5:11.83) versus Eastern Illinois.

2020-21: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team…qualified for the A Final at the MAC Championships in the 1650 freestyle (16:57.37) finishing seventh overall…also qualified for the B Final in the 400 IM (4:24.14) placing 10th overall…also swam the B Final in the 200 butterfly (2:02.32) finishing 13th overall…member of the 800 freestyle relay (7:31.15) that placed seventh overall at the MAC Championships that now ranks fifth overall in program history.

2019-20: Recorded times of 5:00.34 in the 500 Free and 17:19.71 in the 1650 Free at the MAC Championships … runner up in the 500 Free (5:12.29) at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet … swept wins in both the 1000 Free (10:43.36) and 500 Free (5:12.74) at Youngstown State … runner up in the 500 Free (5:16.53) and third place in the 1000 Free (10:41.51) at Buffalo … won the 400 IM (4:40.02) and placed second in the 200 Free (2:00.56) against Eastern Illinois … finished third in the 200 Fly (2:10.06) against Eastern Michigan … runner up in both the 1000 Free (10:40.60) and 500 Free (5:10.41) against Grand Valley State … swept wins in the 1000 Free (10:33.85) and 200 Fly (2:07.14) while finishing third in the 500 Free (5:17.19) against Toledo … earned a pair of third place finishes against Indiana State in the 1000 Free (10:42.92) and 200 Fly (2:08.34) … runner up in the 1000 Free (10:40.53) with two third place results in the 500 Free (5:13.10) and 400 IM (4:39.93) against Ohio … named to the Academic All-MAC Team.

2018-19: Earned her first letter at Ball State … earned first place in both 200 butterfly (2:07.31) and 500 freestyle (5:10.63) against Eastern Illinois … placed first in the 1000 yard freestyle and second in the 500 yard freestyle at Bowling Green … earned second place in both the 200 yard butterfly (2:07.9) and 500 yard freestyle (5:10.33) at Indiana State … against Akron, placed third in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:12.65 and fifth in the 200 yard freestyle (2:00.55) … earned fourth place in the 1000 yard freestyle at Miami with a time of 10:45.87 and fifth in both the 500 yard freestyle (5:20.90) and 200 yard freestyle relay (1:42.57).

High School: Attended Riley High School… lettered all four years… served as a team captain as a senior… named team MVP… set a personal record in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 2:05.64.

Personal: Full name is Katherine Marie Walker… majoring in business.