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AT ILLINOIS
2006 Outdoor
Redshirted.
2006 Indoor
Ran on the 4x400m relay team that placed second at the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:06.79 ... Finished in sixth place in the 400m at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 48.70Placed first in the 400m with a time of 48.81 at the Iowa Open ... Ran the 400m at the Hoosier Open and placed second with a time of 48.68 ... Ran a career-best 47.44 in the 400m at the Cyclone Classic ... Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 400m with a time of 48.98 at the Carle/Health Alliance meet ... Placed fourth in the 500m with a time of 1:02.89 at the New Balance Invite.
2005
Outdoor
Anchored the 4x400m relay team to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:04.69 (The fastest time in history to not make finals) ... Member of the 4x400m relay team that placed first at the Big Ten Championships ... Reached the 400m hurdles quarterfinal of the NCAA Championships (51.59) ... Finished fifth in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Mideast Regional with a time of 50.57 ... Placed second in the 400m hurdles (50.94) and fifth in the 400m (48.10 at the Big Ten Championships ... Recorded second-place finishes in the 400m hurdles at the Cal Relays (52.44) and Drake Relays (51.68).
Indoor
Member of the 4x400m relay that placed first at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished sixth in the 600m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a time of 1:19.27...Competed in the 55m hurdles, 60m hurdles, 400m, and 600m throughout the season...Placed second in the 400m at the Hoosier Open (49.80)...Recorded a season-best in the 400m at the Central Collegiate Championships with a time of 49.08.
2004
Outdoor
Competed in the U.S. Olympic trials along with teammate Abe Jones ... Garnered All-America honors after placing seventh in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championships ... Set the Mideast regional meet record by running 50.01s to win the 400m H ... That time ranks third on Illinois' all-time 400m H list ... Also was a member of the 4x400m relay team that advanced to regionals ... Took second place, just behind teammate Abe Jones, in the 400m H with a time of 50.41s at the Big Ten Championships where he also ran a leg on the second place 4x400m relay team ... Earned second team All-Big Ten honors ... Won the 400m H at the TSU Relays (50.82s), Clemson Invitational (50.68s), Cal Invitational (50.44s) and the May Invite (52.58s) ... Was second in the 400m H at the LSU Relays with a time of 51.06s ... Finished tenth in the Men's Special 400m H at the Drake Relays, running against top collegians and professionals, he was the fourth collegiate finisher.
Indoor
Won the 400m at the Carle/Health Alliance Invitational with a time of 49.12s ... Placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships in the 400m with a career-best time of 48.06s ... Ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay team which took second at the Big Ten meet ... Was second in the 400m (48.80s) and the 60m hurdles (8.31s) at the Dartmouth Relays ... Finished third in the 200m (22.43s) and 400m (49.13s) at the Wisconsin Elite Invite ... Turned in a season-best 200m performance of 22.42s to place fourth at the Illinois Invitational.
2003
Indoor
Second fastest freshman intermediate hurdler in the nation with a time of 51.45 seconds ... Biggest Illinois surprise at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships ... Finished third in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 51.62 seconds ... Ran a career-best 51.45 during the semifinals of the intermediate hurdles ... That time was a drastic improvement from his previous best of 53.44 seconds ... That time also moved him into seventh on Illinois career list in the event ... Steadily improved in the intermediate hurdles throughout the season and ranked 10th in the Conference before his career performance at the Big Ten Championships.
Indoor
Finished second in the 60-meter hurdles at the Illinois Invitational with a time of 8.36 seconds ... Finished third in 600 meters and fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with times of 1:21.90 and 8.45 respectively at the Carle/Health Alliance Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL
Illinois Class AA State Champion in the 300m intermediate hurdles as a senior ... His winning time of 36.84 seconds was just .07 seconds off the Illinois state record ... All-State performer in the 110m hurdles as a senior after finishing fourth at the state championships ... Also a standout 400m runner where he has clocked a career-best time of 48.20 seconds ... Was a three-time Big 12 Conference champion in the 300m hurdles ... Big 12 Conference record holder in the event.
PERSONAL
Son of Arthur and Terri Walker ... Born Oct. 1, 1983 ... Has one brother ... All-time favorite Illini is Deon Thomas ... Favorite professional athlete is Junior Welterweight Boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr.
CAREER BESTS
Indoor
55m H: 7.91
60m H: 8.31
200m: 22.42
400m: 47.96
600m: 1:19.27
Outdoor
400m H: 50.01
