Kalen Walker

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Kalen Walker
Personal information
Born (2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 24)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm) [1]
Weight140 lb (64 kg) [2]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
 Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 6.51 (2024)
100m: 9.94 (2025)
200m: 20.94 (2023)

Kalen Walker (born 13 October 2001) is an American sprinter. [3]

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Early life

From Iowa, he attended Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont High School and Indian Hills Community College for a year, before attending the University of Iowa. He was a multi-sport athlete whilst at high school, and won state honours in American football and basketball as well as athletics. [4] [5]

Career

Competing for the University of Iowa he was the runner-up in the 60 meters at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships. [6] In June 2024, he reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. [7] In the October of that year he was timed at 4.15 seconds for the 40-yard-dash. [8] [6]

In May 2025, he won the Big Ten Conference 100 metres title in a time of 10.21 seconds. [9] Later that month he qualified for the NCAA Championships and broke the 10-second barrier with a wind-legal personal best of 9.94 seconds for the 100 metres at the West regional qualifiers (+1.1 mp/s). [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Kalen Walker '20 Recruiting Profile". NCSA Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kalen Walker '20 Recruiting Profile". NCSA Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Kalen Walker". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Jackson, Scott (Aug 8, 2024). "Walker returns home". Ottumwa Courier. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Boulton, Mia (7 May 2024). "Sprinter Kalen Walker's home stretch as a Hawkeye". Daily Iowan. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 Ratliff, Laura (29 October 2024). "This College Sprinter from Iowa Blew Away the NFL Combine 40-Yard Dash Record". Runners World. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Eddyville's Kalen Walker makes it to semi-finals of US Olympic Trials". Albianews. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Snyder, Paul (October 30, 2024). "Bring Track And Field To The Field: How To Create Halftime Shows Using Track Events". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Maricle, Kelly (17 May 2025). "Golden Play of the Week: Big Ten title for Iowa sprinter". Who13.com. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Walker, 4×400 Book Trip to Nationals". bvmsports. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "NCAA Division I West First Rounds". Watch Athletics. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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