Amherst College Athletics

• "I selected Virginia Wesleyan because I love how small the campus is.  I come from a very small town where everybody knows everybody, and the sense of community here was incredibly important to me"
• Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Christopher Newport University and Randolph-Macon College

Collegiate Accomplishments

• Presidential Scholarship recipient
• Two-time Dean's List honoree
• Owns a current 3.60 GPA
• Member of Marlins Read and Mini Marlins

Prep Accolades

• Football, basketball, and competition cheerleader at Rappahannock
• Competed in track and field
• Captain of the cheer squad as a junior and senior
• All-district and all-region base in cheerleading
• Selected to participate with the All-American Elite Cheerleading team in the halftime show of the 2011 Capital One Bowl
• Selected to participate in the prestigious cheerleading camp at Hawaii Pacific University
• District qualifier in track in the shot put, discus, and 300 meter hurdles
• Recipient of the All-Academic Award
• Ranked 15th in a class of 84

Personal

• Daughter of Dorothy and Harold Walker
• Has two sisters, Marian, a student at Rappahannock Community College, and Andrea, a student at Bridgewater College
• Enjoys all types of music and vacationing in Alaska
• Favorites include the book "Lord of the Flies," the movie "Grease," and the TV series "Scandal"
• A fan of tennis standout Novak Djokovic, football's New England Patriots, baseball's Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles, and actress Emma Stone
• Self-description in 10 words or less: "intelligent, determined, dedicated, and hard-working"
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being a role model. Athletes inspire people of all ages to be the best person they can possibly be, on and off the court/field"
• The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my ability to learn new material quicker. It used to take me days to even understand the moves of a new dance, but now I can perform the dance (not flawlessly) the same day as learning it"
• My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to master more tumbling skills"
• If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Elvis Presley! He is my all-time favorite musician, he had the most amazing voice, and the best dance moves. Present day music would not be the same if Elvis hadn't been discovered. He is the reason that celebrities are now allowed to actually perform while singing. Before him they basically stood there and sang with no wow factor. RIP Elvis, all generations will know your name."
• People might be surprise to know: "I love helping people. Whether you're having a bad day, don't understand something in a mutual class, or just need someone to talk with, I'm there for you"
• It's the year 2030 and: "I'll be teaching intermediate school PE somewhere out west, and coaching cheerleading at a local gym or at the school"
• The most important advice I've received is: "take time to enjoy small talk" -- VWC faculty member