Amherst College Athletics

Christina Walker is in her ninth season as head coach of the field hockey program after taking the reigns in 2013.

In just her third season with the Marlins, Walker took the squad to the ODAC tournament for the first time since the 2011 campaign, winning six games in the regular season. She followed that up with a seven win season in 2016, including four wins in ODAC play. The conference win total was the most by a Marlin squad since the 2011 season.

Prior to her time at Virginia Wesleyan, Walker served as an assistant coach at Wake Forest for six seasons, helping guide the Demon Deacons to four NCAA appearances and two national semifinals.

She has also served as Head Coach for Futures site from 2008 to 2012 while also holding the position of Site Director of Futures in Winston-Salem from 2009 to 2011. Walker coached the U16 NFC’s in 2010 and has been an assistant director for Wake Forest Hockey Camps.

A face on the national scene, Walker has coached the FDIC camp in 2011 for Elite USA high school players, a camp that’s sanctioned by United States Field Hockey. She also was invited to coach an AAU Junior Olympics team in the summer of 2015.

Walker attended the Coaches Forum in 2012 and 2014 and holds Level 2 Coaching Certification from U.S. Hockey. She has been a Futures Certified Coach since 2005.

She earned her Bachelor’s in public and community health from the University of Maryland where she played in goal for four years for the Terrapins. She was the goalie for Maryland’s 2005 and 2006 national championship teams and ACC Championship team in 2005. She was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2006.

Walker holds a Masters of Arts in liberal studies from Wake Forest, graduating in 2011. She currently owns Back of the Net Field Hockey, LLC.

Career Highlights

• All-ODAC Honorees - 19
• All-State Honorees - 1
• NFHCA National All-Academic Team Honorees - 37