The University of Akron Athletics
2013-14 Track and Field

Kyle Walker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Archbishop Moeller HS
Honors:
Second-Team All-MAC (60-meter hurdles, 2015 Indoor)
2014-15: Indoor: Finished second in the 60-meter hurdles at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 28) in 8.07…had five top-five performances in the 60-meter hurdles, including recording a season-best and second-fastest time in program history of 7.91 to place second at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 7)…crafted a season-low time of 22.33 in the 200 meters at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 16)…member of the 4x400 relay squad at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 9) that placed second with a combined time of 3:22.57...Outdoor: An NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles placing 27th in 14.08...placed 10th in 110-meter hurdles at MAC Championship (May 15) in 14.21...ran fourth-fastest time, 14.07, in program history to finish second at Ashland Alumni Open (April 25)...crossed line in 14.17 to win 110-meter hurdles at Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9)...placed fourth in 110-meter hurdles at Raleigh Relays (March 27) and Longhorn Invitational (May 2) with times of 14.49 and 14.12, respectively.
2013-14:Indoor: won the 60m hurdles at the Akron Opener (Jan. 10) with a season-best time of 8.13 ... Outdoor: placed seventh in the 110m hurdles at the MAC Championships (May 17) with a time of 14.80 ... advanced to the finals with a season-best time of 14.57 in the prelims.
2012-13: Indoor: finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) with a time of 8.11 ... took second in the event with a personal-record time of 8.04 at the Zips Open (Feb. 15) ... it was the third-best time recorded in the MAC ... Outdoor: earned All-MAC Second Team honors after running achor on the Zips' runner-up 4x400 relay team that clocked a collective time of 3:11.51 at the MAC Championships (May 11) ... also scored in the 110m hurdles, taking fifth place with a time of 14.51 and ran the lead leg on the Zips' 4x100 relay team that placed third with a time of 40.93 ... took fourth in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.70 at the LSU Relays (March 23) ... ran a personal-record time of 14.38 in the qualifying round of the MAC Championships (May 10).
2011-12: Indoor: ran the Zips' top time of the season in the 60-meter hurdles with a mark of 8.34 at the Kent Duals (Jan. 20) for a second-place finish ... placed sixth at the Mark Colligan Memorial (Jan. 28) with a time of 8.56 ... Outdoor: finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Tennessee Challenge (Apr. 7) with a time of 15.30 ... also ran the third leg of the 4x100 relay team that took second place with a mark of 41.29.
at Archbishop Moeller HS: State runner-up and regional outdoor champion in the 110 hurdles at Archbishop Moeller HS in 2011 ... won the Mason-Rod Russell Invitational with a PR time of 13.84 ... broke freshman, JV and varsity records at Moeller in the hurdles ... also ran a top time of 22.2 in the 200m as a senior.
Personal: Parents are Kevin Walker and Carmin Dodge ... father played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the late 1980s ... has two siblings, Khara and Kendall.