Walton's Performance History & Personal Bests
2021-22 SEASON
Indoor (Senior): Did not compete due to injury.
Outdoor (Junior): Summit League runner-up in the triple jump, taking 2nd place at the conference meet with a mark of 48-01.25 (14.66m) … Also finished 11th at the Summit League Championships in the long jump.
2020-21 SEASON
Indoor: Competed in two meets before missing the remainder of the season due to injury.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete … Remains tied for 5th on the NDSU all-time list in the outdoor high jump.
2019-20 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): Placed 3rd in the triple jump and 4th in the high jump at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Season-best high jump mark of 6-10.25 (2.09m) to win the Dakota Classic on Dec. 6 … Season-best triple jump mark of 46-04.00 (14.12m) at the conference meet.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Summit League runner-up in the high jump, clearing 6-10.25 (2.09m) at the conference meet … Also placed 4th in the triple jump at the Summit League Championships with a personal-best 47-04.25 (14.43m) … Cleared a personal-best 6-11.00 (2.11m) in the high jump to win the Bison Team Cup on Jan. 19, ranking 6th in NDSU indoor history … Set a Dakota Classic meet record in the high jump on Dec. 7, winning with 6-10.75 (2.10m) … Indoor long jump PR of 23-06.00 (7.16m) at the Dakota Classic.
Outdoor (Sophomore): NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the high jump, but withdrew from the competition due to injury … High jump personal-best of 6-11.00 (2.11m) at the Beach Invitational on Apr. 20, tying for 5th-best in NDSU outdoor history … Registered a triple jump personal-best of 48-01.75 (14.67m) at the IMG Academy Invitational on Mar. 16 … Placed 10th in the long jump at the Summit League Championships.
2017-18 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): Tied for 8th in the high jump at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Also took 13th in the long jump at the conference meet … Cleared a season-best 6-06.75 (2.00m) in the high jump at the SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 10 … Also cleared 1.95m or better at three additional indoor meets.
Outdoor (Freshman): Placed 3rd in the high jump and 6th in the long jump at the Summit League Outdoor Championships as a true freshman … Cleared a season-best 6-09.00 (2.06m) in the high jump at the conference meet … Personal-best long jump mark of 24-00.25 (7.32m) at the conference meet … Won the high jump at the NDSU Tune-Up on May 4, jumping 6-08.75 (2.05m).
High School: Missouri Class 5 state champion in the high jump as a junior in 2016 ... State runner-up in the long jump as a senior in 2017 ... Won district and sectional titles in the high jump and long jump ... Also ran on conference champion and state meet-qualifying 4x100m and 4x200m relays as a sophomore ... 2016 Southwest Missouri Outstanding Athlete of the Year ... High school personal-best marks of 6-10 in the high jump and 22-11 in the long jump ... Three-year letterwinner in football, serving as a team captain his senior season.
Personal: Son of Shawn and Melinda Walton ... Has three brothers, Jordon, Kaydon and Blake, and two sisters, Keyana and Ashari ... Majoring in exercise science.
