Patrick Walker

Height:
6-3
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Newark, Del.

2008 (So.): Named to the NWCA All-Academic Team, helping Liberty finish the year ranked No. 3 nationally in the final NWCA 2007-08 All-Academic Wrestling Team listing with a 3.286 team GPA … selected as a member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … selected to the inaugural VaSID all-state team, garnering first-team all-state honors … ranked second on the squad with a 31-11 overall record and a 10-2 mark in matches decided by fall … led the team with a 19-1 record in dual matches … placed fifth at the Brockport-Oklahoma Gold Classic (11/10), capping off his tournament run with a 13-1 major decision over Rutgers D.J. Russo … placed fourth at the Navy Classic with a 3-2 record (11/17) … opened the event with consecutive major decision wins over Navy's Joe Breaux (8-0) and Rutgers D.J. Russo (12-0) … won all three of his matches at the Campbellsville Duals (12/8), including a 4-1 decision over Eastern Michigan's Jake Wood … was 4-2 at the Southern Scuffle (12/29-30), which included a win by fall (1:23) over Southern Illinois' Brian Brooks and a 10-4 decision over Iowa's Blake Rasing … entered the NCAA East Regional championships riding a 12-match winning streak, including three wins by fall and three more by major decision … opened the NCAA East Regional championship with a first-period pin (2:51) over Wagner's John Graeffe … captured his second straight regional title with a 6-0 blanking of Delaware State's Eric Sewell … entered the NCAA National Championship ranked No. 16 nationally at heavyweight.
2007 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … was one of three Liberty wrestlers to garner regional rankings during the course of the season, as listed by WrestlingReport.com … one of four Liberty wrestlers to advance to the NCAA National Championships … finished the year with a 29-8 overall record … ranked third on the team with 29 individual victories … posted an 78.3 winning percentage on the year, marking the best winning percentage on the team … posted an 18-2 record in dual matches, marking the best dual match winning percentage on the squad … tied for the team lead in dual match victories … 11-2 in matches decided by fall, ranking third on the squad in total wins by fall … perfect 6-0 in matches determined by major decision … also ranked third on the squad in wins by major decision … missed two tournaments throughout the year due to injuries (Navy Classic and the Virginia State Intercollegiates) … won his first four matches of the year and was victorious during 11 of his first 12 trips to the mat … began his collegiate career with a 9-0 major decision over Anderson's Aaron Lambert at the Hokie Classic (11/5) … unbeaten (3-0) in Liberty's Quad (11/22), including two wins by fall and a major decision … 6-2 at the Nittany Lion Classic to place sixth at the tournament (12/3) … 3-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20) … started a nine-match winning streak, his longest of the year, with a 5-0 decision over The Citadel's John Buck at the Virginia Duals (1/12) … closed the nine-match run with a 3-1 decision over VMI's Leon Barrow, helping the Flames defeat the Keydets, 30-13, in the dual match-up (2/15) … pinned Duquesne's Joe D'Orsie (1:23) to claim the title at the NCAA East Regional (3/4) … posted 1-2 record at the NCAA National Championship (3/15) … pinned Army's Nathan Thobaben (4:23) at the national event.
Prep: Graduated from Newark High School … finished his four-year career with the Yellowjackets with a 111-33 record … dropped just three matches during his junior and senior seasons (at 189 pounds) … posted a 20-17 record as a freshman at 152 pounds … finished his sophomore season with a 22-13 record at 171 pounds … claimed the Delaware state championship at 189 pounds as a junior, finishing the year with a 34-2 record … was undefeated in his senior year before dropping the Delaware State championship match to finish his final prep season with a 35-1 record.
Personal: Son of Pat and Leilani Walker … is married to the former Kristyn Ann Farrell … birthday is on May 14 … majoring in pastoral leadership … would like to pursue the ministry after graduation … knows that blueberry and cherry pie is not good for him, but he loves to eat them anyway … his favorite Bible character is David, because he can relate to him in many ways and he learns a lot from his example.