Sam Walters

Height:
5-9
Weight:
141
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Hereford, Pa.

Jr. (2009): Was not with the program … was granted a redshirt season.
So. (2008): Finished the year with an 1-8 record at 149 pounds … saw action in six different events … posted his lone victory of the year during his final time on the mat … helped the Flames pick up an opening 38-3 dual victory over Duquesne at the Eastern Regional Duals with a 7-5 decision over Brad Shrum.
Fr. (2007): Finished the year with a 20-14 overall record at 133 pounds … one of six wrestlers to record 20 or more victories on the year … 8-4 dual match record … 5-1 in matches determined by fall … 3-3 in matches decided by major decision … picked up his first collegiate victory with a 9-3 decision win over Campbell's Trevour Smith in a tri-match at N.C. State (11/18) … 5-3 at the Nittany Lion Classic (12/3), finishing the event in eighth place … two of his five wins were by fall against King College's Shad Rissler (3:57) and Clarion's Rob Labrake (5:42) … 2-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20), including a major decision win, 14-3, over Southern Oregon's Junior Valladolid … 3-2 at the Virginia State Intercollegiates (1/6), placing fourth in the state event … recorded a major decision win over George Mason's Mostafa Ibrahim, 14-3 … recorded two decision wins at the Virginia Duals (The Citadel's Matthew Leach, 3-2, and Arizona State's Angel Alegre, 4-0) … pinned Messiah's Alex DeHart (5:45) … helped Liberty to a 30-13 dual match victory over VMI with a win by fall (1:35) against Lance Long … picked up a 3-2 decision win over Duquesne's Brad Cipriani at the NCAA East Regional.
Prep: Graduated from Upper Perkiomen High School … finished his high school career with a 123-47 record (72.4 winning percentage) … letterwinner as a freshman with a 10-10 record at 125 pounds … finished his sophomore season with a 33-14 record at 130 pounds … was a sectional and district champion as a sophomore and he placed fifth at the regional champion … state qualifier as a junior with a 41-14 overall record at 130 pounds … finished second at the district championship as a junior and placed third at the sectional and regional championships … finished his career with a 39-9 record as a senior at 140 pounds … sectional and district champion as a senior and he finished fifth at regionals.
Personal: Son of Lance of Vickie Walters … birthday is on May 13 … majoring in sport management … if he was stranded on a desert island, he would want to have the following five items along with him: knife, boat, compass, matches and clothes … if he could live anywhere in the world it would be in Europe, as he would love to be able to backpack through the different countries … according him, what sets wrestling apart from any other sport is that it is a one-on-one battle and only the best on that day will win.