2014 Outdoor Track & Field Roster

Bree Walker

  • Position:
    Middle Distance
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Experience:
    0
  • Hometown:
    Mt Evelyn, Victoria, Australia
  • High School:
    Mount Lilydale Mercy College

Summary

Biography

CAREER BESTS
EVENT XC INDOOR OUTDOOR
200m - 27.43 (12/6/2014, Jonesboro, Ark.) 26.36 (3/22/2014, Oxford, Miss.)
400m - 58.80 (2/24/2014, Birmingham, Ala. [SBC]) 58.36 (3/22/2014, Oxford, Miss.)
800m - 2:23.71 (1/24/2014, Jonesboro, Ark.) 2:21.82 (4/26/2014, Jonesboro, Ark.)
55m Hurdles - 9.04 (12/6/2014, Jonesboro, Ark.) -
400m Hurdles - - 1:01.93 (5/10/2014, San Marcos, Texas [SBC])
 

2014-15 Indoor Season: Took fifth in the 55-meter hurdles in 9.04 seconds at the A-State Kickoff Klassic (Dec. 8)...Ran the 200 at that meet as well, coming in 10th place in 27.43 seconds...Finally, competed in the 4x400 relay that took second in 4:05.34.

2014 Outdoor Season: Broke her own school record in the 400 hurdles at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship (May 10), running 1:01.93 in the preliminary round to advance to the final...In the final (May 11), placed sixth in 1:03.18 to score three points for UALR...Also ran in the 4x400 relay at the championship, helping UALR to a seventh-place showing...Won the 400 hurdles to begin her year at the Rhodes Open (March 15), breaking the former UALR record by more than half a second with a time of 1:02.07...Just missed a top-10 time at UALR in the 400, taking 12th place in 58.36 seconds at the Ole Miss Open (March 22)...Also placed 24th in the 200 at that meet...Placed second in the 400 hurdles at the UALR Open (April 12), running in 1:03.56...Finished the 800 in 12th place in 2:21.82 at the Red Wolves Open (April 26).

2013-14 Indoor Season: Joined the UALR track and field team for the indoor season...In her first track race for the Trojans, was the team's top finisher in the 800 at the Arkansas State Invite (Jan. 24), taking sixth overall...Was part of the DMR team that took second place at the Samford Invitational (Feb. 8)...Just missed the one-minute mark in the 400 at the Samford Invitational (Feb. 8), placing 50th...Part of the Trojans' third-place DMR team at the Sun Belt Championship (Feb. 24), helping the team to six points and running the fourth-fastest race in school history...Also ran 13th in the 400-meter race at that meet, the top showing for UALR racers and 10th-best time ever at UALR (58.80)...Took eighth as part of the 4x400 relay team to close the Sun Belt Championship (Feb. 25).

Before UALR: Competing for Doncaster Athletics in Australia, Walker was named the Female Athlete of the Year in 2012-13. She held personal records of 12.6 seconds in the 100, 25.9 seconds in the 200, 56.5 seconds in the 400 and 60.7 seconds in the 400 hurdles. She placed first in the 400 hurdles and third in the 400 at the Victorian Open Track and Field Championships, took 5th in the 400 hurdles at the Melbourne Track Classic and reached the finals of the Australian Open Track and Field Championships in the 400 hurdles. In high school, Walker ran track for five years, winning outstanding athlete awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010 while also receiving an Excellence in Sport award in 2009 and 2010.

Personal: Born on Aug. 28, 1992...Daughter of Mick and Judie Walker...Has a younger brother, Liam, and a younger sister, Jemma...Intends to major in sports science...Plans to teach physical education.

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