Joel Walker

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-10
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
High School:
Vista Ridge HS

Senior (2021): Played in 11 matches … Started in the season opener against Denver (Aug. 27) … Logged season highs of 20 minutes on the pitch against Denver (Aug. 27) and Air Force (Aug. 30) … Helped the No. 8 ranked Beavers defeat No. 1 Washington on Oct. 22 … Appeared in all three of the Beavers’ NCAA Tournament matches ... Named to the Fall Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.

Senior (2020): Senior CLASS Award First Team All-American ... Started all 14 matches, finishing with one goal and five assists ... Scored against California on March 6 ... Recorded two assists vs. San Diego State on March 20 and at San Diego State on April 17 ... Played the full 90 minutes on two occasions.

Junior (2019): All-Pac-12 First Team Selection … CoSIDA Academic All-District … Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on Oct. 29 … Scored six goals and tallied four assists on the season … Tallied a goal and two assists at UCLA on Oct. 27 … Scored the game-winning goal against UCLA on Sept. 19 … Played at least 90 minutes in 12 games.

Sophomore (2018): CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree … Pac-12 Academic First Team … Played in 19 games, making 16 starts … Scored two goals and tallied one assists … Found the net against Washington on Sept. 29 … Scored against UC Davis on Sept. 10 … Played a season-high 88 minutes vs. the Aggies.

Freshman (2017): Appeared in all 18 games with one start…Totaled 599 minutes on the pitch…Ended with three shots

High School: Played for Vista Ridge High School in Colorado Springs, Colo. … School career record holder for goals, 42, and assists, 22 … First Team All-Pikes Peak Athletic Conference from 2014-16 … Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Player of the Year … Also ran track and field … 2017 State Champion in track and field … First Team All-State in track and field in the 4x400m

Personal: Born in Monrovia, Liberia … Son of Bendu and Dennis Walker … Has one brother, Emmanuel, who plays football for Colorado State University, and one sister, Denise … Majoring in business … Chose Oregon State for the beautiful campus, great business program and amazing athletic opportunities … Favorite athlete is Theo Walcott … Hobbies include baking cookies and watching Disney