Hannah Walker

Utah

Oct 15 (Wed)

7 PM

Position:
Defensive Specialist/Libero
Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
High School:
Colorado Springs Christian

As a Sophomore in 2011

Walker played in a total of nine matches for the 2011 season. Her ability to come in and be a consistent server helped CU back at the serving line. Walker's season-high five digs against UCLA (10/2) helped keep the Buffs close in a match against the second-ranked team in the nation.

As a Freshman in 2010

Walker made her collegiate debut in Colorado's season opener against Furman (8/27). She picked up a career-high 13 digs against Duke (8/28). Walker recorded 79 digs in 2010. Her season was cut short as she missed CU's final five matches due to injury.

High School

Walker is a four-year letterwinner for Colorado Spring Christian. The 5-5 libero helped the Lions to a 30-0 record her senior year. Walker was a starter all four years for CSCHS. In that time, the Lions accumulated a 112-10 record (.918 winning percentage). They were the Tri-Peaks League Champions, Colorado High School district and region champions from 2006-09 and won the state championship 2006-09. Walker was named first team all-conference and was an all-state honorable mention selection as a junior (team will be named for her senior year later this November). She is a two-time team co-captain and was named a Prep Volleyball Senior Ace. Walker was also listed on the American Volleyball Coaches Association's All-America watch list and was named to The Denver Post all-state first team.

The Peyton, Colo. native is a member of the Colorado Junior Volleyball Club and competed at the USAV Junior Olympics from 2006-08. She was named to the all-tournament team when her team won the Rocky Mountain Regional Championship. Walker has also competed in the USAV High Performance Program and Championship for the last four years. She is a four-time member of the High Honor Roll at CSCHS. She was also recruited by Colorado State, New Mexico State and TCU, but said she choose CU, "because I wanted to play for Coach Kritza and because Colorado is a great place to live."

Personal

Hannah Marie Walker was born on April 4, 1992 in Atlantic, Iowa. She is the daughter of Gerald and Dawn Walker of Peyton, Colo. She has two older brothers, Nathan and Micah. Nathan plays football at the Air Force Academy. Walker lists her hobbies as 4-H, showing livestock, horseback riding snowboarding, camping and other outdoor activities. She loves to act and has been a cast member in the city wide production of "Scrooge The Carol With an Attitude" in Colorado Springs for the last four years and her family has been volunteering for years together building houses for impoverished families in Mexico, homeless lunch projects and working in soup kitchens for Thanksgiving.