The two-time returning Gatorade State Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-2 junior won a third-straight Class 6A individual state championship this past season with a time of 17:57.9, breaking the tape 52.3 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor. A three
Walden has maintained a 3.50 GPA in the classroom.
A member of her local Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter, she has volunteered locally at the Sand Springs Children's Home and as a youth track coach.