Skyler Walker

Position:
Midfield/Forward
Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tryom, N.C.
High School:
Spartanburg Day

Has not declared a major, but is considering a pre-law track

At Spartanburg (S.C.) Day School: All-state and Carolina Athletic Association Player of the year as a junior ... Team captain as a junior and senior and team MVP as a senior ... Lettered five years ... Won the Coaches' Award as a junior ... Also lettered four years in basketball, serving as team captain as a senior ... All-region and recipient of the Coaches' Award ... Lettered in soccer ... Competed in Equestrian "A" horse shows, winning numerous regional awards ... Received her school's Most Athletic Female Award ... Member of the honor roll, Cum Laude Society and student government ... Also active in Spanish and Latin clubs and community service

Personal: Born Mary Skyler Walker on Jan. 5, 1988, in Asheville, N.C. ... Daughter of Sarah Walker ... Her grandfather, Robert Walker, played football, basketball and baseball at Amherst

More on Walker: Favorite pastimes are riding her horse, hanging out with friends, traveling and reading ... Favorite pregame meal is pasta ... Favorite movie is Pirates of the Caribbean ... Favorite books are The Da Vinci Code and Pride and Prejudice ... Favorite TV shows are Friends and Sex and the City ... Favorite pro team is the New England Patriots ... After college, hopes to become a lawyer ... Dream job is to be a corporate attorney ... Highlight of her athletic career has been scoring the winning stroke to beat rival Carolina Day in double overtime