Walker was 588-305 in her 27 years at Wartburg. She helped to guide the Knights to conference Regular-Season Championships in 2002, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and won the Conference Tournament in 2002, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2021. Walker won Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2002, 2012, 2013, 2017, and 2021. She was named the AVCA Regional Coach of the Year in 2021.
She has coached 17 All-Americans, 34 All-Region players, and 82 All-Conference players.
The head coach of the Knights has been no stranger to success in her athletic career. She was a member of two NCAA Division III National Championship softball teams in 1991 and 1993 at Central College and earned All-American honors her junior and senior seasons. She was also a co-captain of both the volleyball and softball teams during her senior year.
Walker came to Wartburg from Olivet College in Michigan, where she had been head women's volleyball and softball coach. She joined the Olivet staff in 1997 as an assistant professor in health and wellness along with her coaching duties.
After graduating from Central, she earned a M.S. degree in exercise and sport science at Iowa State University, where she was also a teaching assistant.
Under Walker:
All-Conference selections: 82
Conference MVPs: 9
All-Region: 34
All-Americans: 17
| Year |
W |
L |
NCAA Tournament |
| 1998 |
26 |
4 |
First Round |
| 1999 |
15 |
17 |
NA |
| 2000 |
29 |
5 |
NA |
| 2001 |
28 |
8 |
First Round |
| 2002 |
30 |
10 |
Second Round |
| 2003 |
30 |
11 |
Sweet Sixteen |
| 2004 |
18 |
19 |
NA |
| 2005 |
20 |
14 |
NA |
| 2006 |
17 |
19 |
NA |
| 2007 |
17 |
18 |
NA |
| 2008 |
11 |
24 |
NA |
| 2009 |
18 |
17 |
NA |
| 2010 |
24 |
16 |
NA |
| 2011 |
24 |
11 |
NA |
| 2012 |
32 |
6 |
First Round |
| 2013 |
26 |
12 |
First Round |
| 2014 |
24 |
11 |
NA |
| 2015 |
31 |
6 |
Second Round |
| 2016 |
21 |
6 |
First Round |
| 2017 |
25 |
6 |
Second Round |
| 2018 |
18 |
12 |
NA |
| 2019 |
24 |
8 |
NA |
| 2020 |
7 |
2 |
NA (COVID) |
| 2021 |
29 |
1 |
Sweet Sixteen |
| 2022 |
15 |
11 |
NA |
| 2023 |
11 |
19 |
NA |
| 2024 |
18 |
12 |
NA |
| At Wartburg |
588 |
305 |
27 years |
| Career |
591 |
335 |
28 years |
