Kalen Walker

Early life From the southeast of Iowa, Walker attended Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont High School, although his final season at high school was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Career Competing for the University of Iowa, Walker was the runner-up in the 60 meters at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. In June 2024, he reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. In the October of that year he was timed at 4.15 seconds for the 40-yard-dash. Later that month he qualified for the NCAA Championships and broke the 10-second barrier with a wind-legal personal best of 9.94 seconds for the 100 metres at the West regional qualifiers (+1.1 m/s) in College Station, Texas. He concluded his collegiate career with the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships, where he was a semi-finalist in the 100 metres, and ended as a three-time All-American, two-time Big Ten champion and Iowa school record holder in the 60 metres, 100 metres, and in the 4x100 metres relay.