Corban Athletics

2024-2025: A junior member of the Corban men’s wrestling program…Walter competed in 5 matches for the navy and gold at 184 pounds…Completed this season with an overall record of 2 wins and 3 losses…Member of the 2024-25 Corban Men’s Wrestling program that finished third at the CCC Championships, with two CCC Weight Class Champions. The team qualified nine student-athletes for the 2025 NAIA National Championships, with 3 NAIA All-American titles, with one of them being Corban’s first individual national champion in the 157- weight class. The program set new all-time records for most dual wins (10), highest winning percentage for a single season (.714), most team points in a single tournament (153.0) and holds the best all-time coaching record (16-7). In addition, the team had their highest finish in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll (13th) and finished in eighth place at the NAIA National Championships for their best finish in program history.

2023-2024: A sophomore member of the men’s wrestling squad…Walter competed in 16 matches at 184 pounds…He completed the season with an overall record of 6 wins and 10 losses… Member of the 2023-24 Corban Men’s Wrestling program that completed the most successful season of competition since the inaugural season back in 2019-20. The team qualified six student-athletes for the 2024 NAIA National Championships, with yet another NAIA All-American title being earned via a runner-up finish in the 157-weight class. The program set new all-time records for most dual wins (6), fewest dual losses (3), best winning percentage for a single season (.667), most consecutive dual wins (5), and most team points in a single tournament (91.5). In addition, the team tied their highest finish in the NAIA Top 20 Coaches’ Poll (24th), and finished in the top 20 at the NAIA National Championships for their best finish in program history.

2022-23: Was a freshman member of the 2022-23 Corban squad that crowned an individual CCC Champion and sent four wrestlers to the NAIA National Tournament. Competed in exhibition matches throughout the season…

Personal: Originally from Helsinki, Finland, Walter is the final Sprague High School recruit to stay local following his high school career, where he was a three-time district placer for the Olympians. Walter competed in the OSAA State Tournament in one of those three district placing seasons.

He is currently undecided on a major and career path, but plans discover his true potential in the Navy and Gold.