CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

All-time PSU Rankings:

Indoor:

- Part of 3rd-ranked mixed 4x400m relay - 3:57.00 - Portland Indoor 1 (1/26/25)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

5,000m - 17:02.6 - Prep (10/18/23; PSU Best: 18:25.96 - Lewis & Clark Opener, 8/29/25)

Indoor:

600m - 1:31.11 - UW Preview (1/17/25)
800m - 2:09.01 - Spokane Invitational (12/14/24)
1,000m - 2:53.66 - Portland Indoor 1 (1/26/25)

Outdoor:

400m - 55.99 - OSU High Performance Meet (5/3/24)
800m - 2:05.77 - PIL JV Districts (5/11/23; PSU Best: 2:06.49 - L&C Electric Forest Opener, 3/8/25)
1,500m - 4:31.22 - PIL JV Classic (4/6/24)
 

2025 CROSS COUNTRY:

Placed 112th at the Lewis & Clark Opener (8/29), running the 5k in 18:25.96.
 

2025 OUTDOOR:

Ran his first 400-meter race as a Viking at the OSU High Performance Meet (5/2-3), finishing in 55.99 seconds...Made his outdoor debut at the L&C Electric Forest Opener (3/8), running the 800 meters in 2:06.49.
 

2025 INDOOR:

Part of mixed 4x400m relay that won its heat while moving up to third all-time with its finish in 3:57.00 at the Portland Indoor 1 (1/26)...Also ran the 1k in 2:53.66 at the Portland Indoor 1...Shaved three second off his time in the 600 meters while finishing in 1:31.11 at the UW Preview (1/17)...Ran his first 800-meter race as a Viking at the Spokane Invitational (12/14), finishing in 2:09.01...Moved up to seventh all-time in the freshman record book in the 600 meters with his finish in 1:34.49 at the PSU vs. UP Dual Meet (11/25).
 

IDA B WELLS HIGH SCHOOL:

Two-time MVP of his cross country team…Named MVP of his track team in 2023, and his swim team in 2022…Seven-time Most Dedicated or Most Inspirational on his cross country and track & field teams…Placed fifth overall at the Pac Crest Endurance Festival Ironman race in 2023…Also finished in 2022 despite being the only competitor under 21 both years…Also lettered in wrestling one year in high school.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Ben and Deb Walsh…Father, Ben, played rugby at Vassar and Reed College while also rowing crew at Vassar…Has a sister, Sadie…MAC Scholar Athlete (2022)…Received the Ida B Wells HS Woods and Metals Service Award (2023, 2024)…Ida B Wells HS Guardian Athletic Award recipient (2024)…Lists biking, reading and hiking as hobbies/interests…Hopes to become a primary care physician or family doctor…Plans on majoring in public health studies: pre-clinical with a minor in biology.