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Shaquille Walker sprinting to higher goals after breaking school 800-meter record - Utah Valley 360

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Shaquille Walker sprinting to higher goals after breaking school 800-meter record

Publushed Utah Valley 360 on May 14, 2015

Sharing the same first name as a former NBA star seems appropriate for Shaquille Walker. In his second season competing for the 16th ranked BYU men’s track team, Walker is growing into the sort of star his name suggests.

Walker quickly made a name for himself earlier this spring when he broke the BYU school record for the fastest time in the men’s 800-meter. He posted a time of one minute and 45.78 seconds at the Sun Angel Classic at Arizona State on April 11. Walker’s mark eclipsed the previous record of 1:46.50 — set by Brazilian Olympian Agberto Guimaraes in 1980 — by nearly a full second.

His 800 time still ranks No. 1 in the nation by 0.13 seconds.

“It was a perfect race and perfect conditions,” Walker said. “I felt good on the day and it just all came together for a perfect time. A perfect storm.”



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