Shippensburg University Athletics

2020-21 (Freshman): Competed in five singles matches and five doubles matches as the top singles and doubles player during her debut season…worked primarily at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles…won a No.  1 match with her partner Jenna Sluymer against Kutztown.

Morris Knolls High School: Totaled four varsity letters for the Golden Eagles under head coach Rachel Mandel…competed at the club level with Sparta Athletics for coach Kevin Piazza…finished as a four-time Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) performer, including First Team honors as a junior and senior at No. 3 singles and Second Team honors as a freshman at No. 2 doubles…served as a two-year team captain who contributed to a NJAC championship as a senior…posted a 25-7 record in singles matches spanning her junior and senior seasons after compiling 17 victories in doubles matches as a freshman and sophomore…also earned two varsity letters in bowling, one in track & field, and competed in softball and fencing…served as a two-year captain of the bowling team and named Team MVP as a junior…selected three times to the All-Academic Team…earned the Summa Award for maintaining a high GPA through all four years of high school…maintained a 4.0 GPA…was a member of the National Honor Society, Business Honor Society, Music Honor Society and Social Studies Honor Society along with the Student Government Association…received the Golden Eagle Spirit Award and the Morris County Thrift Barn Service Award…was the beneficiary of numerous scholarship awards from her high school, including the Home and School Association Scholarship, TV Scholarship and Varsity Club Leadership Scholarship…granted additional academic awards including the Green Pond Women’s Club Burney L. Harris Scholarship, MHRD Education Association Scholarship and Rockaway Township Education Association Scholarship.
 
About Walder: Full name is Skylar Kim Walder...is the daughter of Bud and Julianne Walder…majoring in history and seeking social studies teaching certification...has a sibling: Auggie.