Kacie Walton was an athlete for all seasons during her first collegiate year at Rutgers University-Camden.
A member of the women’s soccer program in the fall, Walton switched gears to join the women’s basketball team during the winter months. She completed her busy scholastic year by playing on the Scarlet Raptors’ lacrosse team during the spring.
Despite her busy athletic schedule, Walton managed to shine in the classroom as well. She was a member of the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during both the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 semesters.
Lacrosse 2017: Played in all 16 Raptor games, starting the last 14…Collected three goals, 27 ground balls, one draw control and 18 caused turnovers…Made her collegiate lacrosse debut March 2 against Rosemont and notched her first caused turnover in her next game against Arcadia University (March 8)…Made her first start against DeSales University (March 11), notching two ground balls and one caused turnover…Had a career-high four ground balls and added a caused turnover against Immaculata University (March 22)…Notched a career-high four caused turnovers and added two ground balls in a win over Delaware Valley University (March 28)…Collected her first goal, while adding three caused turnovers and two ground balls in a 12-2 win over Cedar Crest College (April 14)…Notched two goals, two ground balls and one caused turnover in a 21-10 win over Gwynedd Mercy University (April 27).
Basketball 2016-17: Played in 16 games, averaging 1.2 points and 0.5 rebounds…Notched six assists and added one steal…Shot 6-for-12 (.500) from the field, including 4-for-6 (.667) from three-point range…Shot 3-for-4 (.750) from the foul line…Made her Raptor basketball debut at John Jay College (Nov. 26), shooting 3-for-3, all from three-point range, for a career-high nine points, while also adding one rebound and one steal…Hit one three-pointer on her only shot against Kings College (Dec. 1)…Had two points (shooting 2-for-2 from the foul line) and added career highs with two rebounds and two assists against Kean University (Jan. 30).
Soccer 2016: Played in 15 games, starting 10, as a midfielder for the Scarlet Raptors…Notched one goal and two assists for four points, tying for fifth on the team in scoring…Collected her first collegiate point with an assist on a goal by Aubrey Andrews and later added her first collegiate goal, the game winner, in a 3-1 victory over Ramapo College (Oct. 1)…Also had an assist on the Raptors’ lone goal, a strike by Catherine Fiore, in a 2-1 loss to William Paterson University (Oct. 22)…Took 12 shots, five on goal.
High School: Captured four varsity letters apiece in soccer and basketball at Northern Burlington High School, graduating in 2016…Played soccer for Coach Larry Young and basketball for Coach Ed Fitzpatrick…On the basketball court, captured All-League First Team honors twice…All-Burlington County in basketball and a member of the All-Collingswood Christmas Basketball Tournament Team…Notre Dame basketball tournament MVP…National Honor Society…Chinese Honor Society.
Club Team: Next Level Soccer Academy.
Personal: Born October 8, 1997…Hobbies and interests include “running, and watching impractical jokers”…Two-time All-Star for CYO basketball league…Played travel lacrosse for the NJ Ravens…Nursing major at Rutgers-Camden…Future plans include working in an emergency room and getting a shar-pei puppy…Kacie is the daughter of Jim and Dawn Walton of Columbus.
