Nazareth College Athletics

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Business Administration major. . . son of Timothy Yelder and Brenda Walsh, Penfield, N.Y... returning for his fourth season, Walsh was a dominating player for the Golden Flyers in 2011... appeared in 32 matches and 106 sets, amassing 257 kills and a Division III-best .455 hitting percentage... also had 56 digs and a team-best 81 total blocks... earned an array of honors, including first-team All-American from the American Volleyball Coaches Association... named second-team all-star honors in the United Volleyball Conference... named to NECVA all-tournament team after helping Nazareth to the title for the second year in a row... named to all-tournament team at Vassar... named AVCA National Player of the Week and UVC Player of the Week for 2/22/11... set a school record with a perfect hitting percentage (12 kills in 12 attempts) vs. Elmira on 1/12/11... equaled a career high with 18 kills and a .593 hitting percentage in a five-set win over Medaille on 2/16/11... produced double digit kill totals in 12 matches overall...
2010: appeared in 33 matches and 105 sets and led the team and was fourth nationally with a hitting percentage of .407... had 234 kills (2.23 per set) and 98 blocks (0.93 per set)... had a career-best 18 kills and a .444 hitting percentage in a five-set upset win over Baruch in the first round of the NECVA Tournament on 4/9/10... had a career-best 11 blocks in a four-set win over NYU on 3/20/10... was a second-team all-tournament selection at the NECVA Championships in helping the Golden Flyers to their first title as the 15th seed...
2009: a 2007 graduate of Penfield High School, Walsh transferred to Nazareth from Alfred University... played basketball at Alfred in 2007-08 and for Nazareth in 2008-09... averaged 2.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game for the Golden Flyers in '08-09... played regularly for the Saxons in 2007-08 and led the team in scoring and rebounding at 11.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game respectively... named Empire 8 Conference Rookie of the Week for 2/10/08...
Scholastic: played three seasons of basketball at Penfield and averaged 16.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game as a senior... chosen to play in Monroe County Exceptional Seniors all-star game... played high school volleyball and helped team to state  Class AA title game in 2006.