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2024-25 Wrestling Roster

Kenji Walters

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 133
  • Class First Year
  • Hometown Lakewood, NY
  • Highschool Southwestern
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2024-25:
  • Recorded a 7-11 record
  • Placed third at the Cardinal Invitational
  • Finished fifth at D. Kenneth Ober Invitational

Before RIT:
  • Div. 2 Section VI Champion (2023)
  • Three-time Div. 2 State Qualifier (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Runner-up Section VI 2024
  • Team Captain (2023, 2024)
  • Valedictorian of the Class of 2024
  • Western New York Scholar Athlete
  • Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award
 
 
Personal:
  • Mechanical engineering major
  • Son of Hiroko and Tim Walters
  • Has one sibling, Mika
  • Born in Jamestown, NY
  • Enjoys Running, Spikeball and Ultimate Frisbee
  • Winning Sectionals is his favorite athletic-related moment
  • “Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Just wrestle.” Is the best advice he has received
  • His parents have had the biggest influence on his athletic career because they sacrifice so much time, money, energy and frustration so he can be where his is
  • Started wrestling at 8 years old
  • Favorite Team: Buffalo Bills