Biography

Walker has been the head coach at Sanford High for 36 seasons. She led the team to back-to-back state titles in Maine’s big-school Class A in 1999 and 2000, the first school in nearly a decade to win consecutive Class A titles. This past season (2002), Sanford reached the state title game for the third consecutive year and built a 50-match winning streak over the three seasons before seeing it come to an end in this year’s state final, finishing in 2nd place. Sanford also won the State Title in 2007.

Sports Illustrated magazine also recognized Walker’s distinguished career with a mention in its “Faces in the Crowd” section in 2002.

Since being named the 2002 Coach of the Year, Walker is still leading Sanford’s field hockey team.