Morey, Walder Named Scholar-Athletes Of The Year

Tyler Morey (Combined Locks) and Brittany Walder (Waukesha) have been named the 2012 winners of the UW-Oshkosh John Taylor Scholar-Athlete Award. The awards were presented at the UW-Oshkosh Hall of Fame & Senior Awards Banquet held Sunday (May 6).

The John Taylor Scholar-Athlete Award is presented annually to the outstanding male and female senior student-athlete who owns a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or higher. The award reflects not only individual athletic achievements, but also the ideals of team contribution, scholastic endeavor and school and community involvement.

Morey has competed in men's cross country and track and field for the Titans since graduating from Clemson University (S.C.) in 2010. At UW-Oshkosh, Morey owns a 3.72 cumulative grade-point average while pursuing a master's degree in business administration. A member of Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society, he is also involved with Athletes in Action and Campus Crusade for Christ.

Last fall, Morey earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship with his 32nd-place time of 24:43. At the WIAC Cross Country Championship, he placed seventh with a time of 25:07 to help UW-Oshkosh to the team title.

Morey is a two-time letter winner in track and field. He placed third in both the 3,000-meter run at the 2012 WIAC Indoor Championship and the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2011 WIAC Outdoor Championship. Morey finished 11th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2011 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship.

A double major in elementary and special education, Walder holds a 3.46 cumulative grade-point average. She studied abroad in Australia in 2001 and is a member of the Student Council for Exceptional Children. Walder has been a volunteer for the Special Olympics and a coach in youth soccer camps.

Walder received All-WIAC first team honors in 2011 after helping the Titans reach the second round of the NCAA Division III Championship. Walder played 1,590 minutes as UW-Oshkosh's goalkeeper and compiled 97 saves with a 0.91 goals against average. The four-year letter winner tallied 300 saves, 13 shutouts and a 1.41 goals against average during her 63-game career. Walder's 5,362 career minutes as a guard for the UW-Oshkosh goal are the most in school history.

UW-Oshkosh created the John Taylor Scholar-Athlete award in 1976. Since then, it has rewarded 37 men and 32 women for their excellence.