CALGARY – Defender Mykena Walker has been named a 2026 U SPORTS women's soccer second-team All-Canadian, the national organization announced Wednesday at its annual awards celebration in Vancouver.
The Airdrie, Alta., product played every minute of all 15 matches for the Dinos this season, recording two goals and four assists for six points, as Calgary finished atop the Prairie rankings in Canada West.
Playing in her fifth and final year, Walker was a steady presence in a back line that helped Calgary post nine shutouts this season. She also contributed at the other end of the pitch, scoring one and assisting another in a 5-0 win over Regina on Sept. 20, and found the net again MacEwan. Her assists came in a 5-0 win at Manitoba, a 1-0 win at Mount Royal and a 3-0 win over Lethbridge.
Walker was earlier named a Canada West Prairie Division all-star for the second straight season. A member of the conference all-rookie team in 2022, she started all 17 games as a first-year player and helped the Dinos win the Canada West bronze medal and qualify for nationals. A three-time Academic All-Canadian, she studies in the Cumming School of Medicine and played her club soccer with the Calgary Blizzard.
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