University of Calgary Athletics

2011: Taken in the fifth round, 34th overall, by the Calgary Stampeders and attended the CFL team’s training camp in the spring of 2011 … went on to star for Canada at the 2011 world football championship in Austria, scoring six touchdowns in three games and earning a spot on the all-tournament team as Canada won the silver medal …

2010: Finished second in the conference with 763 rushing yards on the season … named a Canada west all-star for the third consecutive season … added five touchdowns, the last of which (Oct. 30 vs. Alberta) made him the all-time touchdowns leader in school history with 30 … matched his career high with three touchdowns Oct. 2 vs. UBC (two rushing, one receiving) … picked up a season-high 162 rushing yards in the conference semi-final against Regina Nov. 6 at McMahon Stadium … named one of the CFL’s top 15 prospects for the 2011 Canadian Draft …

2009: Won his second straight Canada West rushing title with 1,103 yards on the season, the fourth-best year in school history … named a unanimous Canada West all-star and a first team All-Canadian … had a career-high 259 rushing yards in just three quarters Sept. 18 at Regina, winning Canada West offensive player-of-the-week honours … was named MVP of the Uteck Bowl after racking up 235 yards and two touchdowns against Saint Mary’s Nov. 21 in Halifax … won the CIS offensive player of the week award after the Uteck Bowl … led all non-kickers in Canada West with 12 touchdowns on the year (9 rushing, 3 receiving) … added five more TDs in the playoffs … selected to the West team for the 2010 CIS East-West Bowl in London, Ont. … named one of four Calgary Booster Club – Dinos Scholar Athlete scholarship winners …

2008: Took over as feature tailback after Anthony Woodson was injured in Week 2…won conference rushing title with 904 yards…averaged 113 yards per game, despite starting just six of the eight conference games…named conference all-star at running back…Canada West nominee for the Hec Crighton Trophy as most outstanding player in CIS football…won the Frank Gnup Memorial Trophy as Canada West MOP…named a second team All-Canadian…

2007: Ran for three touchdowns in the first game of his college career at Simon Fraser…finished the season with 702 yards on 79 carries and seven TDs…tied Anthony Woodson for team lead with seven TDs…finished second in Canada West rushing with 702 yards…named Canada West rookie of the year, the second straight Dino to win the honour (QB Dalin Tollestrup, 2006)…runner-up for Peter Gorman Award as CIS rookie of the year…together with Anthony Woodson combined to break the UC’s single-season rushing record by more than 400 yards…

Before UC: Calgary Division I all-star running back at Bishop O’Byrne…starting member of national champion Alberta U-19 team…named to Canada Cup all-star team as offensive MVP…MVP of gold medal game in tournament…played high school football for former CFL player Derek MacCready…

Personal: Parents John and Vittoria…full name Matthew John Walter…graduate of Calgary’s Bishop O’Byrne High School…honours student in high school…studying Petroleum Land Management in the Haskayne School of Business …