VMI Athletics

2016-17: Valuable member of the team at practice ... Dean's List recipient and named to the Cadet-Athlete Honors Society ... SoCon Honor Roll member.

High School: Coached by coach Ooton for four years at Glen Allen HS in Glen Allen, Va. ... wrestled at both 152 and 170 pounds ... two-time first team All-Metro recipient in 2015 and 2016 ... earned a 149-17 career record ... holds the school record for most career wins ... three-time conference champion (2014-16), three-time regional champion (2014-16) and one-time state champion (2016) ... member of the Honor Roll.

Personal: Full name is Walter Beynon Sturek, III ... parents are Walt and Jade Sturek ... has one sibling ... plans to major in civil engineering.