Walburn is a sophomore from Whitefish, Mont.
At the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., he finished ninth out of 33 entrants in the men’s decathlon. He scored 7,165 points to qualify for the NAIA outdoor meet and set a new Carroll school record. The points were the most points scored this season in the NAIA.
Also nominated, Drake Schlachter of Montana Tech.