The UW-Whitewater football program will welcome a solid recruiting class when 2011 preseason practice opens on Saturday, August 13.Most Warhawk football recruits will arrive on campus after playing leading roles in multiple sports in high school.
Evan Walton of Franklin High School is one of those multiple sport athletes.
Walton and his Franklin teammates captured the 2011 WIAA State Summer Baseball Championship in late July. Walton was Franklin’s starting center fielder and hit lead-off in the Sabres’ batting order.
The senior hit .392 with 20 extra-base hits, including six home runs and 26 runs batted in helping lead Franklin to a 23-7 season record ending with a second-consecutive state title.
Walton was a key cog in Franklin High School’s outstanding 12 & 1 football season last fall. The 5’11” 179 lb wide receiver averaged 23.7 yards on each of his 33 receptions as a senior for the Sabers. Walton was part of one of the top pass offenses in the state.
Franklin’s only loss in 2010 was a 23-7 defeat at the hands of eventual Division 2 state champion Waunakee in semifinal action at Kettle Moraine High School.
Wide receiver will be a key position being watched during this month’s training camp. Graduation has claimed the top wide receiving tandem in UW-Whitewater football history.
Aaron Rusch ended his UW-Whitewater football career with 3,746 receiving yards which ranks No. 1 in both UW-Whitewater and WIAC history.
Meanwhile, Adam Brandes finished with 2,429 receiving yards and that ranks No. 4 is school history.
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