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Walk-on who graduated from Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton, Calif....played for head coach Peter Lavorato...three-year varsity letterwinner who played defensive end, running back and linebacker during his varsity career...earned first team Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division and team MVP honors as a senior after rushing for a school single-season record 1,705 yards and 23 touchdowns...earned All-Ocean Division honors as a junior after rushing for 1,093 yards on 145 carries as a junior...also had seven receptions for 206 yards...rushed for 942 yards and 17 TDs as a sophomore...rushed for a school-record 3,740 yards and a school-record 48 touchdowns over his three-year prep career...also lettered in track and field and soccer...participated in the 4x100 relay, 100 and 200 meters...ran the second leg of Sacred Heart's school record-setting 4x100 relay team (44.5)...also set school records in the 100 (11.11) and 200 meters (22.7)...2009 National Merit Award finalist...earned academic honors in Spanish and U.S. literature...parents are Ron and Sharon Walter...has one younger sister, Mackenzie...born in Palo Alto, Calif....full name is Matthew Todd Walter.