Walt Elmore completed his third season as an assistant coach at RMC in 2023. He worked with the secondary after coaching the outside linebackers for the previous two seasons.
The Yellow Jackets won their first 13 games in 2023, a program record for victories in a season, and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Championship. RMC hosted three of its four NCAA Playoff contests, including a dominant 46-0 triumph over No. 19 Ithaca in the second round and hit the road for a thrilling 39-36 victory at No. 7 Johns Hopkins in the third round. The Yellow Jackets won the ODAC title with a 7-0 conference mark. RMC has captured 14 ODAC championships, the most in conference history. The Yellow Jackets were No. 6 in the final AFCA poll.
RMC is one of four programs in NCAA Division III with nine or more wins in each of the past five full seasons (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023). The Yellow Jackets have a 37-3 ODAC record since 2018 (.925). RMC owns a 38-3 record since 2020 (.923) and has the top winning percentage of all college programs at all levels in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland since 2018 (.875).
Over the past eight seasons, the Yellow Jackets are 72-13 (.847) overall and 47-6 (.887) in conference contests. RMC has won five ODAC championships in the past eight seasons.
RMC had a record-setting season in 2022. The Yellow Jackets went 10-0 during the regular season, the first team in program history to reach double figures in wins. RMC went 7-0 in conference play to claim its 13th ODAC championship, the most in league history. The Yellow Jackets won 38-17 at Hampden-Sydney in the regular-season finale for RMC's ninth straight win over the Tigers. The Yellow Jackets hosted SUNY Cortland in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs and rallied for a 35-28 victory for the 11th win of the season. RMC would fall 39-32 at Delaware Valley in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs. The Yellow Jackets were No. 13 in the final AFCA poll and No. 16 in the final D3football.com Top 25.
RMC is one of six programs in NCAA Division III with nine or more wins in each of the past four full seasons (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022). The Yellow Jackets have a 30-3 ODAC record since 2018 (.909). RMC owns a 25-2 record since 2020 (.926) and has the top winning percentage of all college programs at all levels in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland since 2018 (.860).
In the fall of 2021, the Yellow Jackets went 9-1 overall and 5-1 in the ODAC. RMC tied for the top spot in the conference standings. The Yellow Jackets were ranked No. 20 in the final AFCA Coaches' Poll and No. 23 in the final D3football.com Top 25.
Elmore was a linebacker for the Yellow Jackets for four seasons.
A native of Newton, N.C., Elmore earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Special Education Studies at RMC in 2021. A Dean's List student, Elmore was elected treasurer for Student Virginia Education Association in 2019.
Elmore has work experience as a personal trainer and golf course groundskeeper.
