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2020-21 Women's Track & Field Roster

Joelle Ataessien

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chicago, IL
  • Highschool Whitney Young

Biography

2020-21
Competed in the 200m (25.59) and 100m hurdles (14.10) at the WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Placed 18th in the 200m and seventh in the 100m hurdles
Competed in the 100m hurdles (14.52) and 4x100m relay (48.45; Toniann Ewen, Joelle Ataessien, N’Dia Jackson, Saskkia Wiggan) at the Bob Harris Open hosted by Notre Dame
Placed sixth in the 100m hurdles and second in the 4x100m relay
Competed in the 200m (25.77), 100m hurdles (14.43) and the 4x100m relay (50.14; Alysha Pullman-Robinson, Joelle Ataessien, Zahria Patterson, Sanaya Ross) at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational hosted by the University of Miami
Placed 25th in the 200m, fourth in the 100m hurdles and fifth in the 4x100m relay
Competed in the 200m (25.96), 100m hurdles (14.76) and 4x100m relay (50.96; Alysha Pullman-Robinson, Joelle Ataessien, Kendra Chambers, Zahria Patterson) at the Joey Haines Invitational hosted by Southeast Missouri
Placed 13th in the 200m, sixth in the 100m hurdles and fifth in the 4x100m relay
Fall 2020 College of Pharmacy, 2020 Latin Honors 
 
2018-19 (Lewis University)
Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award and named to Academic All-GLVC Team
Won the 100-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 14.29 seconds and finished fifth in the 200-meter dash at the GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Ran a personal best in the 200-meter dash in the prelims with a time of 25.05 seconds
Was a member of the 4x100 meter relay team that won the conference title with a time of 46.48 seconds
Finished third in the 60-meter hurdles, fifth in the 200-meter dash and eighth in the 60-meter dash at the GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championships.

2017-18 (Lewis University)
Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award - given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence and named to Academic All-GLVC Team
Ranked fifth in the 100-meter hurdles in the GLVC
Ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x100-meter relay team at the GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Finished fifth in 100-meter hurdles and sixth in the 200-meter dash at the GLVC Outdoor Championships
Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that took 11th at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Outdoor Championships
During the indoor season, finished third in the 60-meter hurdles and sixth in the 60-meter dash at the GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championships

2016-17 (Lewis University)
Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award – given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence - and named to Academic All-GLVC Team
Ranked sixth in the 100-meter hurdles in the GLVC
Placed in the top three nine times in eight meets
Finished first in the 55-meter hurdles (8.64) at the Illiana Invitational (Jan. 13)
Finished first in the 60-meter hurdles (9.21) at the NAIA Challenge (Jan. 21)
Finished first in the 100-meter hurdles (14.70) at the Benedictine Duals (Apr. 8)

Personal
Ran track for Whitney Young Magnet High School
Holds the school record time (14.92) in the 100-meter hurdles
Placed 10th in 100-meter hurdles at IHSA State Championships in 2016
Daughter of Johnathan Essien and Gloria Alumona
 
Personal Bests
200m – 25.59
100m hurdles – 14.43